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About Archicad's design tools, element connections, modeling concepts, etc.

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Custom curtain wall panel scaling

Hello! I'm working with making a custom curtain wall panel in ArchiCAD 24. The process of making the panel is no problem. As shown in the attachment I have a 1000x1000 panel with a x on it. When I make a curtain wall with 1000x1000 grid and the custo...

3D detail with offset cutaways

Is there a way to create a cutaway detail like this one, where various components would be pealed back, revealing what is underneath? I could do this with solid element operations, or make a separate copy of the elements & modify, but I would prefer ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Perforated brick walls

Dears all, I am new to Archicad (2 days only!). I have a project where my buildings are two shells brick walls with some perforated areas and in others, there are bricks that goes as 3D effect to outside of the walls. How can one model this specific ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Railing design with Railing Tool

Unless I have overlooked a way to make this happen with the Railing Tool, this design doesn't seem possible with the Tool. Please correct me if I am wrong. The example below was changed by the customer for savings, but it still shows the overlook I w...

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Create opening from door

I want to create an opening from a door. Is this possible? When I select the door and then click at "Create opening" nothing happens. Is there a limitation on which elements create openings?

Why isn't it possible to offset a circle or an ellipse as a copy?

Hello to everyone. I am very new to ArchiCAD and this community. That's why my question is very simple. In case of complex poly lines or rectangles and so on it is very easy to offset this lines as a copy. Why doesn't it work with circles and ellipse...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Wrong 3D and rendering representation in ArchiCAD 24

The 3D model and rendering are generated with wrong representation when using the internal reference line, but the representation is correct when using the central or external reference line. Why? How to solve? ArchiCAD 24 4018 (Brazil) Intel i7-3632...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Roof Pet Palette editing commands not comming up

Hello I need to customize a roof, but It wont let me edit it with any of the options that normally come up in the pet palette are not available. you can see in my pictures whichones I mean, the firts option: "stretch horizontal ridge", "Drag horizont...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Missing Wall Accessories from Goodies

See screenshots. Using V24.0.0 v1 INT 4018 OSX Design>Design Extras>Accessories>Wall Accessories... The only option I see is "wall cladding" and 24 library not even appearing in the list? If I open the door Tool I can see library 24 as an option, see...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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