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Matt Balaam · 2025-09-19

We have developed a custom addon for Archicad (V24 at this stage) and have noticed some behaviour we can't solve. When we update the addon and change the menu structure, then replace the apx file with the new version, Archicad still loads the old menu structure rather than u...

Matt Balaam · 2016-07-06

Does anyone know if it's possible for a custom window to read the Model View Options > Options for Construction Elements > Window Options model view options? I'm hoping to read the Show Opening Only and with Contours options but I can't find any documentation on reading thes...

Matt Balaam · 2014-08-13

Hi, I am making a custom label (single label object with multiple labels within it to use with the Label Elements option) and am having trouble trying to edit both the length and angle of a line at the same time using hotspots. I can edit the angle fine or the length fine in...

Matt Balaam · 2012-11-22

Hi, I have just started converting from AC14 to AC16 and am trying to work out a strange bug with a custom window I have created. The basic idea is (and this worked perfectly in AC14) that the window uses the story height and a few parameters to automatically determine the c...

Matt Balaam · 2012-01-24

Hi all, I am currently trying to find a way to export a component list as a CSV (or TXT) file with the correct formatting. I need the file to only include the Component Code and the Component Quantity columns however I can't seem to find a way to 'turn off' all of the other ...

Matt Balaam · 2020-01-22

We are having exactly the same issues here, makes the wall profiles unusable in 3D meaning you can't snap an offset modifier to another element, you need to go back to doing maths and manually entering the offsets. Graphisoft, is this likely to be fixed soon? gpowless wrote:...

Matt Balaam · 2019-06-19

John wrote:To follow up on this topic, i received a reply with some explanation and workaround in PM from the tech support. i haven't got the chance to try the workaround yet and may not be able to for quiet some time, so i've asked the tech support to post it here, hopefull...

Matt Balaam · 2019-04-17

You can use GLOB_ELEVATION to find out the bottom offset of an object. This will give you the bottom offset that has been entered into the settings dialogue.

Matt Balaam · 2015-10-01

I just created a quick object with a single parameter called iAmMirrored (Boolean) and put the following in the Master Script: parameters iAmMirrored = SYMB_MIRRORED I can then add the parameter as both a criteria and as a display field. The only parameters that are greyed o...

Matt Balaam · 2015-09-24

We have ongoing issues with this (or something very similar). Our issue stems from saving a favourite for an element that is entirely below zero on it's home story. Long story short, there is a bug in Graphisoft's long winded algorithm for determining the home story from a f...

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Addon menu won't update automatically

Custom Window Reading Model View Options

Hotspot editing length and angle at the same time

Custom Window Object Wallhole Issue in ArchiCAD 16

Exporting a Component List to a CSV File

Re: Performance Issues [AC 23]

Re: AC 22 - BUG #01 - MAGIC WAND NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN CREATING CONTOUR ON MESH

Re: Picking up Bottom offset to home story

Re: Schedule Mirrored (Handed) Objects

Re: Favorites not remembering story's