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Installation & update
About program installation and update, hardware, operating systems, setup, etc.

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A few troubles with upgraded archicad

I just upgraded to archicad 13 and im having a bit of trouble getting used to it. When i draw a line and click to end the line it wont work, the line doesnt complete. When i hit ENTER it works but when i click the mousenothing happens. Im guessing th...

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HP 2710m

New (two week old) Hp 27" monitor started arcing out on the back left side. Screen would flash off then back on with flashes lighting up my office. Wow, what a trip. In over 20yrs of pc use, never seen anything like that! Plugged just old faithful HP...

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ArchiCAD PPU USB Dongle + MEP Modeler???

Hello, My company is interested in branching into BIM (GC), but we do not want to drop 5k to utilize the software part time. This is where the Pay per Use option comes in which is very viable. 400 hrs for 500 dollars. The Issue is we want to implemen...

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Accessories and add-on file size

From Windows Control Panel select Add or Remove programs and sort by file size. Does anyone using Windows XP Pro x64 see huge file size for add-ons ? Tech Support confirms that it's only cosmetic. Files are not that large. They show up here because a...

Multiple installation EDU + Commercial

Hi, I am teaching some ArchiCAD and have had no success trying to install a EDU version alongside my licensed version. It used to be that if you did not use the dongle the edu version would start work, so that was no problem. I tried to install AC13 ...

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What would you do with a Cray computer?

Since I work with Macs, and the multi-core powermacs make most sense to me how far you should go with "personal computers", when a friend of mine told me that he was in a possession of a Cray CX1, I was not impressed. It's some special-Windows-driven...

Archicad 13 Installation Problem

Hi, i'm attempting to install archicad 13 (for some reason our university wants us to use 13 not 14) using the official dvd on my mac. I have successfully registered for a student's 1-year licence, however when I attempt to enter in my user ID and se...

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Archicad 13 Hotfix #6 (3600) problem

Hi all, Win7 64 bit Pro, Archicad 13 with hotfix 4 (3259) Polish BIM server also on Win7 64 bit Pro. Hotfix #6 installed as needed before update to Archicad 14. We would like to leave version 13 to check all projects working properly on AC14. After p...

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Archicad 14 Freezes

I started using Archicad 14 last week. The program freezes inconsistently. I can work on it for most of the day, then it starts freezing. The next day it starts freezing within an hour after I first start using it. I open task manager and end program...

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Forcing Archicad to run in DEMO mode only

Is there a way to force Archicad to always run in demo mode only. We have network licenses but someone on our network wants to be able to look at the 3D models. He never needs to make alterations or save anything. If I just install Archicad it will a...