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Smart Design Practitioners Titleblock
The Smart Design Practitioner Title Block object is designed to help offices manage their Regulated Design Record obligations. Based on The Revision History object from the Archicad native Libraries, it collects and displays data stored in the Project info and Layout Issue (Transmittal) History in a simple graphic form, as per the required Regulated Design […]
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
Signing Into Microsoft For The First Time
Due to the unfortunate rise in identity theft, Microsoft is continuously beefing up the ID creation process. Consequently, this presents more and more hurdles for the user to navigate, especially if you are unfamiliar with the interface. Hopefully this step by step guide will help. Setup Initial Login This is critical. Without logging in for […]
Kevin
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, […]
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
Getting Started with ArchiCAD and Pointclouds
Getting Started with ArchiCAD and Pointclouds Introduction Point cloud files have become increasingly prevalent in architecture design and coordination due to their ability to capture precise, high-density 3D data of existing environments. By integrating point clouds into BIM workflows, professionals can more effectively manage renovation projects, site surveys, and other processes which are dependant on […]
Andrew Kim
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
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
File Transfer Challenge: LAN vs. the Rest
To inform the discussion around working from home (WFH) or overseas requirements, as well as setting expectations as to what can be remotely worked on efficiently, we have conducted various file transfer tests over different types of connections. Parameters We used the LAN_Speed Test app to read and write files of various different sizes, over […]
Daniel Schagemann
Magic Mouse panning
ADVICE UPDATE 2024 > Unfortuantely MagicPrefs has been discontinued, however for a small fee you can get Middle Click instead. Although the magic mouse has solved the problem with the far too easily clogged up trackball on its predecessor, by simply doing away with this ‘3rd button’ it has created another major problem: How can you […]
Daniel Schagemann
Adobe Acrobat optimisation
If you find either Adobe Acrobat Reader or the full Adobe Acrobat DC version to be terribly slow adjust the following settings to improve performance: Step 1 Preferences > General > untick ‘Make Hand tool read articles’ – and whilst you are at it, untick most other items… Step 2 Preferences > Page Display > […]
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
Setting Up OpenVPN
What is OpenVPN? OpenVPN is an alternative VPN solution. You connect to your office VPN via an app instead of from the macOS drop-down menu. How to set yourself up (on macOS) 1. Ensure any existing vpn is disconnected. 2. Check if OpenVPN Connect app is available: /Applications/OpenVPN Connect/OpenVPN Connect.app. If not, request it from […]
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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
IFC Interoperability Tips
The increasing complexity of modern construction projects has identified the growing need for enhanced collaboration and interoperability within the (BIM) framework. Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) play a pivotal role by establishing a standardised data exchange format, facilitating interoperability among diverse BIM software applications such as Revit and Sketchup. To meet this expectation for effective communication […]
Andrew Kim
Smart Custom Trees
If you are already using our Smart Tree object for Archicad, you can create your own custom Trees, via the following process. CAUTION > You must only use the Fill and 2D line tools (i.e. not the spline, arc or circle tools) for the below to work properly. A. Plan View On a new worksheet […]
Daniel Schagemann
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