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

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Drawing beams in a sloping glass roof?

I am trying to draw a roof made of glass in a conservatory how do I do the aluminium support beams for the glass as they slope down to the glass walls. I have tried doing beams using the beam tool but you cannot angle these. Help please./Jane iMac

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How to avoid wall thickness getting dimensioned

I'm dimensioning from the outside corner of two walls to a window in this case. Using Core Only setting for the dim tool. I get a dimension of the wall thickness and one from the inside of the wall to the window. How do I get just one dimension from ...

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section mark

hi all I don't know what that check box do ... thank

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Modeling curved irregular glass walls in Archicad

I think I have to model a very irregular curved glass wall in the coming days. the glass wall is meant to be like flowing water, so ups and downs. any direction where i could even start with something like this ? can archicad do this type of model ? ...

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AC 15 Guides

Is it possible to go back to the way guides worked in 14? I do not like the they way they have been changed in 15. thx

drh64 by Participant
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creating detail workflow on 2 different computers / files

hello, we are currently working on a project where one person is developing the details using the detail tool and we would like for another person (different computer) to begin to organize the details on separate layouts and were wondering if there i...

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Explore Model problem

Hi, I'm having trouble when going into 'Explore Model' mode. As soon as I do this, the view shoots up to the ceiling and seem to be stuck up there. If I move my mouse all the way to the opposite end of my desk and drag it towards me, the view moves d...

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Modelling curved bricks and keystone over window ??

morning guys. i have afew windows and i would love to make a curved row of red bricks above the window and then a nice keystone. Not sure how to pull that off? any ideas ? here is a pic of what i want. Thanks guys. Ian

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Merging slab?

Found out that you can merge wall, column, and beam under complex profiles. I wish there is a merging for slab. For example, if there is a drop of 50mm in the slab, I would cut the area out and replace it with a slab 50mm less thicker than the previo...

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