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

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Detail Tool Problem

I am trying to draw a detail of a wall section. I put the detail bubble in, but when I go to the detail view, all of my complex profiles do not show up?! Why is this? I thought the detail tool copied whatever is enclosed within the bubble to a new vi...

toman311 by • Enthusiast
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dimension details - displaying the height of openings

Hello. I have the following type of door. Can I somehow make Archicad display the height of the door only? How does the option of displaying the height of openings work with more complicated openings? Thank you.

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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Text Model/paper size

I wonder why dimensions and text labels do not have model/paper size options. And how do I change the scale of drawings from Project to View map and not having to change the scales of dimension and label accordingly?

Different model colors in different stages of building

Hello All! I am trying to figure out, how to maintain BIM process in renovation. I have made original state of structure (Church's Gate) and now I need to make simulation with "original-historical colors". How to mantain original structure and have a...

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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3d document dimension problem whilst dragging

Hi guys! Wanted to know if this was a bug or not. When i drag a placed dimension on my 3d document ceiling plan, the dimension snaps to the project base point x axis, and cannot be moved from that position. In AC18 dimensions did not behave this way,...

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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3d window contents to 2d lines

I have jumped a few versions to AC 20 and am trying to locate some features that have changed. I used to be able to save the contents of a 3d window to a 2D line file. This appears to no longer be an option? I wan to export the line work from a 3d vi...

Darrin N by • Newcomer
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STOREY ELEVATION

The lowest level is at 25.00 m above sea level. I can't seem to enter 25.00 into the storey...and I have set the project reference level at 25.00 m sea level. I tried typing 25.00 at P3 Elevation but it keeps reverting to 5.50.

Llian by • Advocate
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Override cover fills in archicad 20 - moved location

Archicad seems to have changed the location of overriding cover fills in the model view options to having it in the graphic override combinations. Before I used to just go into the Model View Options to change the cover fill settings - now it seems r...

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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Legacy style Label drawing from favourites

Since AC20 the labels have been changed so when you drop them into elevations from favourites they keep their original shape. I want to be able to draw them in again. Is this possible?

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