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Documentation
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TIFF Construction Documentation

I am trying to publish a Tiff version of a construction documents though when I publish them it shows everything in window versus just the stuff on the sheet. Also the quality is low. Basically I would like to publish a set in it's entirety in a tiff...

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Set Background Pen in GDL

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to draw a fill in the 2d SYMBOL portion of a library part then use the script to adjust the background pen? I really like the feature that manipulate the BACKGROUND PEN in MODEL OPTIONS... so I can produce COLOR DE...

Dimensioning Composites properly.

I had before AC dimensioning the CORE of my composites (the way it is supposed to be), some how I am working in a new file and AC is dimensioning the full with of the wall. Any idea where I configure this to go back to dimensioning only the CORE agai...

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Interior Elevation range....?

Quick question: why does the column (circled in red at the bottom of the image) appear in this Internal Elevation? IE is shown as selected, with its bounding line highlighted by arrows in this image. If I move the IE away from the column to a random ...

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Dialog Box Missing

I'm new to ArchiCAD 13. The dialog box that pops up when your creating a wall,the blue opaque one that shows the dimension and angle, has vanished. So now I can't input any dimension values. I don't know how to get it back. Can anyone help me?

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How to edit the length of witness lines on-screen? {solved}

Page 401 of the AC12 reference manual states: "You can edit the length of custom and dynamic witness lines on screen for one or both witness lines of a dimension unit, or for all the witness lines in the chain: select the witness line(s) you want to ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Showing Zoning in section view

I would like to be able to display the ZONE name/numbers of any rooms that are cut through by a section marker. Any help would be appreciated..

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Listing only updated layouts

I could not find any answer for this question (or even the question itself): After doing some change to the model, is there a way to automatically list only the layouts that show the changes in their drawings? This is very relevant for big projects, ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Oriented View Tool Troubleshooting

When i use the oriented view tool, my x and y co-ordinates do not enter correctly. For example. If i draw a square 1m x 1m on a 45° angle and then use the oriented view to have it shown straight, then I go to the polyline tool to draw the exact same ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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