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New Door and Window Schedule Notes Palette
Theres a new Palette in town! The Doors+Windows Schedule Notes Palette. With this you can add your own database of notes, almost like Keynotes. They can then be assigned to any Window in your Model and...
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Rotate or not rotate marker head
When you rotate a view like explained in this old article: http://blog.cadimage.com/2012/10/rotate-orientation/ You may find that the marker head of the details placed in plan are rotating with the...
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Flip Covering
Once you have placed a wall covering you can choose to change the wall side placement by clicking the flip button:
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Flip Covering
If you place a Cadimage Covering in a wall and wish you had placed it on the other side of the wall, you can change the size with the new feature:
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Adding Schedule Notes to Doors and Windows
Once youve created your database of Door and Window Schedule Notes you can attach these to your modelled Doors and Windows using the new Schedule Notes Palette accessed via...
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Sections with Limited Vertical Extent
Sections in ArchiCAD may have Infinite or Limited extent. If you choose a section to have Limited extent, you can display a limited part of the model in the section view. Otherwise all story levels...
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Remove the Kinks from your Sections
If you added steps to a section line, you can remove them by dragging the vertical lines off the end of the section.
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Display Section Markers on Relevant Stories
If you set the Vertical Range of a section to be Limited, you can choose whether its symbol should only Show on Stories that are cut by the section. There are two options, you can show the symbol on...
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Prevent Section Markers Disappearing from Plan View
If a section marker has disappeared from a plan view, it might be that you set the marker to Show on Stories that are Entirely in Range or Partly in Range. In this case, the markers will only show in...
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Set the Background Fill of a Cadimage Window
To set the background fill of a Cadimage Door or Window, open the Settings dialog and go to Window > Wall Opening. Expand the Background Fill in Plan View settings, and choose a fill type and pens.
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Cabinet Door surfaces at 45 degrees
You may have noticed that if you use a timber grained finish to your Cabinet Doors… the grain is rotated to 45 degrees as shown below… If you would prefer to use a different angle, this can easily be...
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Take control of the Editing Plane Display
Sometimes when the Editing Plane is visible in the 3D Window it can become a bit overwhelming. Personally I set mine to only display when I am editing – that way I find the 3D Window less cluttered and...
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Set the Alignment of Cadimage Stairs
If you are about to create a new Polystair with Cadimage Stairs and would like to set the Reference Line position – go to the 2D Plan Preview and click the Left, Centre or Right Node point as...
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Control the appearance of Cabinets
If you would like to globally control the Appearance of your Cadimage Cabinets, all you need to do is go to Document> Set Model View> Model View Options… then set the Cadimage Cabinets...
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Finding the Door Leaf dimensions
Finding the Door Leaf dimensions is a question we are often asked on the support desk. They are available in a subset of Leaf settings (Door Leaf> Left or Right Leaf) as highlighted below…
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Convert Windows from single to double or triple glazed
Rather than use standard Single Glazed units, Cadimage Windows can be set and configured with Double or Triple glazing…
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Stringers on or off…
When working with Cadimage Stairs, sometimes it is necessary to switch stringers on or off. This is quite common on 90 degree turns with treads where the angle on the inside turn makes the stringer...
View ArticleTutorial: Graphically add and edit railings
In this tutorial I show how to add Railings to the edge of a slab and then edit it to trace the existing shape…
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Wall Coverings below openings
When you place a Wall Covering on a Wall with Openings set at the base of the wall (0mm / 0″) you may see some problems. If the Covering is not configured correctly, the Cladding will fail to extend...
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Help within Cadimage Tools
You may have noticed the question mark button previously across various Cadimage Tools – but with ArchiCAD 18 and 19 it is more prominent… If you click the button, your browser will launch and take you...
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