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Turn off scale on layoutbook

I would like to put a pdf of a product onto my layout book, then it automatically shows its scale on the drawing ( same with picture ). Is it possible to turn off that association, just for my pdf, I have other views on the drawing and I want their s...

halli by Participant
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Export a company title block to use as a sjabloon [template]

I'm trying to export an existing title block from a previous project to use it as a sjabloon ["template" - ed]. But I can't figure out how to do this. As a company we don't have a standard start up project in ArchiCad, as we just started up. Thanks i...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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No more Read from... when linking several drawings to folder

What happened to the "Read from..." when linking several autocad drawings to a folder. This option does not exist anymore in archicad 17?! In the drawings manager, we used to select several autocad drawings placed on different layouts, right click we...

Poor Quality AC 17 published PDF

Anyone experienced bad published pdfs? Image below shows the same layout published in ac17 @600dpi and printed to pdf using a free coverter (primo pdf) also at 600dpi. The Top half shows a scanned image overlaid on a archicad view set/map. and the sc...

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Anonymous by Not applicable
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Section Line

How do I delete the extra nodes on a Section Line?

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Anonymous by Not applicable
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Renovation Tool plot / print problem

Does anybody else have issues with the renovation tool when you override all items to be white so that you can print in black & white? I have my renovation tool set up so that i can show the site plan in colour or black & white, it looks fine on the ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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AC17 Layout Auto-Update doesn't

I have just started using AC17. It seems as if drawings in layout, even if set to Auto-Update, require a manual update. Also, if the drawing is moved, the drawing number in the drawing title doesn't update either until manually updated. Did I miss a ...

transparency material in layout

Hello, My question is, I have done some 3d zones that are transparent and show as I want in the 3D window. But then when I make a 3D document out of it (and later on I place that 3D document in the Layout) the transparency is gone and I cannot ever m...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Cavity closure display issues

I am using a traditional cavity closure for a window in an external cavity wall. This displays fine in my detail plan with my composite cut wall fill (cavity wall construction) using the fill display controls in MVO. However, when I select override c...

3D Zone name...to show up in building sections also

how can I get the zone object to represent the "room name", "room number" in a building section? Basically I want to show my zone information in the Building Sections so I don't have to continually retype "the room name and information" ALL OVER AGAI...

rob2218 by Booster
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