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Patrick M

There is a laundry list of documents that require 2d drafting for most graphic standards... IMO the goal of BIM should be to NOT have to draft anything on any drawing smaller than 1/2"=1'.But...we need to draft contours, because the mesh boundary pen/line type and mesh user ...

Patrick M

when recovering a snap shot on the bimcloud, the default is to override the existing file. While this has yet to be a problem, it feels wrong and dangerous. The default seems like it should be "create a new file", not to override the current file (maybe thats a good option, ...

GDL Script - User Origin Offset

When I create GDL objects, I often combine scripted and saved elements. As such, my method always involves saving from or related to a position intentionally at/near 0,0,0.I have a file, when saving objects at 0,0,0, it thinks they are saved -650,-1780 from the project origi...

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When I take a 3d document of a cabinet, intending on annotating it with sizes, panel layout and assembly directions... the measure function gets really weird. This cabinet is NOT 21'-9 1/2". This is a 3d document straight from the model. Why does the view scale impact the va...

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Now that we have the global libraries, the access to other doors and windows has been very helpful. The 2 main issues I have are:-now we have 4x as many library parts to sift through to guess at which one is going to get us as close as possible-'as close as possible' is stil...

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here's a 20 min video on stair tool vs slabs/morphs... Its a bit of a tedious watch; sorry about that... was totally on the fly, but hopefully it helps you get what you need.... wont let me embed in the post, but try this: https://youtu.be/s9ltqVGozDQ

Patrick M

hmmm... a few options come to mind, if I'm understanding correctly:-morph lines with segments to snap to -railing with custom posts -multiply command with path chosen during placement ... maybe none of these are quite as dynamically updated/managed as you are looking for, bu...

Patrick M

@DangCad1 ; I do have a method used for years now for dwg > model space export. If you copy/paste your plan into a worksheet, you can position/rotate the resultant linework and fills as needed.this gives the added bonus of being able to run linework and fill consolidation, a...

Patrick M

@Barry Kelly saving rotated views is critical for campus and compound style projects, where buildings are not orthogonal to each other. I am running into this same issue with one of my clients. They need to marquee and save each building orthogonally; but none of the buildin...

Patrick M

it could also be a work environment bug or degradation... try applying an out of the box w/e and see if it persists. buggy things like this happen, unfortunately. sometimes you just need to reset to factory settings

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Reduce Necessary 2d Elements

bimcloud snap shot - roll back default

GDL Script - User Origin Offset

3d document - measure/tracker values

door and window libraries continue to come up short

Re: Stair Tool fails to generate U-shaped winder stair with a narrow (10cm) inner gap (Archicad 29)

Re: 3d line string

Re: Export plan from view map to DWG, keep rotation

Re: Export plan from view map to DWG, keep rotation

Re: Snapping and guides doesn't work

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