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Ifc profile mapping when importing to AC

Hi, I have the following issue: When importing an IFC file, the new profiles for steel sections get created every time. Is there a way to set the import translator to accuratelly map the IfcIshapeProfileDef with the AC profiles? Thanks

Achille Pavlidis · 2025-07-22

I have designed beams and slabs with a slant inclination of 2.86 degrees When I looked at a section, I noticed a slight discrepancy between the beam, and a line drawn with the same 2.86 degree inclination I placed 2 angle measures and the line correc...

Achille Pavlidis · 2025-05-13

During work on a TW project I got this message when sending changes: Error occurred during the last Teamwork operation!Communication with the server has failed, possible reasons are:- A network error prevented Archicad from accessing the server- Arch...

Achille Pavlidis · 2024-09-25

Hello, I have created a curtain wall with a particular shape, and when I select "Create Opening From Selection" the resulting opening does not follow the shape of the Curtain Wall, but instead has a strange shape. See attached image Why is this happe...

Achille Pavlidis · 2024-06-19

Hi, I have set a Model View options setup where Openings are hidden, and applied said Model View Option to a floor plan I want to Publish to DWG. In the view in Archicad it appears correctly - No openings When opening the generated .dwg the openings ...

Achille Pavlidis · 2025-05-12

Guys thanks for all the suggestions In the end it had to do with Projection settings.Specifically Floor Plan & Section -> Floor Plan Display -> Projection Mode Hybrid -> Set display mode for visible components -> Cut Components -> Projected. I think ...

Achille Pavlidis · 2025-05-12

tried both,   same result   it is OK in 3D but a square on floor plan

Achille Pavlidis · 2025-05-12

I checked.   I have full view options  

Achille Pavlidis · 2025-05-12

Bringing this back as it seems that it doesn't seem to work. I have tried multiple file names and the problem is always the same... the Custom Frame appears correctly in 3D window but it appears only as a square in floor plan... is there any way to f...

Achille Pavlidis · 2024-09-26

OK got it. It's a shame though because the shape with the rectangle and circle makes you think that it is possible to have a complex shape. I did draw a polygonal opening around the frames, but I was hopping I could save time by automating the proces...

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Ifc profile mapping when importing to AC

Frustrating inclination inaccuracy

Communication with the server has failed, possible reasons are:

Create opening from Selection does not follow the shape

Export to DWG shows opening markers

Re: Custom frame profile with Curtain Walls

Re: Custom frame profile with Curtain Walls

Re: Custom frame profile with Curtain Walls

Re: Custom frame profile with Curtain Walls

Re: Create opening from Selection does not follow the shape