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Dimmention markers show up both in 1:50 and 1:100

I´m having problems getting dimmention markers for the 1:50 not appear on the 1:100 drawings - even though they indeed are placed on the corresponding layers. They still appear on both Plans 1:100 AND Plans 1:50 in View map. What am I missing?

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Renovations & Phases

Ok so I've migrated a project from v14 to v15 and taken advantage on the Renovation phases to better organise the redevelopment work required on a medium scale project. Now the client has asked that I produce phasing plans. I did some searching and f...

How to switch all the elements' color to be black

The existing, to be dismantled, new things could be displayed in different color by choosing the renovation filter. However there are many things with default color, such as green color for the object, violet color for the stairs, etc. So it will be ...

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Level dimensions - project file and modules

I am preparing documentation for a multiple dwelling development. My project file contains site model and i have modeled the different dwelling types and saved them as multiple-storey module files that i then placed on the site, adjusting base level ...

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Dimensioning in AC15

Hello, since the update to AC15 i'm having problems with dimensioning in AC15. When i pick points to measure i can't make it parallel [see attached screenshot] I'm using standard ArchiCAD settings - please give me a hint how to deal with it. Is it po...

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Layout ID not updating in AC15 teamwork - Bug?

Unless things have changed from AC14, it seems like a bug in AC15. We've migrated an AC14 teamwork project to AC15. In the past, we would manually change the layout ID to reflect a new revision or drawing number, eg ROS-PLN-01 /rev1. We then began no...

dimensioning in AC 10

this may simply be the nature of AC10, but it drive me nuts and i hope there is a setting that will fix it. when placing dims i always have to click the setting to horiz or vert dim before placing the dim. this is most infuriating when i place a stri...

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copying layouts

i have just checked my layoutbook and for some reason, I cant see the standard company layouts A3. A2. A1...... Is there a way I can open a new project and copy the layouts over to my existing project ? Thanks guys. Ian

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PDF

I just learnt today, by fluke, that the marker shown on drawing in the pdf does actually go to the referenced drawing shown on the marker! This saved anyone from flipping the pages to see the referenced drawing. Wow! I must be way behind technology!

Llian by Advocate
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layout space uneditable

Layout problem: I seem to have lost access to layout space in ArchiCAD14. I can select and open items in a layout from the organizer, but I can't select or edit in the layout directly. How do I fix this?

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