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

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Surface color question

Is there a way to change the surface color of an element that has a texture? I tried to change the surface color in the Exposure to Light tab (Element Attributes > Surfaces > Exposure to Light) but the color of the texture remains unchanged. Then I c...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Offscreen dialog boxes

Halo guys, i'm having some problem with missing dialog boxes due to external monitor while working in archicad. Some dialog boxes were set to be opened on the external monitor, and when i only use my main display (laptop) those dialog boxes seems to ...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Resolved! Door settings question

How do I change the orange color of the door? I searched through the settings and tried to change some of the cut surface colors but the color doesn't change.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Wall corners display incomplete

First, how does one post a pln or zip file to so you guys can see my issues? Both methods yield invalid file type or File too large. Seriously! The pln is 9723 KB (TINY) in my book. Anyway, as a go through the Intermediate course from GS. Somewhere a...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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saved files automatically changing the dimensions

When I place dimensions I also make sure that all of the measurements are whole numbers without fractions. When I open the saved file later, different components (walls, etc) have been moved up to an inch automatically. So far this has happened in at...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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panther problem

I can not use a keyboard shortcut to Drag a Copy. It works fine from the menu, but not Option, Apple+D. I can change it to Option, Apple,+Q for instance but not the default. Anyone else experiencing this in AC7.0r3.

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Priority based connections wall + slanted wall

Hi, I am having trouble utilizing connection between two walls. As you can see in the picture I managed to create connection between two walls if there are connected via reference line. However, when I need it to intersect with the wall parallel to i...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Interior Wall Height

To make wall ends properly, the "Top offset to top linked story" has to be correct. Correct in my case equals top of composite slab that I use for the floor above minus the thickness of the composite slab. Only then will the wall end be cut where it'...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Number of Groups

Hello, is it possible to find out how many groups you have in your project? Thanks

JGoode by Advocate
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