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ArchiCAD Training – (Quick Start Course – 1-4)
In this 11 minute video we look at different options for connecting walls and setting their orientations.
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ArchiCAD Training: Connecting and Orienting Walls
Let us know how you feel... (12 comments so far)
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Olof Bern Antonsson
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ChiauwLim
511 days agoHi Eric,
May I know what mouse are you using. Do I have to configure my mouse to have the center click to pan. Tried what you did but cannot get my mouse to work.
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Eric Bobrow Reply:
December 31st, 2011 at 4:15 pmChiauw -
I am using an Apple Magic Mouse, the wireless, stylish mouse with no buttons. It automatically can be configured to do left and right clicks, and with a free download of the utility called MagicPrefs, I’ve set it to pick up a click in the middle area properly as a center button click.
ArchiCAD automatically uses the center button click as a Pan command, but sometimes there is mouse software or system preferences/software that interferes. Check to see if you have a system preference or mouse control panel that allows configuration of the mouse button functions. You will want to make sure that your center click is being treated as a “normal” center click, rather than as a special shortcut function.
Eric
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MikeVenechuk
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MariyaLilith
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RoderickAnderson
721 days agoEric,
These basics are essential to efficient work in Archicad. Even though most of these I may be already using them, these serve as great efficiency refreshers for staffers or for into for new people that have never worked with ArchiCAD before.
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ChristopherEllis
721 days agoEric,
It’s amazing how one can use Archicad for years and never know about the subtle differences in the cursor that you point out. Information that is just waiting to be utilized. As a long time user, I’m picking up great tidbits with your lessons.
Chris Ellis
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Eric Reply:
June 4th, 2011 at 5:57 pmChris -
There are always going to be little nuances that will help you finesse your work better – glad to see you’re willing to take the time to go back over the basics with me!
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Mr. Bobrow,
after having had changed the “template” and “work environment” (in the dialogue that appears when creating a new project), it would appear the plan display settings have changed.
Before, e.g. the walls and windows in plan looked the way they do in the video above — now every wall no matter the material is a “filled” black, and windows and doors are drawn with a thin line black (as compared to different colours and thicknesses before).
I have done a bit of hunting about in all kinds of settings, but am unable to locate the appropriate dialogue.
Could you point me in the right direction?
Regards
Olof Bern Antonsson
Sweden
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Eric Bobrow Reply:
January 10th, 2013 at 5:30 pm
Olof -
It sounds like you may have activated a different setting for your Model View Options (MVO). These are set up in the Document menu > Model View > Model View Options dialog, and are also recorded in your View Settings, so that each View can have an appropriate style for displaying the model.
The MVO settings allow you to change the display of the walls and other construction elements by overriding the actual Fills or Composite; in this case it sounds like it is set to give you a solid fill. This might be appropriate for a preliminary drawing, or for a site plan. MVO can also change the way that windows and doors are shown.
Try double-clicking on different Views in your View Map to see what alternative MVO styles are available in your current template. To change the Model View Options manually, or to study the options you have, open up the Document menu > Model View > Model View Options command.
I hope this helps you to straighten things out, and introduces you to one of ArchiCAD’s powerful features!
Eric
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Olof Bern Antonsson Reply:
January 13th, 2013 at 2:34 pm
Thank you kindly!
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