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Taking plans, sections or any 2D drawing into photoshop

Hello, I am doing my final year project to ArchiCAD and I am fairly new to this software. I want to know if it is possible to move plans, section, elevations or any 2d drawing into Photoshop will retaining the scale set in Archicad or Layout Drawings...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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New potential option - Fill Override Orientation

I think a great option to enhance enormously the possibility to automate detail from wall/roof/shell/Slab is the possibility to not lose fill orientation in detail using override as now happen. If you can maintain orientation, using override you can ...

Missing text layout

Hello, If i work in 2D and then i place drawing on the layout go back to 2D and back to the layout usually the text is missing (header). The text that is missing is the text written on the layout not in the 2d work place. I can get the text back if i...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Story Levels

Two questions about Story Levels as showing in Elevations and Sections. I would like the Story levels be visual above all other layers. For example: I sometimes create a fake terrain to make the Elevation or Section present the way I would like using...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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AC20 overide in detail

Hello I generated a detail of a unit to make a sales plan. I then created an overide to apply to this detail view but cannot get it to work. I get this message. I tried rebuild but still nothing. The setting view seems to not accept overides in detai...

Foti by Enthusiast
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Wall end lines at openings (door/window) not showing

When creating a 3D document from a 3D axonometric view with 'Core Only' applied and windows and doors hidden (Filter and Cut elements in 3D), the lines of de "opening-contours" are not shown. There are a LOT of places where this could be defined... A...

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B_E_A_T_ by Enthusiast
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Dimension text offset from line

Hi, Is there anyway to preset the distance from the text of a dimension to the line? Maybe it's just me but I find the default distance from the bottom of the text to the horizontal line too close. There must be a way to preset this distance - like a...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Demo wall veneer

We are working on a renovation project and plan to retain an exterior wall that is made of a basic stud wall + brick veneer. We are keeping the stud wall but demolishing the brick. Is there a way to show this using renovation status? Thanks!

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Linetype for uncut elements in section/elevation

Hi guys. This should be basic. However I cant find the solution... In floor/plan and section settings in a wall/slab, I can define the linetype for uncut lines and cut lines, this shows clearly in plan view and in a cutview (Section/elevation) when t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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