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ArchiCAD Training Session Notes

QUESTION	ANSWER SUMMARY AND NOTES	START TIME
Q?: Make Roof Dormer side walls that display in plan correctly		0:06:20
	Sidebar: Mod file – 1) clipboard copy or 2) “external content”	0:10:04
	Verify story setting heights when importing multi-story mod files	0:12:40
A: split dormer wall and place on other layer	Make sure the other layer’s intersection priority is different	0:15:45
	Layer Intersection Priority: additional uses	0:20:30
	Trim wall to roof OR AC-15 option: Connect tool	0:25:24
Making a module file		0:34:50
	Trim vs SEO vs Connect debate	0:40:45
How do I add Consultant Sheets into Index?	Create dummy (blank) sheets named per consultant data	0:44:20
	Change the Index order by creating new Layout Subsets.	0:46:40
	Index source view: Index Field, blank button is the sort key	0:50:35
	Include Consultant drawings as PDF into Layout Book	0:54:40
Zone Tool: change measurement units	General discussion of Zones	0:57:27
	Change the area settings in Project Preferences	1:03:10
	Redefine preferences to make changes permanent	1:06:14
Adjusting shape of placed detail reference		1:10:50
	>On-screen View option >Marker Range + >View >Refresh >Rebuild from source view	1:17:48
Change Zone Text size and Zone color	Zone selection settings	1:21:00
	>Options >Element Attributes >Zone category	1:24:00
Place sloped wall under stair?		1:26:27

ArchiCAD Training Session Notes

ArchiCAD Training – Coaching Call – October 27, 2011

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