Archive for the ‘Tip of the Day’ Category

Where are the libraries stored?

23 May 2013 No Comments Jonathan Breen
ArchiCAD, ArchiCAD 16, Support, Tip of the Day

Some users of ArchiCAD may be unaware of where the objects they are loading are coming from. It can be even more confusing with office libraries being used from a server. There is an easy way to find out where the library is located to allow you to maintain these file location. If you go

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Cadimage Work Environment

22 May 2013 No Comments Tate Gibbes
ArchiCAD, Cadimage, Tip of the Day, Tools

Once you have run the Cadimage Tools Installer you should now fin that there is Cadimage Menu option in the menu bar. If this is not the case, then you simply need to activate the correct Work Environment Settings.  To do this go to: Options>Work Environment>Work Environment… In the Dialog box that pops up select

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Finding the area of a slab

21 May 2013 No Comments Tate Gibbes
ArchiCAD, General, Tip of the Day

“How do I find out the area of a slab?” This is one of the most frequently asked questions we get in our training courses and on our support lines. There are 2 simple processes for getting this information The first option is to open the Element Information Palette, choose the area setting, and then

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Labelling Doors and Windows in Elevations

20 May 2013 2 Comments Tate Gibbes
ArchiCAD, Doors+Windows, Tip of the Day

Before you can apply labels to the windows you need to set the label tool up for doors and windows. With nothing selected open the label tools settings. Under the Content & Preview Tab, choose the Window Tool option from the list. Change the label type from Text to Cadimage ID Label Configure the label

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Placing Cameras in your drawings

17 May 2013 No Comments Tate Gibbes
ArchiCAD, General, Tip of the Day

When placing cameras into your drawings, don’t forget that cameras are not story sensitive. You need to ensure that you set the camera and target ‘Z’ heights relative to Project Zero, before you place the camera on your drawing.


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Calculating Cut and fill volumes

16 May 2013 No Comments Tate Gibbes
ArchiCAD, ArchiCAD 16, Content, General, Support, Tip of the Day

We have all had situations where we need to calculate Cut and Fill volumes for sloping sites.  Here is a simple technique for doing this is to use Solid Element Operations. First of all,once you have created your mesh, create a copy of it off to the side.  Use your slabs and footings to create

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Dimension your building quickly

15 May 2013 No Comments Tate Gibbes
ArchiCAD, General, Tip of the Day

How much time do you spend dimensioning your floor plans?  Did you know that like almost every other drawing  process ArchiCAD has the ability to do this for you? First thing to do is select all of your walls (select the wall tool in the tool box and then CTRL + A for PC or

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Hidden line style 3D Document

14 May 2013 No Comments Mark Horrocks
ArchiCAD, Tip of the Day

Want a hidden line style 3D Document? Simply set the Fill Uncut Surfaces with: to a uniform colour such as white from with the 3D Document Settings Menu


Customer support satisfaction rating

13 May 2013 No Comments Jonathan Breen
ArchiCAD, Support, Tip of the Day

If you have logged a ticket recently with the Cadimage team you may have noticed a follow up email asking you to rate the support you received. Basically there is two options: Good, Im Satisfied or Bad, Im Unsatisfied This is a useful feature as we have always known how efficient we are in providing answers &

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Classifying details

10 May 2013 No Comments Tate Gibbes
ArchiCAD, Tip of the Day

Do you need to reference in details from different disciplines such as Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil engineers? Do you want to be able to easily identify whose details are whose? Use different Marker Heads on your details to clearly identify different disciplines. Open the Marker Head tab in the detail settings, Use different shapes to

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