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Control Stair Going and Rise
With the Polystair Tool you can control the Going / Rise geometry of the Stair in the Flights and Landings section: The three options are:
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ARCHICAD 18 and 19 now Compatible with MAC OSX 10.11 El Capitan
GRAPHISOFT has recently released Updates for ARCHICAD 18 and 19. These Updates make these 2 versions compatible with the latest MAC OSX 10.11 El Capitan For more information:...
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White fills appearing as grey
White fills appearing in plan as grey are controlled via the Options> Work Environment> On Screen Options and uncheck the Automatic Pen Colour Visibility Adjustment for Model Views.
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The components that make up a Cadimage Keynote Label are: Label Header – this is custom text you can enter Category – the category title for the group your keynote belongs to Key – the unique reference...
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Change the Garage Door Operation type
The Cadimage Garage Door has three types of Door Operation: Roller, Tilt Panel and Sectional Lift. To set or change the Door Operation, either select an existing Garage Door or create a new one and go...
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Objective Steel Presets
If you are using Objective and the built in Steel Library – remember to check the Presets… The content varies as each component has different attributes – but here is an example from the Steel Column:
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Include or exclude Scales in Layout autotext
If you want to include or exclude the scale of a drawing in the Layout autotext for Scale You can select the Settings of the drawing and go to Include Scale in Auto Text Indexes.
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Solid element operator Building Material
If you are creating an element or morph and using it as a Solid Element Operator, remember that there is a Building Material that has a high priority that will ensure that will be higher than any other...
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Linked DWG Layer visibility
When you place a DWG or DXF as a Linked Drawing (from File> External Content> Place External Drawing…) you can control the visibility of its layers. Select the Embedded Drawing and go to its...
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Slab Edge Placement
When placing a Slab Edge with Objective, it is important to pick the correct placement – depending on where you click on a Slab edge (edge or point), you will get different results. Picking on an edge...
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Rotating Lamps with Objective
When creating models, you occasionally come up against problems such as this: Here we have three recessed ceiling spot lamps – but the ceiling is not horizontal and there is no way to rotate the third...
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Migrate Projects – don’t forget the Libraries
When Migrating a project from version to version, it is important to remember to Migrate the Libraries too. When you first open a Project in a new version, the following dialog will appear… All you...
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Slab Edge end conditions
When you place a Slab Edge on just one edge of a Slab, the End Conditions can be adjusted to suit your requirements. Select the place Slab Edge and go to Settings then End Conditions to pick what...
View ArticleARCHICAD Connection for Revit 2016
GRAPHISOFT have released the Add-in for Revit 2016… “The GRAPHISOFT ARCHICAD Connection is a free Add-In for Autodesk Revit softwares (including Revit Structure, Revit MEP and Revit Architecture). The...
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Editing Keynotes content
To edit the content of a Keynote (Key, Title, Spec or Description), select the Keynote you want to change and edit the fields in Keynote Editing shown below: Any changes made to the fields are...
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Set Alignment of Cadimage Stairs
To set the Alignment of Stairs (Left, Right or Centre), use the Preview and Positioning Panel to pick on the appropriate hotspot:
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Avoid Wall Covering untidiness…
Avoid a situation like this with Wall Coverings in ARCHICAD: In Layout> Ignore Shape Detail near Ends you can set a distance where the Covering can ignore the shape detail of the model: This was...
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Control Plan View Display of Cadimage Stairs
To control the display of the Stair on Plan View, create a new Polystair or select an existing one and go to its settings. Navigate to the Floor Plan and Section Panel then FLOOR PLAN DISPLAY> Show...
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Install the Cadimage Tool for ArchiCAD Educational
If you are running an EDU license of ArchiCAD 18 o 19 you can download and install the tools from our website mycadimage.com Just download the Installer for the tools and when you run it you will find...
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Stair Favourites
Since the PolyStair tool was released for ARCHICAD 18 the use of Favorites has changed. The tool doesn’t save the PolyStair as a standard AC Stair anymore, therefore the only way to get a Favorite is...
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