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

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How do i define Font height for good?

Hello earthlings I just started working with ArchiCAD 15, EDU version. It bothers me that every time i use the Dimension tool, i have to change the font height from 2,5mm to 2,00mm. Is there a secret way to tell ArchiCAD to please set the font height...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Drawing Measurements

Hi I want to see the dimensions of my entire building i.e. how the buildings layout looks on the final plotted plan with the dimensions from wall to wall etc How do i do this? Please help Thanks

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Sharing & working the same file different drawings

I am in ArchiCAD 12 I would like to know if it is possible for one person to be working on the entire file and send only portions, such as sheets (like partial floor plan and interior blockouts from the Layout Book), to another to work on without sen...

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Auto Arrange external drawings

Is is possible to use the auto-arrange feature to put several JPG's / PDF's on the same layout (and "continue in new layout" feature")?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Active section lines throughout several files

Hello all, I have a problem with proper linking of section and elevation lines throughout different files. The premise is this: I have provided a different file for each series (A100, A200, so on...) so that several people can work on different tasks...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Titke Block missing on Published layout book sheet set

I am using ArchiCAD 12 and have all my sheets in layout book, when I go to publish this set of sheets the title block is not on the PDFs created. The title block appears in the layout book sheets and has a specific master layout selected in the setti...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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PEN SET

I have adjusted an autocad drawing to a 50% screening in one same color. I xref this file into archicad and set it's pen set to source file and original color. Then I worked over the xref using an assigned pen set - Archicad 10 Default. I placed this...

Llian by Advocate
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problems with PDF`s from ArchiCAD 13

Hey guys, I have a problem with some of the PDF`s I made to a project. The actual problem is not when I make `em, but when I want to introduce `em in Photoshop CS5 for further modifications. The curious thing is that`s not about the resolution, or th...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Using Reno filter to show multiple design options?

Thanks to you how helped me to understand the Reno filters. LIKE IT! so now that i have used this tool to show, demo, new, existing, and grayed out the parts that are not addressed in the sheet using the graphics over ride settings, i am wondering. c...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Demolition Hatch in Renovation Filter

Hi folks, Something I haven't yet been able to work out with the renovation filters. I have a wall that is to be demolished, and it is set to the "To be demolished" renovation status. When I see the plan in the "Demolition" renovation filter, the wal...

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