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Jim Allen · 2024-10-14

I have a regular problem with Physically based rendering on my Intel iMac Pro, where the display will go completely black. This happened in OSX 13 Ventura in the technology preview. I thought it was a glitch, and when OSX 15 Sequoia was released I up...

Jim Allen · 2024-08-01

Has anyone ever scripted any graphing or chart objects that can be used for (say) space type analysis with Schedules? I am working on secondary school extension and key to the process is analysing use of space to identify waste or surplus. The princi...

Jim Allen · 2024-01-26

We have a multi-platform environment in my office, using Macs and PCs. Until Bimcloud (we use the SAAS version) we had a bit of a problem with library paths between Macs and PCs. Although that is now resolved, we are moving towards replacing our doma...

Jim Allen · 2024-01-09

Just when I think I've got the hang of these, I get a really complicated one I can't seem to fix. GDL has no IFS or AND/OR/NOT options, so every condition has to be covered with a separate if statement. I can make this work - up to a point. More than...

Jim Allen · 2024-01-02

I've almost finished my parametric manhole object (thanks in no small measure to Bruce Walker's fantastic Youtube channel Barking Dog BIM, and Lucas Becker's custom objects) but I have a few things to clean up, the most bizarre one being my custom UI...

Jim Allen · 2024-10-24

All models - even simple ones.

Jim Allen · 2024-10-15

This shouldn't be the case. There isn't a problem when using Twinmotion with Archicad open, and that ought to take up way more memory.

Jim Allen · 2024-10-11

Thanks - working now. For some reason it wouldn't accept the libpack file. There are 2 versions, the earlier one I downloaded directly from the UAS page didn't work, the v2 version (from the link in the dialog) did.

Jim Allen · 2024-10-11

The new Catalog does not include an lcf file - it's a libpack file and I have no idea what to do with that. I can't seem to add it in Library Manager. The guidance mentions an lcf file. This seems to be broken - unless I'm missing something.

Jim Allen · 2024-08-28

The DesignLCA application has materials pre-configured for the calculations and schedules. Their video explains things far better than I can 

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Physically based rendering display problem in AC28

Graph objects

Use of Bimcloud for all stored resources in Archicad?

Multiple nested IF-THEN commands to simulate AND/OR

GDL object - custom UI, green ui tab icons

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