On-Screen View Options
The View > On-Screen View Options command produces a list of items (generally aids in editing) that can be shown or hidden on screen, ...
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Winter Gardens
In contrast to some of the other ArchiGlazing tools, no new library parts are created when dealing with winter gardens. Instead, an object already ...
Removing Triangulation from Imported SketchUp, Cinema 4D and 3D Studio Objects
SketchUp , Cinema 4D and 3D Studio objects can provide users with additional content not found in the standard ArchiCAD libraries. When imported, these objects can contain unwanted contour lines noticeable in both 2D and 3D. Furthermore, the parametric…
How to Split a Line
There are several ways you can split a Line in ArchiCAD. The following describes some of the basic methods. (There are probably other methods you could come up with). Splitting a Line with Another Element In this example, we wish to cut the…
Start Routing at Connection Port of Other MEP Element Types
Other MEP elements (e.g. Bends, Junctions, Terminals) have connections whose geometries are fixed. You can start a new Routing operation from any of these connection ports. To start Routing, click on a connection port: Guide Lines appear corresponding to the standard bend angles. Click along the ...
Modify the Witness Line
To choose a Witness line style, use Linear Dimension Settings.
See Witness Line Format.
Edit Length of All Witness Lines
1.Select the entire dimension chain (click at a “free spot” on the dimension line).
2.Bring up the Edit Length of Witness Line command from the Pet ...
Create a Fillet or Chamfer
Use the Edit > Reshape > Fillet/Chamfer command to fillet or chamfer the intersection of two straight lines or walls, or the corner(s) of a polygon element.
For special fillet/chamfer options available with Morphs, see Basic Morph Editing: Fillet/Chamfer a Morph.
To open the ...
Adjusting Elements
Use the Adjust command to extend or trim the endpoints of selected Walls, Beams, Arcs and Lines to a Line, Arc segment or element edge.
Note: It is also possible to adjust Roof planes to each other or to other elements.
See Intersect Single-plane Roofs and Cropping with a ...
Snap Guides
Snap Guides are temporary lines and arcs that appear along existing elements, to assist accurate element placement.
Unlike ...
Sketch Window
Creating Window Sketches
1.Draw the outside contour of the desired window using the ARCHICAD line type tools.
2.Make sure that the ...