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Peculiar Show As Trace Reference problem

Hi All. Peculiar Problem. When I create a new independent worksheet and attach an Xref It appears as it should in the worksheet. However, when I select for example 0. Ground floor and try to show the Xref as a trace it does not appear. Weirdly when I...

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Beam visualization

Hi, is there a way to have beams show their true shape in floor plan instead of being just a contour? Thanks

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Detail Marker Required

so...I'm in need of a detail marker in AC20 that wont want to try and self-adjust to be always horizontal. the detail marker needs to be able to create a 2d drawing in plan....even if it's to be used as a section type marker, meaning I need to place ...

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HOW TO BE ORGANIZED A SLAB WITH DIFFERENT FINISHES

i want to design a slab with different finishes(must visible in 2d/3d detail). is this possible? i designed a house plan on 1:50 scale, but I remember that living room and baths have different finishes and different layer thickness inside that. how t...

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Layout naming not behaving.....again in AC20?

so, seems I run into this everytime I setup a new project. Not sure which toggle, radio button, check box, blip, jip, nip...I should be toggling on or off. Seems the sheets (Layouts) naming and number don't want to follow the subset rule. What did I ...

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How to set a font style throughout the project?

New to ArchiCAD. I was wondering if there is a way to set the default font style throughout the project? For instance I notice that there are numerous places where you are given the option to change the font style (elevation markers, window tags, etc...

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Windows displaying unexpected lines in section

Hi Friends, My window section is displaying a dash line and a solid line on either sides of the top sashes, I have browsed through my settings and can't seem to understand what these lines are for. I am quite sure that it would be the window as well ...

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Mesh to Display cutline Only?

Hi Friends, I have got a site mesh created, however, it is showing ridges in sections, is there a way to get it only to show the cutline? I kind of don't want to make my section settings to have 0 depth, because I like seeing a few meters into the se...

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Elevational Shadow Study

Hi Everyone I am trying to draw an elevational shadow study of the shadow our new project house is casting onto a neighbors house. House A - New House House B - Existing Neighbour House Distance between houses approx. 2.0m or 6 feet approx. I can get...

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