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Upside Down Elevations

Ok, now I've seen it all... Just created individual elevations to create a GRAPHIC WINDOW SCHEDULE (just because)... Placed 15 of them on a sheet and they all come out UPSIDE DOWN? I can rotate them, but it messes up the TITLE TYPE that fills in the ...

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Auto-rebuild elevation turns into independent with rename

Every now and then, my elevation paths seem to get corrupt. It is usually when I have started out with the elevations named incorrectly (ie North should be East), then change them somewhere, then the elevations become transposed, or converted to 2D. ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Publisher Bugs (Missing Letters)

Did anyone experience missing letters while publishing a pdf? I first thought it is because of a 'new font' - MS Windows own Calibri Light, however that wasn't the problem, since by changing the font the problem still persisted. Some letters like 't'...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Interior elevation marker numbering

I am looking to number my interior elevation markers numerically starting with #1 pointing upward and going clockwise. Where can I set this up? This should allow me to place them in this order on a layout.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Cropping zones for interior elevations

I am drawing an interior elevation of a room with varying ceiling heights. I would like the interior elevation that cuts through a soffit to stop at the soffit edge without showing any lines beyond it. What is the best way to do this ? Zone cropping?...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Setting Pens for printing

I have moved to ArchiCAD from AutoCAD. I have set up drawings in my Layouts and now want to print them. In AutoCAD I set my pen colours and sizes and in my pen table. I can set my pens individually to display in colour but print in black or colour an...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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A Quick ArchiCAD Tutorial That Will Save You Lots of Time...

This ArchiCAD tutorial is short and to the point. There are some tools in ArchiCAD that are very powerful, but few people use them. Sometimes it’s because they’re hard to learn, or difficult to understand. Sometimes they do something few people actua...

using element info and getting the sq ftg for any wall area

here is waht i get when I invoke element information to any given wall: 1 Wall User ID = WL80 Unique ID = B06C5660-C6C3-4B93-8BF4-51F7039CC301 Layer = A-WALL-EXT.EXST Home story = 2 Renovation status = Existing Renovation filter = All Relevant Filter...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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When to use Worksheets and Details?

What is the soft concept about using Worksheets and Details. When usually is using Worksheet, when Details in Building design? I would like prepare wall used in building specification. What is better to use for detailing (Worksheets or Details)?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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