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

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SCHUCO SAYS "GRAPHISOFT WORKING ON A NEW STANDARD"?

I contacted Schuco, because some door/windows were not available on Bimobject. The reply I got was that Graphisoft was working on a new standard, so they wouldn't release or develop any more objects on Bimobject until Graphisoft had released this "ne...

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Discussing modeling techniques

Hi, here is a project i'm working on, i decided to share some modelling issues which i solved in my own way, in each image there is a description, and some questions about things th'at i want, or may be some users wanted to ask or crossed in their wo...

Define Origin of Vectorial Hatch

Is there a way to define the origin of a vectorial hatch on a surface with an override? It is easy to do when it is a cover fill such as on a slab.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Constantly locking orthogonal drawing

OK, so I can hold down SHIFT to draw lines orthogonally. But what if I want to constantly lock orthogonal drawing, like in AutoCAD where I can hit F8 once and I no longer have to hold anything? Is there such an option inside ArchiCAD?

Mike96 by Enthusiast
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Massing tool in ARCHICAD similar to that of REVIT?

I have been looking at the hype of Revit and I think one major thing that I found that stands out is their "massing tool". The ability to create a "conceptual mass" and add construction elements and systems on them is astounding. Not to mention that ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Resolved! RailingTool: Double corner posts and cables

I have designed a railing with double corner posts and I don't want the cables to run pas the post, but the top wood rail needs to connect at the corner. Is there a way to tell the cables to stop at a post? With out having to draw two separate railin...

Create sloped butterfly roof

Hi, I'm trying to create a butterfly roof that is sloped. So essentially you have the butterfly form (it slopes down by 3 degree to the valley) and then the whole roof slopes by 7 degress from one end of the building to the other. How do I go about d...

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Pointcloud modelling case study

Dear all, Picture shows dome, with a lot (A LOT) of details. I have some ideas on how to do it, but it would be interested to hear out your opinions: 1. Pointcloud is so dense, it is possible to mesh, then maybe transfer to rhino and optimize geometr...

Door , windows missing in Archicad 24

Hello Friends, I have recently converted from Archicad 23 to Archicad 24. My door has changed and the window is totally missing. (See Fig 1.) All sliding window is showing as a hinged door. As I do have 23 & 24 both installed in my PC I have fixed th...

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