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Documentation
About Archicad's documenting tools, views, model filtering, layouts, publishing, etc.

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Vinculum vs. Forward Slash

Is there a way to specify Archicad to format fractions with a vinculum rather than forward slash? having them next to each other separated by a forward slash is less clear. one inch plus one sixteenth can, at first glance, appear to be eleven sixteen...

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Complex profile line weight inconsistent

That that we have the offset modifiers, I've started shifting to using complex profiles for my walls. They are working out great except for one issue. The line weights look correct in the profile manager and in section but in plan view, the outside e...

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Resolved! Builder Dimension 22 in AC23

I have been using Builder Dimension 22 in AC22. This gives me the format I want to use. In AC23, there is no option to use this marker or a 23 version. I have tried loading the 22 version into 23 and I get a message saying "this is not a valid door m...

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Transparency in 3d Documents

Hi there, I am trying to create a 3d Document, but the glass transparency is taking away all shadows and colors. is there any way to change that?Is it somehow possible to get a 3D Document that looks exactly like in the generic 3D Perspective or to s...

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Schedule - Exported PDF is red colour?

Published a Schedule as a PDF and the resulting PDF everything is a red colour and has dotted lines. Doesn't seem to be anything to do with Graphic Overrides or Renovation settings. Any idea what I have done wrong? When I export it as an Excel spread...

All relevant stories

When selecting elements to show Archicad gives us the choice of current story, current plus story above, story below, combinations and custom settings. It also has 'all relevant stories' and I have been trying to understand what this means and when i...

KeesW by • Advocate
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Fixing a custom label width

I am trying to make a wall tag that takes the of an object element ID from a wall and looks like a text box with an arrow right next to it. I made a text box with a background fill and outline and drew in the arrow at the size I want it to be at. I d...

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Display Order

I have a problem with default display order of elements, I am new to ArchiCad so excuse my lack of knowledge, as far as I understand annotations would be elements with 1st class in terms of priority so they should be in from of anything else, in my c...

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Resolved! Graphic override - associative dimensions and labels

It would be great to highlight labels that are associative/ independent and similarly dimensions that are static or have become disconnected. This wish is connected somewhat to our detailing of mods, patches, annotation overlays where it's helpful to...

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