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Walls & Beams Reference Lines
If you want to toggle between displaying walls and beams with their reference lines , go to View >On-Screen View Options and click on Walls & Beams Reference Lines.
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Place cameras in 3D
If you are trying to save a number of 3D views, often placing cameras is the best option, whilst in the 3D window choose View > 3D Navigation Extras > Put a camera into the path
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Magic Wand to make circular slab
If you want to make a circular Slab, first draw a circle the shape of your slab. Select the Slab tool and Magic Wand (Space-click) the edge of the circle. NOTE: You can Magic Wand and shape you like, a...
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Interoperability – Schedules
If your schedule has a properties field added ie fire rating, you’re able to export your ARCHICAD Schedule to an excel file. File > Interoperability > Element Properties > Export Property...
View ArticleTip of the Day
Missed yesterday’s Tip of the Day? Trying to remember a tip from last month? or Andrew Watson’s How to Create a Custom Knob 4-5 years ago? (The most read tip) Save the Cadimage blog in bookmarks to...
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How do I create wall schedules in AC20 with the plan view thumbnail?
How do I create wall schedules in AC20 with the plan view thumbnail? Go to your Interactive Schedule to the Wall List or create a Constructions Elements for Walls Add the 3D Axonometry and 2D Plan...
View ArticleTime to check for updates…
It’s now March and no doubt like everyone else you were a bit busy on the run up to the holidays and you may not have had time to keep on top of ArchiCAD maintenance… so now is a good time to Check for...
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Active Layer
If you want to assign a single default layer to all the tools instead of than using ARCHICAD default layer set-up, go to Document > Layers > Layer Extras > Active Layer. Choose the One Active...
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Place a Kitchen Sink into a Cabinet
When you create a kitchen cabinet using the Cadimage Cabinet tool, you might want to add a kitchen sink. If you simply place the sink onto the counter, it does not automatically cut a hole in the...
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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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Story Level linetype
If you want to change the Story Level lines in your Section\Elevation views from Solid to a Dashed line. Bring up the Section\Elevation settings > Story Levels > Show Story Levels > choose the...
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Orbiting in 3D
When in the 3D window to toggle the Orbit ON and OFF press the ‘O’ key, or from the bottom scrollbar of the 3D window as shown below: Once you enter Orbit mode, press the left button and drag the...
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Schedule Total Glazed Area and Vented Area
If you are using the Cadimage Windows, you can see the Schedule Settings show the Glazed Area and the Vented Area settings. You can schedule those parameters if you add the
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Frame depth Cadimage Window
If you use the Cadimage Windows in ARCHICAD 20, The frame depth can be changed to 0, this will set the frame depth to match the thickness of the wall.
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3D Reeded decking
If you want to have a nice 3D model of a reeded decking panels remember that you can use the Reeded option from the Cadimage Slab Covering tool. Select a slab go to Cadimage > Covering > Slab...
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Cutting holes in a Slab
To cut a hole in a Slab, select the Slab in plan view, and choose the Slab Tool in the Toolbox. Choose a Geometry Method and outline the hole.
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Change what the Tracker can show
Did you know the Tracker can show more than the usual few visible items? The example below shows the typical display of the Tracker whendrawing a wall… However, if you click the button highlighted...
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Want to edit a morph?
Editing a morph may require to hover, click and drag an edge or face of a morph, the edit pet palette may display a variety of options like push/pull (extrusion). That pet palette display may get...
View ArticleGood Friday – Easter Monday
We are closed today, Good Friday (14th April) to Easter Monday (17th April) Support queries can be logged during this time, and we will respond when we reopen on Tuesday the 18th. You may find the...
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Locking Layers
When in the Layer Settings dialogue box (Ctrl+L PC, or cmd+L for Mac) you can Lock layers off within a layer combination once items have been placed, i.e Roof Slabs, Floor Slabs, Meshes etc, this is...
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