Knowledgebase
Smart Transmittal
Main principles The Smart Document Transmittal is an object that reads data from text files exported from Archicad files. It organises the data into a graphic document transmittal that is placed as object on a Layout. Conditions To allow the object to organise the data the following conditions must be met: The Archicad Revision management […]
Martin Petru
Carbon Copy Cloner and Dropbox
We have started to use the excellent Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) to sync various Folders on a File Server to a dropbox account to share its content ‘automatically’ with an external party. Initially we had some problems, as we had simply scheduled a Backup Tlan to run every hour, which resulted in a couple of errors regarding […]
Daniel Schagemann
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 […]
Daniel Schagemann
Icon creation tutorial for macOS apps
For a long time Graphisoft’s Archicad had the same icon for different versions, making it difficult to visually distinguish which version a file was opened in. To solve this annoying problem, in 2009 the macinteract team crafted our own icon set and made it publicly available – for a graphical history or as inspiration, please […]
Daniel Schagemann
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 […]
Daniel Schagemann
Guide to Better Archicad
Use the following Tips and Tricks regularly to keep Archicad project file performance at its best. SWITCH OFF WIFI on your Workstation An ethernet connection is faster and more stable than Wifi. Keeping a single fast connection to the server avoids a lot of problems. SAVE, BACKUPS & RECORD SETS Save or at least send […]
Daniel Schagemann
Drawing Numbering System
Drawing Numbering System: A Scalable Solution One major challenge that most architectural practices face sooner or later is developing a logical and scalable Drawing Numbering System (DNS). A well-designed DNS should accommodate projects ranging from small-scale residential to large and complex institutional projects, which may be staged and spread across various sites. At the same […]
Daniel Schagemann
Archicad 27 replacement icon(s)
Please enjoy our alternative / replacement icons for Archicad 27. As usual all icons are available for free and as always in full Retina Display glory… Click here to download. To install, simply replace the original Archicad logo (Archicad.icns) with our new version (also named Archicad.icns) in the following location: macOS… /Applications/GRAPHISOFT/Archicad 27/Archicad 27.app/Contents/Resources/Archicad.icns Please […]
Daniel Schagemann
Synology file server access problems on macOS 14 – Sonoma
It seems that macOS 14 (up to at least macOS 14.5) – Sonoma, has a bug preventing users from accessing Synology file servers. It seems this is caused by a malformed Keychain entry, created when your password changes or is entered incorrectly. Hot to fix this – temporarily… disconnect from WiFi and connect via […]
Daniel Schagemann
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 […]
Daniel Schagemann
Apple vs PC Hardware Cost comparison
As Apple’s lineup recently has changed significantly we thought we check, how the new ‘Macs’ compare to PC hardware… INFO > As Apple Silicon is highly optimised, RAM capacity is not easily comparable, i.e. 32GB of RAM with a M1 type processor should provide better overall performance as the same amount RAM with an Intel […]
Daniel Schagemann
Silently and Remotely Update Vectorworks 2025 for mac
As per the “install” post, this is also executed via Addigy Smart Software. Condition Script #====app_exists====# checkFilePath="/Applications/Vectorworks 2025/Vectorworks 2025.app" if [ -e "$checkFilePath" ]; then echo "File $checkFilePath exists" else echo "File $checkFilePath does not exist" exit 1 fi #====process_not_running====# processName="Vectorworks" if ps axco comm | grep -q "$processName"; then echo "Process $processName running" exit […]
Kevin
Archicad Font Size : points vs mm
UPDATED 12/06/2020 > updated with latest info & process To the uninitiated trying to match the font size in Archicad to font size used in a document generated in another application, e.g. design reports may cause a major headache. Read on if you ever wondered how to get this right… Background (go straight to PROCESS […]
Martin Petru
Smart Wall Schedule Label
Simple Wall Schedulesby macinteract. Archicad users use our Smart Wall Schedule Label to streamline and ensure consistency in documentation. Save yourself time and money. Also included with our Smart Template. Compatible from AC27+ Buy now. Learn More. "Simple label that can be placed directly on wall elements. It is much easier than drawing schedules manually." You […]
Andrew Kim
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