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

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Where is my mesh?

Hi all, I've been working with meshes for a while but today I have created a mesh in the normal way but in section, eolevation and 3d it isn't showing up. The layer is visable. What am I doing wrong?

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Complex profile stretch

Hello Made a simple L shape profile that I need one section to stretch horizontally in plan. Meaning ( start off at 1m then taper down to .5m ) I enable the horizontal stretch and placed the lines where to control the stretch, but when back in the mo...

Foti by Enthusiast
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Projected with Overhead window not showing in plan

Hi ARCHICAD wizards, I have a highlight window with sill height at 1900mm AFFL. The plan cut view is 1150mm AFFL default. The window settings is set to Projected with Overhead. My understand of this based on the Graphisoft help is that this would mea...

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Anonymous by Not applicable
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Arched top window over a slider?

I need a 4020fixed with a full arch over a 4040slider. I can't find an arched top window that has a slider under it. All the ones in the library and on BIMcomponents don't have the slider option. They are all casement. I tried to use the W Half Round...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Modyfing segmented dome but with given section line

Hi all, I have a problem with creating a dome like the one in the picture. I know how to make a segmented dome/roof using shell tool (octogonal) but I still don't know how to do it with specified section (so the section-arc would be concave). I appre...

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Anonymous by Not applicable
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hotspots not showing up on zones archicad 20

I have drawn some zones in archicad 20. When i used zones in archicad 19 - i was able to select the zones using the hotspot (x symbol), but in archicad 20 - this doesn't seem to come up automatically. Do i need to change something in the settings for...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Generate Correct CMU Wall Sections without 2-D Drafting

I have spent months trying to figure out how to create correct CMU walls sections in Archicad without adding 2-D drafting for the block coursing and have found a trick. Here it is: First create a complex profile--as you normally would--of the CMU wal...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Things missing in some parts of 3D view

Hello everyone, I've got an issue that I've been googling about for hours and couldn't find an answer for so I even created a profile here I am using ArchiCAD 19 on win10 So here's the problem: I've got an urban project where I've got several buildin...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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beam object used not can not be seen within an "opening"?WHY

created a profile. using it as a "beam" to create a trim around an opening. the trim wraps around the opening in a wall........YET.....the beam is cut off by the actual opening.............why? (see attached).

rob2218 by Booster
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How to create a custom pillar?

Hey guys! i've just started working with archicad because of the uni and i'm no experienced at all with cad programs. I hope you can help me out! So, i want to create this pillar (http://imgur.com/a/ydvId) in 3D so i can use it on my archicad project...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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