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Ahmed_K

Hi everyone, After too many index-collision headaches (a surface suddenly swapping to another one because it shares an index between files), I built a small standalone tool to see how attributes are organised across Hotlink files — and fix the mismatches before re-importing....

Ahmed_K · 2026-02-02

Hi, I created a simple box with GDL, this is like a concrete window sill, which should be placed under the sill finish. I want to link that box as a macro the the default Archicad windows, can someone explain the process please? What I need: the box is centered to the window...

Ahmed_K · 2026-01-13

Hello , Instead of the buggy " zone linked elements " function inside ArchiCAD, which automatically detects elements placed inside or at the zone boundaries, it would be very nice to have manual link possibilities , a big slab that covers multiple zones could be linked to th...

Ahmed_K · 2026-01-11

In the inspector settings, you can check the " by altitude " command in front of the home storey parameter, this way , when you move an element vertically , home storey will be changed according to the new elevation position . No need to relink the storey of elements each ti...

Ahmed_K · 2025-12-22

Sunshades should be hidden in some views, this should be achived by mvo like other window components, for consistency and efficiency

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Hi @Stefan Videnov , I ran into exactly this kind of index-collision pain, so I built a small standalone tool to see how attributes are organised across several files — and to fix the mismatches cleanly. How it works Export the attribute XMLs from each file (Options → Elemen...

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I'm working on something similar, the main issue is that my python code doesn't detect qttributes , except of layers, Ihave a correspondence table of old and new attributes, the script should detect attributes from elelemts, find them in the tae, and replace old by new, it a...

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Hi @bimdo , Thanks so much for the detailed and highly informative response! You hit the nail on the head regarding the complexities of standard versus software-specific IFC interpretations, especially when dealing with composite elements in Archicad. To answer your question...

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I want to participate ! 

Ahmed_K · 2026-07-25

very good job , i can see this to evolve toward a great new tool in the toolbar , : Group tool , we can assemble for exemple a window with custom jambs , or a set of table + chairs etc

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Free tool — compare & fix Archicad attribute indexes (XML)

Add a macro to an Archicad window

Link elements to zones

TIP : element home storey by altitude

Add sunshade Visibility controle to MVO

Re: Attributes acting weird

Re: Using python to manage attributes across multiple files

Re: IFC based Quantity takeoff

Re: No-GDL Easy Parametric Object Creation

Re: Favorites Palette 2.0! – Free add-on for Archicad 29