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stairs tutorial - how to make "this" work

see attached but basically...I need to FORCE the top two risers to behave as the bottom two risers. In other words........so they don't have that HUGE distance from riser to landing.

rob2218 by Booster
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MANAGING WALL TYPES: COMPLEX VS COMPOSITE?

Composites are more reliable if you just need a simple fixed build up of structure. Complex profiles are great for more complex arrangements and where you need the same profile definition to be stretchy e.g. different layer thicknesses or even height...

Resolved! how to convert thousands of CAD text to line or 3D text

Hello, I am making a feature wall with thousands of ancient Chinese symbols which is in CAD format, any quick way to convert them to line or 3D text in AC? (I tried explode but not working), Thanks

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Morph: Booleon Subtraction, or Slice along a curve

Trying to create a simple desk leg with Morph. Though can not get the internals side to Boolean Subtract, to the shape wanted. I have over sized the operating shape and it's not cutting the form. And Slice does not happen work against curve? Please r...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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SEO/ Solid Element Operation_terrain

All, Any ideas how to avoid this when excavating with SEO ? I am being left with a wafer thin foli of earth in a few places after the operation is completed. I have used SEO rather than cut away (-) in the mesh tool, because the minus cut away in th ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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LINE ATTRIBUTE ORDER

I have not been able to find a way to re-order the lines in my lines pallet. Meaning, I want to place similar lines by name next to each other. For some reason, when you create a new line type, ArchiCAD just places it in some random order in the list...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Resolved! 3D cut guides

I'm busy with a Learn Graphisoft course. The presentation material has a "3D cut guide" which I do not seem to have and cant seem to find the setting. Perhaps someone could point me to the setting please. The icon with the scissor.....

Projection of straight wall with angle wall

Hi, I have two connected walls: - 1 straight wall - 1 angle wall The section plane is higher than wall, so I don't see the section but I see the projection. I attached floor plan and a 3d view. In the plan I select in red the line that missed in the ...

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

. Are you looking for something like this? Complex profiles should work. There isn't any option to make complex profile slabs, but you can use profiled beams instead. https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/user-guide/76459/ EDIT: Turns out the original po...

vistasp by Advisor
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"Projected" floor plan display not working properly

Hello, I have a wall using the "Projected" floor plan display, because I need it to be shown as Cut on one story, and shown just as outlines on a higher story. The higher story's floor plan cut plane height (4') is higher than the top of my wall, yet...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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