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Karl Ottenstein · 2024-10-25

Customers need a means of accessing and converting old Archicad projects other than keeping an old computer running an old OS sitting around "just in case". As is usual, Graphisoft only provides compatibility updates to the current and previous relea...

Karl Ottenstein · 2024-05-17

Wish: any valid license should be able to run any version of Archicad localized to any country world-wide. Professional/Professional, EDU/EDU, etc. It is a historic artifact that Archicad is hard-coded in each global language for which it is availabl...

Karl Ottenstein · 2024-05-02

https://graphisoft.com/us/events/scanning-with-canvas-webinar "Join Chris Clark (BIM6x) and the Canvas team for a webinar to learn more about using 3D scanning to create native, design-ready, and editable Archicad as-builts so that you can focus on r...

Karl Ottenstein · 2023-11-21

Epic released the Datasmith Exporter for Archicad versions 23 through 27 on November 20. With this release, AC 27 users can use the direct link functionality with Twinmotion, rather than relying on the one way FBX export. https://www.twinmotion.com/e...

Karl Ottenstein · 2023-11-09

Archicad 27 update 27.1.0 was released yesterday: https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Graphisoft-Insights/Archicad-27-1-0-Update-release-and-changes-in-Archicad-product/ba-p/574847 For me (USA), "Check for Updates" tells me I'm up to date. I have to ...

Karl Ottenstein

I’ve never seen Graphisoft make any of the actual production code available to outside developers.

Karl Ottenstein

Not many polygons at all. Memory meets minimums; free disk space could be an issue with Windows swapping. But, if this happens with a empty project from the template as well, it has to be something wrong with your system. Are you sure that your Radeo...

Karl Ottenstein

What are your system specifications? processor, available memory, free disk space, etc.? Have you modeled or imported something with an insane number of polygons? (Use the polycount “goodie” add on if so to see where the problem is). Does this happen...

Karl Ottenstein

@Mahmoud Qenawi wrote: Hi all, In addition to the a/m solution I can tell you that, as Archicad is not an ordinary 3D modeling software as (AutoCAD, Sketchup or even Revit) and as it's a real BIM solution it won't handle elements as other application...

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Please add your vote to this 19 year old wish so that perhaps we can get this serious omission resolved at some point: https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Wishlist/Copy-and-Paste-in-3D/idi-p/37659

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Graphisoft must provide Mac users with a tool for accessing old projects

Valid license should be able to run ANY global version of Archicad

May 8 Webinar: Scanning with Canvas (IOS) to create As-Builts

Twinmotion: Datasmith Exporter for AC 27 released

Update 27.1.0 not showing up with "Check for Updates"?

Re: In ArchiCAD, i would like to get the code of the automatic dimensioning, exterior and interior.

Re: Mouse icon loading issue

Re: Mouse icon loading issue

Re: copy/paste in 3D window ?

Re: copy/paste in 3D window ?

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