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MVO Background Fill overrides Foreground ... why?

I have 2 Model View Options for elevations. MVO #1 - Presentation Override Fill Background NOT CHECKED MVO #2 - Documentation Override Fill Background SET TO OVERRIDE TO TRANSPARENT My window glass surface material is set to a FOREGROUND FILL (SOLID)...

jakubc7 by Advocate
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Level dimension markers in RCP

This has been asked here before, years ago, I'm hoping it has been updated: I wood like to dimension my reflected ceiling plan with the level dimension tool in the reflected ceiling plan but the tool gave me the top of my ceiling (slab). I need it to...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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drawing info on layout title

Is there a way to add a small piece of text to my drawing titles that will tell you where in the navigator the source file of a drawing is? It would sometimes be easier to look at a print out of a sheet and know which source file is creating each vie...

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How to Create an editable List Of Abbreviations

Hi there, Just wondering if there is a way using either the Interactive Schedule or Indexes to list a series of abbreviations, so That they are live and coming from one source when you need to edit, remove or add abbreviations? Ie. Instead of using t...

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Revision tool - using letters not numbers

In the process of updating our template to use the change manager - had a go last year but got distracted. A few things I am not clear on. 1. We use letters not numbers for revisions... Eg.. Revision A, B, C, AA, AB, AC etc Is there a way so this is ...

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change tool with new layouts

My structural engineer provides me with pdf sheets that I put on a blank layout and include in pubset. I reopened a previous issue and added some new layouts to the layout book and made some changes with the change tool and I want to include in the c...

Zone relation to doors for multi-stories

Hi. I find it curious that doors cannot recognize zones when a zone is across multiple stories depending on the zone setting. I've got a schedule with parameters To/From Zone number. If ZONE 3 is placed on Story 0, as it should, it leaves the zone nu...

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Zone Stamp Font Size

I can change the zone stamp font of the zone name. How can I do the same for the other zone parameters? This question was raised and answered with Archicad 14 but user interface is no longer looks the same. Thanks.

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Change vs. revisions

Am trying to get up to speed with the new change manager. However, am in head spin with the change versus revisions nomenclature. Have been watching the tutorials and reading reference guide and seem to be missing the basic premise of revisions versu...

Text height settings

In ArchiCAD 18 my text height default is set to feet and I cannot find a way to set the text height to point sizes such as 8pt height. How do I fix this problem?

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