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AC17 Slowness and Lag

Hey guys, I'm experiencing annoying lag/slowness on my new laptop when working in Archicad 17 (Built 8000Aus) Codemeter. Here are the specs for my laptop: i&-4720HQ 2.60 16 GB Ram Windows 8.1 250GB SSD Nividia GTX 960m (latest driver updated 350.12 -...

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Archicad 17 installation doesn't start

Hello, I am doing IT support for a small company and after a Windows crash we had to reinstall everything including Archicad 17. OS is Win7 64-bit with all updates, other requirements are fullfilled (same PC that had Archicad 17 installed before a sy...

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Dimension issue

Archicad 16 doesn´t seem to recognize decimals anymore. For example if I set an offset of an object at 3.50 meters it shows at 3.00 meters. Same with new objects, like columns, the default is 0.30x0.30 and if I try to set it to 0.20x0.30 the 0.20 wil...

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cant select hotlink modules

im building a project using hotlink modules. I have placed hotlink modules in the plan view but when I select them they display selected for about a second and then deselect themselves. If I switch group off then I can select the individual parts but...

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Recommend new mac to run BIM server? (spring 2015)

(Let me start by saying that this post is written in April 2015, if you found it in the archives it's probably outdated) OK, disclaimers aside -- our Xserve is aging gracefully but with recurring problems, and as of 2015 Apple does not offer dedicate...

Coloured and B&W elevations ?

Hi, I'd like to create two sets of the same elevations one B&W and the other coloured. At the moment the only way I can see to do this is by copying the elevations, so I end up with the having the same elevations markers in plan view, having to place...

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Vectorial shadows slow ?

Hi, Just wondering what is the best way to speed up vectorial shadows in elevation ? I like to move the sun around finding the best angle but its taking way to long, 20 to 30 secs or longer, my patients is wearing thin Is it processed on the CPU or G...

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