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

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How to paint only one part of wall/slab?

Hello! I'm still new to ArchiCAD and I'm struggling to paint the walls and slab inside one room. My goal is to achieve different tiles in each room but when I use the surface painter every room's tiles change because the slab is interpreted as one bi...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Where is this purple color coming from?

I am drawing an existing house, and cannot figure out where this purple color is coming from. It is clear that it is related to the surfaces on the walls, since I can override them with other colors. Right now the purple corresponds to the "GENERAL" ...

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Profile Manager Troubles

So, when I am working the the profile manager drawing a new complex profile I cannot select the profile which I just drew. The only way I can select it is if I hit the override button. The problem is I lose all of the custom properties I applied to t...

toman311 by Enthusiast
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TIP: Tame the Dimension Line Preview!

Hi all Just wanted to let you know about our latest blog post! Dimensioning Linear elements in ARCHICAD is very simple. However, the feedback given by the Dimension Line Preview can appear a bit wild sometimes - so it is important to understand what ...

Link by Graphisoft Partner
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Brick Moulding

How would I go about trying to get a window with brick moulding. The windows in ArchiCAD come with settings to adjust a piece of wood which runs along the side of the brick, but the depth of this piece is not adjustable. So, it cannot be used as bric...

toman311 by Enthusiast
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3D Element operations with slabs

Sorry for the dumb question but I am having difficulties (i.e.: I can't) apply 3D element operations to slabs. I choose the two elements (target and operator) and nothing happens. Any idea where the glitch is? I remember doing it few months ago while...

Paopao by Newcomer
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