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Significant differences in print output between Windows and Mac

This is a long standing issue for us and it feels so major that there must be something really obvious that I'm missing, so I hope someone here can recognise what I'm doing wrong. Red zones are problems, yellow are not. The top image was printed dire...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Custom Autotext

Is there a way to make custom autotext? Maybe based off of current autotext links edited with "if, then" statements?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Auto Arrange Direction

I am placing drawings on a layout and was hooping to use the auto arrange feature, but want my drawings arranged from right to left and then bottom to top as large architectural sets should be set. In the auto arrange settings, it only allows for lef...

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Changing the look of elevations using renovation filters

Hello, I am trying to use renovation filters more now. And I have been enjoying their use however I wanted to know if it was possible to have the Planned Status show things a bit cleaner. Ive attached an example of an elevation on the project I am wo...

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AC22 PDF Issues

We're noticing a nasty bug with PDFs created with AC22. When the resulting PDFs are opened in Bluebeam or Adobe Reader, we're finding that entire sheets act as hyperlinks to other pages. Clicking anywhere on the page (even when clicking on a blank sp...

Resolved! Fills

I accidentally purged all default fills. How and where do I reload the default fills into my file again? I tried to do search on this topic, found some answers but wasn't able to do it on my own.

dhnguyen by Contributor
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Wall Legend/Schedule - More detail for 2d plan view scheme?

My first time creating a wall legend in Archicad and i'm wondering if there is anyway to add more detail (fill, cavity space, etc) in the 2d plan view preview scheme setting. It's for an assignment and I'm following an example from my teacher however...

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Stair Tread Labels using Step Index

Using the process at https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/85388/ to label treads in section is easy in ArchiCad 22 but the problem I'm having is matching up the tread labels in section with the tread numbers in plan. The numbers in plan ar...

LAYOUT BOOK DRAWING VIEW

Once in a while weird stuff happens... like today. In my View Map I have a Drawing called "Floor Framing Plan". I set up the layers the way I like and save "view settings". Then it's ready to take over to the Layout Book as is typical. However, with ...

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