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Ci Select Object Library – Framing
Automatically assign Framing elements to placed walls using the CI Select Library. Simply select the desired walls and go to CI Tools > CI Select > Place Wall Framing The Wall Framing object can be found under Ci Select Library 27.lcf…
Sonya Grabez
3 June 2024 -
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Creating Openings
The Opening Tool was first introduced in Archicad 23. It is used to create openings of any shape in most of the 3D elements. Here I teach how to use this tool in 5 simple steps 1. Placing an opening Select…
Jose Rivera
27 May 2024 -
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Ci Select Object Library – Curtains
Automatically place Curtains on Windows using the CI Select Object Library. Simply select the desired windows and go to CI Tools > CI Select > Add Door and Window Extras. Window covering elements can be found under Ci Select Library 27.lcf…
Natalie Adams
16 May 2024 -
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Labelling Zones with the Label Tool
As of ARCHICAD 25 Update 2, you can now label zones directly with the label tool. All you need to do is select the label tool, apply whichever settings you’d like aesthetically for the label, make sure it’s associative, and than…
Myles Taylor
4 January 2023 -
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Zones with Automatic Labels
As of ARCHICAD 25 Update 2, zones have been now given the ability to be automatically labelled on creation. When going to place a zone, you’ll see a new option in your toolbar: If this option is enabled when you go…
Myles Taylor
3 January 2023
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30th Anniversary splash screen
Ever get bored of looking at the same old ArchiCAD 18 splash screen? How about – when ArchiCAD 18 starts up,…
Joshua Osborne
10 March 2015 -
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Transfer Attributes from file to file
Most tools in ArchiCAD rely on Attributes. Attributes include Pens, Line types, Fills, Surfaces and so on. All attributes that already…
Joshua Osborne
9 March 2015 -
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Move through the Toolbox Tools
In a previous post I described how you could use the W key to go back to the last Tool from the…
Joshua Osborne
6 March 2015 -
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Move from the Arrow Too to the last Tool used…
All ArchiCAD users learn pretty quickly that pressing ESC often enough switches you from whatever Tool is active to the Arrow…
Joshua Osborne
5 March 2015 -
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Where is the Quick Options palette?
Have you recently installed ArchiCAD 18 and wondered where the Quick Options palette has gone? In default Work Environments provided by…
Joshua Osborne
4 March 2015 -
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Exchange model data with IFC
We can exchange 3D models between our collaborative team using the power of the IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) file format. ArchiCAD…
Joshua Osborne
26 February 2015 -
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Make your Special Snap Points more visible
Sometimes on a detailed drawing, it can be difficult to see where the Special Snap Points are on an element (half…
Joshua Osborne
25 February 2015 -
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‘Zoom to Selection’
…this is one of my favourite commands that I use all the time. It is really useful for the following… centring elements…
Joshua Osborne
20 February 2015 -
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Do you need to open an old Project?
If you have old project files, you may have trouble opening them in the more recent versions of ArchiCAD. Fortunately Graphisoft…
Joshua Osborne
18 February 2015
