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Mesh Ridge Sharpness
In the Mesh tool we have 3 options under the Model Tab. If we start of with All Ridges Sharp, we can see that the mesh becomes very triangulated. This is the simplest form for the computer to...
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Differentiating between joists and blocking
A common frustration when using the beam tool is how to get the beams to show separately to blocking set between. No doubt we are all familiar with this We can now use the Floor Plan 3D document to...
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Crop to Single-Plane Roof
You can still use the old method of cropping the walls to a single roof, used mainly to trim walls in an angle. If you are working in ArchiCAD 18 or older you already know that you can right-click the...
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What are you waiting for?
If you are using Schedules Notes tool for Doors and Windows you will know that entering the data gives you 1.5 seconds between one character and the next one to type a description. This is a setting...
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Roof covering offset
If you are using the roof covering tool and you wish to edit the position of the cladding origin, just click in the center editing node and offset it:
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If you have a rotated view in ARCHICAD and you want to keep the Keynotes label orientation horizontal, you can change the Label Frame settings to follow the project orientation. t
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Close All Other Tabs & Windows
Got lots of tabs and windows you want to close with one click? Windows – Close All Other Tabs and Windows You can use this to close all the tabs but the one you want to leave open eg close all your...
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Roof covering view attributes in a different story
If you want to control the display of Roof Covering in plan, you just have to go to the Covering Settings- Display Settings Under Symbol, there are the options: H- Means Home Story A- Means Above Story...
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Opening Layouts/Views on a single tab
In ARCHICAD 19 and newer, with the new Tab Bar feature, double-clicking on different views/layouts opens new tabs. If you would like them to open in a single tab go to Options>Work...
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Background Updating v Laptop
On the road with your laptop and want to get the most out of your battery while using ARCHICAD? With background updating introduced from ARCHICAD 19, on a laptop you have a 3rd option “Enabled when...
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