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

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turning off the "blending of elements" feature in section?

I have been trying to model all the framing of an addition I'm doing so that I can see the floor framing etc in section. However, when I do this using the beam tool to make each member a beam of the proper size (joists 1 1/2 by 10) sill (1 1/2 by 5 1...

Gus by • Newcomer
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Labels from .mod file

Having trouble with labeling objects in a tw file. objects are placed in a module file and given an ID, but i'd like the labels to show from a generated view (in this case using the elevation tool) in the tw file. When i select the object to label in...

lparke by • Contributor
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Overriding the "to be Demolished" default in Renovation tool

Here I am again, in hell. The renovation tool, even though I set it in the pull down menu, refuses to show my balcony railing. There has to be a way to tell everything to be on the existing layer, not the demolition layer...as the default, or else I ...

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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Mark-up Autotext

Hello Everyone, I have a problem, question, discussion about Mark-Ups relating BIM process. Mark-ups sometimes should be created and listed for clients and I am seeking a method how to generate this documents quickly. Mark-up tool is very good howeve...

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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How to Label Hotlink elements?

I came across a documentation problem today. On a multi-story apartment building, we use a bathroom module to be place on the apartments throughout the building. We use to have objects as Tags and manually ID everything (wall finishes, Fixtures, etc)...

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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Moving Interior Elevation Markers to a New Layer

I am working on a project the has all of the interior elevation markers shown on one particular layer. I would like to separate the standard interior elevation markers from the ones that I want on the enlarged plans. When I select any of the interior...

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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elevation color

Hello, I am a beginner student archicad user. I have got a problem with color of elevations. I change walls material color to white but they would appear grey (I used several white materials - all act the same). When rendered in lightworks walls are ...

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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Breaking up a Large Project

So I'm trying to figure out the best way to break apart a large team work file and here are some of the issues that I dealing with. This is all based on the fact that this project is approaching 900mb as a teamwork file (this worries me). 1st Method:...

ares997 by • Contributor
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HELP my printed PDF documents are SLIMMED

Hi guys. I have imported a high res JPG map onto a work page. Put some hatching and text over it and then created a new window on my Layout. It looks really good and clean on the screen. But when i print this as PDF, it comes out perfect but the top ...

Anonymous by • Not applicable
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GIANT Text editor

All of a sudden my text editor is filling up the whole screen, but only on text that is on a layout sheet. Can only see part of the text because the scale is so big. All I can do is hit escape.....and can only see part of the editor box. Never had th...

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