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Quick Graphical Quality Checks with Archicad

With the improved Graphic Overrides now RGB colors can be selected for Background Fill Pens and 3D surfaces in Graphic Override rules. This way, you do not have to create separate pens and surfaces with a specific color to highlight elements if you w...

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Updating Rendered Views on Layouts Automatically

A quick way of keeping your rendered images up-to-date without re-rendering them manually after changing the model is to use the 3D Only panel of the View Settings. Instead of rendering the specific camera views, then saving and placing the final .jp...

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Using Partial Structure Display for Structural Connection

In the AEC industry it is a daily demand to architects to be able to present, display and export their architectural models simplified or filtered in certain ways. Cooperation with structural engineers usually require a structural model. There are se...

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