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Social Media and two-factor authentication

In addition to using strong passwords we strongly encourage you to enable two-factor authentication wherever you can. Please find below some links to instructions for various social media and email platforms: Discord > https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/219576828-Setting-up-Two-Factor-Authentication Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823 Google > https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid Instagram > https://help.instagram.com/566810106808145 LinkedIn > https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/544/turn-two-step-verification-on-and-off?lang=en Microsoft > https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/how-to-use-two-step-verification-with-your-microsoft-account-c7910146-672f-01e9-50a0-93b4585e7eb4 Slack > https://slack.com/intl/en-au/help/articles/204509068-Set-up-two-factor-authentication Snapchat > https://support.snapchat.com/en-US/a/enable-login-verification […]

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Jun 22Jun 22

Automate Mail with Applescript (up to 10.6)

Ever wondered how you can setup an automated mailing list to organise e.g. your sports team? Our problem: not getting enough numbers for our weekly team sport and having to go down to the park in vain! Our solution: setup our mac mini running 10.6 using apple script to send an invitation, collect and count […]

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Jun 22Jun 22

3D Printer setup for Architects

ADVICE UPDATE 2024 > Unless you require a big build plate and are prepared to tinker, we recommend to get a Bambu Lab P1S – it is affordable, easy to setup, requires no tinkering and is very reliable. Over the last few years we have come across some 3d printers that are being more or […]

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Jun 22Jun 22

Hardware recommendations

We’re often asked which Apple Hardware we recommend for Architects – so here is our shortlist… INFO > Apple has discontinued the ageing (yet powerful) intel based 27-inch iMac – at this stage it is unlikely they will bring this model back into their line-up. The new M1 24-inch iMac is not considered here, as […]

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Jun 16Jun 16

Print to Scale

Many apps have their own printing interface, which can make adjusting the default “fit to page” scaling option a cumbersome undertaking. Especially with architectural drawings you will want to print at the correct scale. Apple Preview Preview uses the standard macOS interface, ensure your settings are set as following… Adobe Acrobat In Adobe Acrobat’s print […]

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Jun 16Jun 16

AS2890 Swept Paths

If you need to design a Loading Dock compliant with AS2890, this Archicad object will do most of the work for you. Previous slide Next slide INFO > This AS2890 Swept Path object and many others are also included in our Smart Template for Archicad.

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Jun 15Jun 15

Apple Mail shortcuts

You can use your keyboard to quickly accomplish many tasks in mail, here are the ones we find the most useful: Create new compose window Command-N Open Activity Viewer Command-0 (zero) Add senders to Address Book Command-Y Attach file to message Command-Shift-A Increase quote level Command-‘ (single quote) Decrease quote level Command-Option-‘ (single quote) Send […]

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Jun 14Jun 14

Adjust LAN IP Address Range

For a successful remote server connection via VPN, your home internet router must use a different IP address range to your office network setup.For example, if the office router IP address is 192.168.0.1, your home router IP address cannot be 192.168.0.x To check please do the following: Step 1 When connected to your home internet, […]

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Jun 14Jun 14

Archicad Door Surface override

We have noticed that in recent versions of Archicad, sometimes Doors display with a homogeneous surface that can not be changed by any of the Door Settings. Most likely the solution to your problem is that the affected Door object(s) have a Model Surface override applied. Unfortunately, this feature has been hidden in the latest […]

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Jun 14Jun 14

PROSPECT by IRIS VR setup (on macOS)

Following up on our review of the OCULUS QUEST in Architecture, please find below an overview over our existing setup to get models into our QUEST via PROSPECT by IRIS VR. Base Setup 1 x OCULUS Quest @ AUD 630 each incl. GST1 x IRIS VR Prospect @ approx. AUD 440 pa (yearly subscription) per […]

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Jun 14Jun 14

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