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Split Level

Hey Guys! How do you deal with split-levels? Maybe this is an important wish for AC25?! Like you can do in Revit.

philigi by Participant
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Demolition in phases

1 - I have a building on which the demolition is done in phases. 2 - I need to work in a single file because CA on phase I is happening while design of phase II and schematics of phase III take place and modification in phase I will impact the other ...

cmorel by Participant
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window cut line pen with graphic override

Hello all, I have applied a graphic override to windows but I don't want the override to apply to the window opening reveal lines, which now appear on top of the wall cut line - please see attached image. You can see in the image without the override...

KonradS by Participant
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Resolved! Graphic Override not working correctly....I think

Hi guys, Scratching my head with this one. I've create a GO to have everything EXCEPT the Electrical related layers show up in a light grey and the house plans shows exactly as I want it. However for whatever reason this GO is overriding the layers t...

DEFAULT PEN SET FOR DRAWINGS

To add a drawing to a layout I typically drag it from the view map. I notice that the pen set of the drawing is NOT the pen set of the view. What determines the default pen set when dragging a view into a layout?

Mirror drawing in Layout

Is there a way to mirror a drawing that's placed into a layout? I have created some 3d documents for my ceiling plans, and while I finally got them to display what I would like to see, they are mirrored (because well.. you're literally looking at the...

Resolved! Fill not changing color

Hello, I am making a site layout and am using the fill command and can not get the color to change. I pick what color I would like but it does not change. I went into the Trace options and that was not it. I tried creating new layers, new fills, and ...

StephenK by Contributor
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Custom 2d symbols for MEP and legends in plans

Hi there, I am doing my first construction documentation in Archicad and working now in my MEP drawings. Righ now I dont want to draw everything in 3D I just need plans with diagramatic designs for drainage, electrical and so on. I had a look at the ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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