Small Improvements

Some small but welcome improvements and fixes:

Selections palette has been simplified and its interface modernized; new Redefine function allows any selected Selection Set to be updated based on current element selection.

New Work Environment option, under On-Screen Options, to turn on/off contours for all Favorite and Object Setting 3D previews.

Selection of overhead elements in Floor Plan now omit their surface detection, to give priority to selection of uncut elements. Select overhead elements by their outline.

Element Transfer Settings: Home Story definitions are now stored correctly. Sets and default have been updated accordingly.

Element Transfer Settings: New options added for Curtain Wall, including Classes and Scheme Pattern.

The “Reference line” algorithm for Zone creation automatically detects the logical Zone Boundary where Walls and a Curtain Wall form a closed space.

Re-associate a Label to another element using Cmd/Ctrl + Click.

Grid Tool lines visible in Section: bug fix to ensure that custom settings will “stick” correctly.

Updated interface for Sun Study and Create Fly-Through dialogs; new “Total Length” feedback indicates how long the exported movie will run (total frames divided by frame rate).

New algorithm for calculating Sun position, using the Solar Position Algorithm of the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, results in more accurate shadow casting (e.g. for 3D Projection and Sun Study). Date setting now includes the year.

Work Environment lists now support multi-selection: edit more than one item at a time when you show/hide Tool Settings and Info Box, and add/remove Toolbar and Menu items.

New System Autotext for today’s date including: Day of Month/Week, Month (name)/(number) and Year (short/long).

Interactive Schedule, “Schedule Cell Size” dialogue now supports multi-selection editing, and new buttons to resize all Rows and Columns to fit content with 1 click.

New Info Box command from Element panel, for all Library Parts (such as Doors, Windows, Objects) to “Reset to Default Settings” without needing to open settings and switch back and forth Library Parts.

Surface Settings, New from Catalog: after selecting an item during search, the selection is retained even after clearing the search

Edit width and height of square and profiled Columns graphically on Floor Plan via their boundary nodes (previously only available in 3D)

Stretching a rectangular Column in Floor Plan or 3D now always adheres to its defined anchor (previously always used centerpoint)

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These improvements were introduced as part of ARCHICAD 24 Update 3. Note: PARAM-O remains as a Technology Preview. PARAM-O is part of the ARCHICAD base installation. Additional features include: •Native macOS support, our most requested feature •Improved 3D preview, with ...