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DO NOT INSTALL JAVA UPDATE 3 ON MAC

Greg Kmethy
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
We have found that installing the latest "Java for Mac OSX 10.6 Update 3" (this one) causes numerous problems for ArchiCAD:

- In ArchiCAD 13, you will not be able to save/publish to PDF format anymore
- You will not be able to submit crash reports anymore (both on 13 and 14)

If you have not installed this update yet, please do not. We are working on finding a solution in case you already did.

I'll keep you posted on this problem
Gergely Kmethy
VP, Customer Success, Graphisoft
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David Maudlin
Virtuoso
Groovy. Thanks.

David
David Maudlin / Architect
www.davidmaudlin.com
Digital Architecture
AC27 USA • iMac 27" 4.0GHz Quad-core i7 OSX11 | 24 gb ram • MacBook Pro M3 Pro | 36 gb ram OSX14
Anonymous
Not applicable
I use v12 and as for now almost any publishing attempt will crash ArchiCad. This goes for both PDF and DWG. Even the proposed workaround (printing to PDF directly from the layout/saving as dwg from the model) results in similar problems on one workstation.

Anyway; this is a very severe problem that has crippled our office in regards of delivering our drawings in in time.

We desperately need a hotfix for v12. When will it come?
Greg Kmethy
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
Jon,

It will come soon, and the best workaround until that is documented here:
http://archicadwiki.com/Bugs/CannotSavePdfAfterJavaUpdate
Gergely Kmethy
VP, Customer Success, Graphisoft
Anonymous
Not applicable
Please hurry with version 12 patch!!! Printing large sets is a real pain in the youknowwhat at the moment!
Greg Kmethy
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
We have released further fixes for the Mac Java problem:

For ArchiCAD 12 and Start Edition 2009:
http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads/AC12_PatchForJavaUpdate.html
For ArchiCAD 11 and Start Edition 2008:
http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads/AC11_PatchForJavaUpdate.html
Gergely Kmethy
VP, Customer Success, Graphisoft
Anonymous
Not applicable
I have downloaded the patch, but it can't find an installed version of ArchiCAD on my machine?!

Help!

Its very much installed, I've been using it all morning!
Greg Kmethy
Graphisoft
Graphisoft
Jim,

Please indicate your ArchiCAD version and Operating system in your signature. That will greatly help us help you.

On Mac, ArchiCAD is (by default) installed under ~/Applications/Graphisoft
On Windows, it's under Program Files/Graphisoft
Gergely Kmethy
VP, Customer Success, Graphisoft
Anonymous
Not applicable
hello,

it cant find a installed archicad on my system, too.

but yesterday i have seen on friends mac that the patch works. now i´m confused a little why it doesn´t works on my mac.

archicad 13 is installed on os x 10.6.4
Anonymous
Not applicable
"gkmethy" wrote:


Jim,

Please indicate your ArchiCAD version and Operating system in your signature. That will greatly help us help you.



Information now in signature..

Thanks
Anonymous
Not applicable
is there nobody who is able to help ?