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Getting Started with ArchiCAD 11

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Getting Started with ArchiCAD 11 3

CONTENTSHardware/Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

MacOS (PPC or Mac Intel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Required Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Memory and Disk Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Required Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Memory and Disk Space. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Optional Hardware Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Commercial License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Educational License. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Trial License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Hardware Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Demo Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Compatibility Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10Opening ArchiCAD Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Plotter and Digitizer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Saving Project Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Standard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Additional Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16Create Installation Package for Predefined Company Standards. . . . . . . . . 17Migrating ArchiCAD 9 Projects to ArchiCAD 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Option 1: Create Two Separate Files in ArchiCAD 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Option 2: Create Single File in ArchiCAD 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Conversion Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Conversion of Other Attributes/Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30Project Hotlink vs. File Hotlinks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Drawing Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Drawing Name and Drawing ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Library Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Converted Model Views in ArchiCAD 11: Floor Plan Display Issues . . . . . . . . . . 36Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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4 Getting Started with ArchiCAD 11


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Hardware/Software Requirements

MacOS (PPC or Mac Intel)

Software

System software 10.4

Required Hardware

Mac PPC: G4 or G5 series, G5 is recommended

Mac Intel: any Mac Intel machine

Memory and Disk Space

1 GB configuration as a minimum, 2 GB or more recommended

About 1 GB free disk space required for a full installation of ArchiCAD

Free hard disk space required depending on model complexity (over 2

GB recommended for complex models and 3D visualization)

Display

Any Macintosh-compatible 17 or larger display (19-24 monitorsrecommended)

Resolution of 1280 x 1024 is recommended and more than 256 colors

True Color display adapter required

Standard Open GL graphic card with on-board video memory of 64MB is required.

On-board video memory of 128 MB or more is recommended.

To find compatibility data for Open GL VGA-cards, please visit thefollowing website:http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/compatibility.php
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Hardware/Software Requirements


Windows

Software

Microsoft Windows XP Pro, Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate EditionQuickTime 7 or later and Java 1.6.0 or later are required

ArchiCAD installer will automatically install Java 1.6.0 and QuickTime 7 ifthey are not present on your computer.

Required Hardware

An Intel Pentium 4, Intel Centrino, Intel Core Duo or compatible CPU, 2

GHz processor speed or higher recommended

Memory and Disk Space

1 GB of RAM is required, more is recommended

About 1 GB free disk space required for a full installation of ArchiCAD

Free hard disk space required depending on model complexity (over 2

GB recommended for complex models and 3D visualization)

Display

Resolution of 1280 x 1024 is recommended

24 bit True Color display adapter with a 17 as minimum, 19-24monitors recommended

True Color display adapter required

Standard Open GL graphic card with on-board video memory of 64MB is required.

On-board video memory of 128 MB or more is recommended.

To find compatibility data for Open GL VGA-cards, please visit thefollowing website:http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/compatibility.php

Optional Hardware PeripheralsAll major plotter, printers and digitizers can be used with ArchiCAD.
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Licenses


LicensesThere are three types of ArchiCAD licenses: Commercial, Educational andTrial.

As part of the installation process, you will be prompted to choose one ofthe three licenses.

Choose the Commercial License if your package includes a hardwareprotection key (dongle) for ArchiCAD, or if you wish to install a Demo version.

Choose the Educational License if you are a student and you have

received a Serial Number for ArchiCAD.Choose theTrial License if you want to try out ArchiCAD for a limitedtime, and if you have registered for a Trial Version Serial Number.

Commercial LicenseTo run the commercial license of ArchiCAD in full mode, a hardwareprotection key (dongle) is required. Depending on which package you havepurchased, the protection key will enable you to use ArchiCAD either as asingle user or as part of a network.


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Licenses


Note: If you have the network version, the CD will contain a NetworkUtilities program. See the accompanying Read-Me file for details.

If you have a hardware protection key, your ArchiCAD will run in full modeas long as you work on files created with the commercial license. However,

if you open a file created in educational mode, ArchiCAD will switch toeducation mode and a watermark will appear on the page whenever youprint/plot drawings.

Educational LicenseChoose the Educational license if you are a student and you have received aSerial Number for ArchiCAD. The file extensions of ArchiCAD files

created in the Educational license are identical to those of files created inthe Commercial license (i.e., PLN for a solo project and PLA for a soloproject archive) However, if you print a file created in the Educationallicense, each printed/plotted page will display a watermark text.

An ArchiCAD file created in the Educational license can be opened by afull (commercial) license of ArchiCAD, which will then switch toEducational mode as long as the Education-license file is in use.

Installation of an Educational license ArchiCAD follows the same steps asthose detailed below (at Standard Installation), with the following exceptions:

Instead of installing a hardware protection key, you will be asked toprovide your serial number.

If your serial number is that of an individual student rather than aneducational institution, you will nothave the option to create a customInstallation Package.

If your ArchiCAD is registered by an educational institution, enteringthat serial number will enable you to create a custom Installation Package.

SeeCreate Installation Package for Predefined Company Standards on page 15.

Trial LicenseChoose the trial license if you want to try out the full functionality of

ArchiCAD for up to 30 days. If you choose this option, you will be

prompted to provide a serial number. You can register for a serial number atthe website address provided.


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Hardware Protection


While the trial license is a full-feature license of ArchiCAD, there are somelimitations compared to the full commercial license:

Every trial installation has its own unique file format, so that working inteams is not possible. (Full-license files opened with the trial license will

also be converted to the trial format.) There is a watermark applied to the trial files.

The trial license cannot save files in AC10 format.

Once you buy the full commercial license, you need only insert theprotection key into your computer: after restarting the program, the triallicense automatically switches to full mode, and the files created by the triallicense will be converted to ArchiCAD commercial files, but only on thecomputer on which they were created.

Hardware ProtectionTheArchiCAD Hardware Protection Key represents your investment inthe full license of ArchiCAD, so please safeguard and insure it for the full

value of your software just as you would any other company asset. LostProtection Keys are not replaceable. The commercial license of ArchiCAD

comes either with a stand-alone or a networktype hardware protectionkey. The network protection is programmed differently than the stand-alonehardware protection key. Thus, the two keys cannot be interchanged.

To activate the hardware protection key, please visithttps://upgrade.graphisoft.comand follow the steps. If you have purchased new

ArchiCAD licenses, your ArchiCAD provider has given you an activationcode. If you are upgrading an existing ArchiCAD license, your key will beupgraded automatically. Contact your local dealer for help with activation.

If you are an upgrader from ArchiCAD 7.0 or newer version, yourArchiCAD package will not include the hardware protection key, becauseArchiCAD 11 will run on your existing protection key. If you upgrade frompre-7.0 versions of ArchiCAD, please contact your local ArchiCADprovider to receive the protection key.

If you have the network protection version of ArchiCAD, you have to installa special server software on the computer where the network hardware
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Compatibility Information


protection key will be connected. You have to install as many client softwarelicenses as the number of ArchiCAD licenses you have purchased.

Warning: Before starting to install network software, please read theinstallation instructions accompanying the Network Utilities for

ArchiCAD on the CD-ROM.The Protection Key must be properly installed at all times whenArchiCAD is running, otherwise you will not be able to continue yourwork or launch ArchiCAD, except in Demo mode.

Demo VersionIf you received a copy of ArchiCAD for evaluation purposes, your package

does not contain a hardware key and you will be able to run ArchiCAD indemo mode only.

The Demo mode is for exploring ArchiCADs functionality. However, youcannot save your work, nor can you cut/paste elements from the clipboardor use the Teamwork function. These commands and menu items aredisabled, and the ArchiCAD 11 titlebar changes toArchiCAD 11 Demo.

Your ArchiCAD program may also be restricted to Demo mode for the

following reasons: no key is attached to your computer, or

all of your ArchiCAD licenses are in use, or

your protection key is defective.

In these cases, an alert message willappear when you start ArchiCAD,informing you about the problem

with the protection key. You can runArchiCAD in Demo mode or quit andresolve the problem.

Compatibility InformationWe suggest that you use previous versions of ArchiCAD to work on yourcurrent projects, until you feel comfortable and productive with the new


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Compatibility Information


version. We recommend that you keep your existing ArchiCADenvironment for a time, even if you are using ArchiCAD 11.

Important Note: ArchiCAD 11 provides downward compatibilitywith limitations: all information based on the new features and

functions of ArchiCAD 11 will be lost in a file saved in ArchiCAD 10format. Also, you cannot use library parts of newer versions in previousArchiCADs, which means that projects saved in ArchiCAD 10 formatwill not be able to use ArchiCAD 11 library parts. ArchiCAD 11 libraryparts cannot be saved in earlier file formats. We strongly recommendthat you create Archives (.pla) of each project you worked on with theirown library. We do NOT recommend loading the ArchiCAD 11 libraryinto any ArchiCAD files that were not started with ArchiCAD 11library.

Opening ArchiCAD FilesArchiCAD 11 can open ArchiCAD 8, 8.1, 9 and 10 project files only.

You cannot open ArchiCAD earlier versions of project files directly inArchiCAD 11. Please use ArchiCAD 8 or later version to convert them to ausable file format. We strongly recommend that you create an archive file(.pla) of each project you worked on with older ArchiCAD versions. Move a

project onto ArchiCAD 11 only if you have archived it with the previousversion.

If you are opening a project from ArchiCAD 9 or earlier in ArchiCAD 11, seeMigrating ArchiCAD 9 Projects to ArchiCAD 11 in this document.

Plotter and Digitizer Support

Pen plotters (or pen-plotter mode on raster plotters) are no longersupported beginning with version ArchiCAD 8.1. Users who wish to use apen plotter should keep an earlier ArchiCAD version. ArchiCAD 11 doesnot support earlier Graphisoft digitizer drivers; however, manufacturers'digitizer drivers work fine in the new ArchiCAD version in mouse-mode forsketches.

Saving Project FilesArchiCAD 11 can back-save project files in ArchiCAD 10 format only(among previous ArchiCAD file formats).


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Standard Installation


You cannot use library parts of newer versions in older-version ArchiCADs.

Standard InstallationTheArchiCAD Installation Wizard guides you through the steps ofinstalling ArchiCAD on your computer.

Insert the ArchiCAD CD-ROM into your computers CD-ROM drive.

On PC, theArchiCAD 11 Installation dialog box will appear automatically.Start the Installation Wizard by choosing the ArchiCAD 11 caption.

Alternatively, browse the contents of the ArchiCAD 11 CD-ROM, anddouble-click on the Setup application in the CD root directory.

On the MacOS platform, the ArchiCAD 11 volume will be mountedon your desktop. Open this volume and click the ArchiCAD Installericon.

On the PC platform, the installer will first check your Javaenvironment. ArchiCAD installer will automatically install Java 1.6.0 ifit is not present on your computer.

License Type Selection

Choose ArchiCAD 11 Commercial license, Educational license or Triallicense.

For more information, seeLicenses on page 4.

Serial Number (Educational and Trial licenses only)

If you choose Educational or Trial license, you will be asked to provide yourregistered user name and serial number.

Program Folder Selection

After accepting the license agreement, you will have to define a location onyour computers hard drive for installing ArchiCAD 11. You can eitheraccept the default location offered by the Installer, or point to an existingfolder or create a new folder.

Choose Setup Type

There are three types of installations available:


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TheTypical option installs all components of ArchiCAD 11. It isrecommended to use this option when first installing ArchiCAD.

The Custom option installs only the selected parts of the full package.Choose this option only if you are experienced in installing and using

ArchiCAD. A third option, Installation Package Creation is also available. Use

this only if you have already configured and saved ArchiCAD defaultsin a separate folder.

See details inCreate Installation Package for Predefined Company Standards onpage 15.

Work Environment Profiles

As part of the installation process, if the installer detects an earlier versionof ArchiCAD on your machine, you will have the option of importing anycustomized Work Environment Profiles from AC 9 or AC 10 to AC11.

Shortcuts

As part of the install process you can create an ArchiCAD 11 Desktopshortcut.

Protection Key

After installing ArchiCAD, insert the hardware protection key into the USBport of your computer and restart your computer so that the hardwareprotection key will function properly.

For more information, seeHardware Protection on page 7.

On the PC platform, you must have QuickTime 7 or higher installed on

your computer to run ArchiCAD 11. If it is not already on your system,QuickTime 7 will be installed automatically, and its license agreement willbe displayed for you to accept.


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When you start ArchiCAD for the first time, a dialog box may warn youthat some ArchiCAD components are not installed.

You can either run ArchiCAD anyway, or you can quit the application andmodify the system accordingly before launching ArchiCAD again. If youchoose Run Anyway, you will not get these messages the next time youstart ArchiCAD.

Modify and Repair

If you already have ArchiCAD installed, and start the Installation Wizard,you are provided with two options:

1) Add will add new features to your current installation. You will see allavailable features in a list and you can check features to be added toyour current installation.

2) Repair will reinstall ArchiCAD with the features of your currentinstallation. You can choose to save your preferred files in a backupfolder. If you select this option, a backup folder will be created inyour ArchiCAD 11 folder. The name of the backup folder will containthe ArchiCAD version and the date of creation; and will include:

your previous Add-on settings (e.g. your interactive schedule list schemes)

your previous ArchiCAD 11 Library

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After the repair process is complete, you can either delete these preferredfiles or reuse them by copying them back into your repaired ArchiCADenvironment:

copy your Add-On settings back to the respective sub-folders of your

ArchiCAD 11/Add-Ons folder replace the library in the ArchiCAD 11/ArchiCAD Library 11 folder

replace your Defaults folder in the ArchiCAD 11 folder (therebyincluding your current Work Environment, Translator and Template data)

Project files you saved into the ArchiCAD 11 folder will not be deleted oroverwritten by the repair process.

UninstallTo uninstall ArchiCAD 11, navigate to the Uninstall.AC folder in yourArchiCAD 11 folder, and select the Uninstaller application. TheUninstall Wizard will help remove files which were installed by the

ArchiCAD Installation Wizard.

If you have more than one ArchiCAD installed, you may want to leave theWIBU driver and components installed on your system. In this case, makesure that the Remove WIBU hardware protection driver option is un-checked. The uninstaller doesnt remove any files you have created in the

ArchiCAD main folder -e.g. ArchiCAD project files that you saved into theArchiCAD main folder.

Important: Do not remove the Java Runtime Environment beforeuninstalling ArchiCAD.

Updates

To check for available updates of your localized version of ArchiCAD and/or ArchiCAD libraries, start ArchiCAD 11 and go to the Help menu:

The Check for Updates command will open your internet browser andwill guide you to the Graphisoft update website. If there is no new updatepatch available for your release and language version of ArchiCAD, the webpage will inform you that you are using an up-to-date version of ArchiCAD.If there is a new update patch available, the web page will automaticallyoffer you the updater package that fits your current ArchiCAD installation.


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You can choose to run the Check for Updates function automatically on aregular basis by setting the options at Options > Work Environment > WebOptions.

For more information, seeWeb Options in ArchiCAD Help.

Note: If you have an updater patch installed and use theAdd/Repairfunction of your original ArchiCAD 11 Installer CD, you will beprompted to re-apply the updates after the modification or repair iscarried out. The ArchiCAD update option is available only for users witha full ArchiCAD 11 license.

You can find other downloadable materials (example files, goodies etc.) atwww.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/downloads.
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Additional Installations

With the ArchiCAD 11 installer, the following utilities can be installed:

For more information about additional utilities, open the folders of the applications in theArchiCAD main folder to find detailed descriptions.

Java runtime

environment

Java 1.6.0 or newer is necessary to run ArchiCAD 11

installer/uninstaller. On MacOS, Java comes with theoperating system. On PC, the ArchiCAD 11 installerwill detect your Java environment and will install Java1.6.0 if needed.

WIBU systemcomponents

Hardware protection key driver is necessary to runArchiCAD 11. If not found on your system, theWIBU driver will be automatically installed withArchiCAD 11.

QuickTime installer QuickTime 7 or higher is necessary to run ArchiCAD

11. On the MacOS system, it is part of the operatingsystem. On PC, if QuickTime version 7 or higher isnot found on your system, QuickTime 7 for

Windows will be automatically installed withArchiCAD 11.

Adobe Reader Adobe Reader is necessary to read the PDFdocumentation provided in the ArchiCAD 11/Documentation folder. On the MacOS system,

Adobe Reader is part of the operating system. On thePC platform, you can install it by inserting the

ArchiCAD 11 CD and selecting the Adobe Readercaption. in the ArchiCAD 11 installation dialog box.

Plotter Drivers With a typical install, ArchiCAD 11 will include anumber of built-in drivers for a wide variety ofHPGL compatible plotters.

Graphisoft ShellExtension

Optional, for PC only. Utility for extendedGraphisoft file property information on Windows.

PlotFlow Optional, utility for managing plotting in networks


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Create Installation Package for Predefined Company Standards


Create Installation Package forPredefined Company Standards

With a Commercial and certain Educational licenses, it is possible to createa custom installation package that contains all the company standardenvironment settings, such as:

Work environment settings

DXF/DWG Translators used by default

Project templates

Distributing this installation package in the office makes it possible for allassociates to have a copy of ArchiCAD customized according to thecompany standards determined by the CAD Manager.

Note for Educational Institutions: If your ArchiCAD license isregistered to an educational institution, you can use the InstallationPackage Creation process to create a recorded installation and simplifythe installation of multiple identical copies of the program - even if you

wish to use factory defaults instead of custom-defined settings.

To do this, you (the CAD Manager) must first install ArchiCAD on yourown computer, following the standard installation process, and configuringthe program according to company standards, following the steps below.

Then you will quit and re-install the program on a server (or differentmachine). This time, you will choose a special installation option whichautomatically records your installation process and creates an installpackage: a single executable application file to be launched on each endusers machine.

To create a custom installation package, follow these steps:

1) Install ArchiCAD 11 onto your own computer following the stepsunder Standard Installation. Choose the Typical Setup.

2) Use Options > Work Environment dialog boxes to set up yourcompany standard work environment settings. Most such options arefound in three dialog boxes of Company Standard Schemes: DataSafety;Web Options; and Special Folders.

To save these settings in company-default profile for the office, go toOptions > Work Environment > Profile Options.


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3) Create and save any number of template files. Template files includelibraries loaded through Library Manager (e.g. Office StandardLibrary). Templates can also include Project Preferences (e.g. WorkingUnits, Zone calculation preferences), and such items as Master Layouts,Project Info, placed elements (e.g. Elevation markers, entire buildings).

4) Use theTranslator Setup dialog box (File > File Special > DXF-DWG Translator Setup) to set up Translators and save them to a sharedfolder on a server that is accessible to all users. (In this case, a

TranslatorList.xml file is created, which is a list of references to thesetranslators.) You can also create local translators that you want to installon the hard disk of each user.

5) Quit ArchiCAD.

6) Create a new folder entitled Defaults. Following the hierarchy below,copy the following files/folders into the Defaults folder:

7) Uninstall ArchiCAD from your machine, then run ArchiCAD Installeron the server or another machine.

8) When you get to Choose Setup Type, choose the InstallationPackage Creation option. The screens of the Installation Wizard willnow show the message Recorded Installation.

9) Proceed through the screens of the Installation Wizard and set optionsfor the content of the recorded installation package:

Feature (Component) Selection

Choose the components you wish to install.


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Company Standards Defaults

Use the controls of this screen if you wish to include company standardcomponents as part of the install package.

Note for Educational Institutions: If you are using the Installation

Package Creation process to create a recorded installation that does notinclude customized settings, do notcheck the box on this screen. Yourrecorded installation process will then skip to the end of the process.

Check the Install company standard defaults box.

Use the directory dialog box to indicate the path of the Defaults folder onyour system which contains previously defined company standard content.

The folder and its contents should take form defined in Step 6 above.

The program will check to ensure that the Defaults folder indeed containsdefault content. (If it does not, you will see a warning notice.)

AC Work Environment Selection

Use the pop-up menu to define which Work Environment profiles shouldbe included in the install package:

ArchiCAD Factory Default Profile Set; or

Predefined Company Standard Profile Set.The selected profiles (referred to in a single .xml file) will be copied to thefollowing location on each end users machine. On PC: Documents andSettings\user\Application Data\Graphisoft\AC11\\Work Environmentfolder. On MacOS:Library\Preferences\Graphisoft\AC11\WorkEnvironment folder.

Note: This panel will appear only if the components to be installedinclude ArchiCAD; and you have activated the Install companystandard defaults checkbox; and the defined Defaults folder includesa WorkEnvironment subfolder.

DXF-DWG Translator List

Use this screen to specify the path of the translator list you want to includeas part of the install package.

If you have defined company standard translators and have placed the

resulting Translator List.xml in the defined Defaults folder, checkInstallPredefined List of Translators. The paths of the translator files aredisplayed below.


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The chosen .xml will be copied into the ArchiCAD/Defaults folder.

After the package is installed on the end users machines, the users willhave access to read-only templates of these referred translators (which arelocated on a server). To edit them, the users should create editable copies by

duplicating them in Translator Settings.If you want to use ArchiCADs factory default translators, do not check thebox.

Note: This screen will appear only if the components to be installedinclude ArchiCAD; and you have activated the Install companystandard defaults checkbox; and the defined Defaults folder includesa file called TranslatorList.xml.

Local DXF-DWG TranslatorsIf you have defined company standard Translators which you want to installon each end users machine, checkInstall Company Standard

Translator(s). The names of these translators are shown in the box below.

Upon installation on the end users machines, and when the program is firststarted, these translators will be copied to the following location on eachusers machine:

On PC:Documents and Settings\user\Graphisoft\DXF-DWG Translatorsfolder.

On MacOS:Library\Application Support\Graphisoft\DXF-DWGTranslators.

Note: This panel will appear only if the components to be installedinclude ArchiCAD; and you have activated the Install companystandard defaults checkbox; and the defined Defaults folder includes

at least one file called Translator.xml.Template Projects

If you have defined company standard Templates which you want to installon each end users machine, checkInstall Company Standard

Template(s). The template files that you have copied to the Defaults folderare listed on the screen below.

Upon installation on the end users machines, and when the program is first

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On PC: Documents and Settings\user\Graphisoft\ArchiCAD Templatefolder.

On MacOS:Library\Application Support\Graphisoft\ArchiCADTemplates

When creating a new project in ArchiCAD with the Use a Templateoption, end users will find these company standard templates listed in thepop-up, together with other, recently used template files.

Note: This screen will appear only if the components to be installedinclude ArchiCAD; and you have activated the Install companystandard defaults checkbox; and the defined Defaults folder includesat least one Template file.

Complete Recorded InstallationAfter viewing a summary of your installation choices, click the Installbutton on the screen to initiate the recorded installation.

On the next screens, three additional options will be added to the recordedinstallation, and will be carried out on each end users machine:

if the installer detects customized Work Environment Profiles fromearlier ArchiCAD versions (AC 9 or AC 10) on the end users machine,

decide whether these should be imported to ArchiCAD 11 or not.

decide whether an ArchiCAD 11 desktop shortcut should be createdon the desktop

decide whether the end users system should reboot automaticallyfollowing the installation

Finally, define the path to which the recorded file - an executableapplication - should be saved.

10) You have now created an installation package. When users launchsetup.exe or ArchiCAD Installer on the server, the usual queriesposed by the Installation Wizard are skipped; the installation beginsimmediately. The installed copy of ArchiCAD will have the previouslydefined default settings.


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Migrating ArchiCAD 9 Projects to ArchiCAD 11


Migrating ArchiCAD 9 Projectsto ArchiCAD 11

This chapter contains detailed information about how to migrate yourArchiCAD 9 plan files and PlotMaker 9 Layout Books into ArchiCAD 11.

The information contained in this chapter also applies to ArchiCAD 8/PlotMaker 3 and ArchiCAD 8.1/PlotMaker 3.1 files. Earlier file versions arenot supported. To convert earlier version Projects, first save them in one ofthe ArchiCAD/PlotMaker versions listed above and then perform theconversion outlined here.

In version 9, the Project Model is always located in a PLN file, and thelayouts in an LBK (Layout Book) file. ArchiCAD 11 contains both ModelViews and Layouts in an integrated environment in a single file.

Since ArchiCAD 11 Projects can be divided among multiple ArchiCADPLN files, there are two basic ways to migrate your ArchiCAD 9 Projectsand PlotMaker 9 Layout Books to ArchiCAD 11:

1) Create Two Separate Files in ArchiCAD 11:The ArchiCAD 9Project file should be placed into its own Project File in ArchiCAD 11(this file would contain only Model Views, plus the default LayoutBook), and the PlotMaker 9 Layout Book should be placed into asecond, separate Project File in ArchiCAD 11 (this file would containall Layouts with no Model information).

2) Create a Single File in ArchiCAD 11: If the Project is small enough,both the ArchiCAD 9 Project File (PLN) and the PlotMaker 9 LayoutBook (LBK) can be merged into a single file in ArchiCAD 11.

The following sections outline how to carry out both options.

Option 1: Create Two Separate Files inArchiCAD 111) To migrate the ArchiCAD 9 Project File, simply open the PLN file in

ArchiCAD 11 and save it. Although there are several settings which can

affect how elements are displayed on the Floor Plan, these are allautomatically set during the conversion so that the same look is


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preserved in ArchiCAD as far as possible. Because of new settings inArchiCAD 11, it is possible that some elements will look slightlydifferent than they did in ArchiCAD 9.

For detailed information, seeConverted Model Views in ArchiCAD 11: Floor Plan

Display Issues on page 34 for a detailed list.2) To migrate the PlotMaker 9 Layout Book, use the File > Open

command. In the Dialog, select PlotMaker Layout Book (*.lbk) as FileType and select the desired LBK file. Click the Open button to startopening it.

3) Since Title Types of PlotMaker 9 have become GDL Objects inArchiCAD 11, the program will convert all Title Types defined in theLayout Book File into Library Objects (GSM Files). ArchiCAD willprompt you to select a Folder into which these created Library Partsshould be placed.


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Please note that these generated Title Types will become non-parametric GDL Objects in ArchiCAD 11, displaying the sameinformation as the source Title Type in PlotMaker 9. However, if youused default Title Types in PlotMaker 9, you will find the counterpartsof these in the ArchiCAD 11 Library and you may change thegenerated Title Types into parametric ones shipped with ArchiCAD 11.

4) While these GSM files are being generated, the program will alert you ifa GSM file with the same name already exists in the specified folder. Atthis point, you can choose to Skip the file and not save it (retaining theone already in the folder); you can Skip All, so all files with a name thatalready exists in the folder will be skipped; you can choose CreateNew, in which case the existing file will be kept and another one with asimilar name will be generated (e.g. if you had an existing file namedSimple Title.gsm, the name of the newly created Title will becomeSimple Title~001.gsm); or you can instruct the program to CreateNew All, which will automatically do the same for every such Title

Type file.

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because of essential differences between the features of ArchiCAD 11and PlotMaker 9. For more detailed information, press Show DetailedReport in Browser to launch your default web browser containing afuller explanation of what could not be converted and why, plus whatyou can do about it.

For example, in PlotMaker 9, you could define custom line weights for eachindividual drawing element (e.g. Lines, Fills, etc.). In ArchiCAD 11, you candefine line weights only for Pens, and all elements using a certain Pen will bedrawn using the line weight defined for that Pen. Because of this difference,specific line weights defined in PlotMaker 9 will be converted back to their

line weights as specified in the Pens & Colors Dialog of ArchiCAD 11.Please seeConversion Warnings on page 27for a detailed list of possible conversionwarnings.

6) Now your new ArchiCAD 11 Documentation Project File (a filecontaining only Layout Book information) is ready for use. One Story

will be created as default, but no model data will exist in any ModelViews. All Layouts will be displayed in the Navigators Layout Book.


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Option 2: Create Single File inArchiCAD 11Use this option for relatively small projects, to merge both the Layout Bookfrom PlotMaker and Project File from ArchiCAD 9 into a single project filein ArchiCAD 11.

When creating a single PLN file in ArchiCAD 11, you will merge Layout Datainto a Project File. In ArchiCAD 11, every Project File must contain bothModel Views and a Layout Book as default. This means that the PLN file into

which Layout Book data is merged will already contain one or more Layouts,with their own attributes and settings. For this reason, the procedure follows

the usual rules of merging, which means that in case certain settings exist inthe receiving file, existing data is used, and are not overwritten by mergeddata. Therefore, when merging Layout Book data into a PLN file, thefollowing settings of the Layout Book are notcarried through:

Book settings

Project Info

Grid settings

Default Master Layout setting

Also, settings in the Layouts page of Project Preferences in ArchiCAD 11will notbe modified by data of the imported Layout Book.

The program will compare the names of the Attributes and Master Layoutsof the merged file and the host ArchiCAD 11 file. Please note that theprogram compares only the names (but not content or definition) whenchecking for matching Attributes/Master Layouts. If the Attribute or

Master Layout names in both files are identical, they will be consideredidentical by the program, and the existing files in ArchiCAD 11, along withtheir settings, will be kept.

The structure of the merged Layout Book (its Layouts, Subsets, MasterLayouts and placed Drawings) is inserted into the existing Layout Bookstructure of the ArchiCAD 11 PLN file.

The steps are the following:

1) Open the PlotMaker 9 LBK file in ArchiCAD 11 and save it as an AC11 PLN file.


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2) Open the ArchiCAD 9 PLN file in ArchiCAD 11 and save it as anotherAC 11 PLN file.

You now have two new ArchiCAD 11 files; these two must now be merged.

3) In the latter active Project File (the one containing model data), use the

File > File Special > Merge command to merge data from the othersaved ArchiCAD 11 file (the one containing Layout Book data). In theappearing dialog box, choose Layout Bookto merge Layout Book dataof the file into your active Project File. Click the Merge button.

If you open the Organizer from the Navigator, you will see that all LayoutBook data has now been merged into the Project File.

Note: You should follow the route specified in this guide, that is,

merge the PLN File containing Layout Book data into the PLN Filecontaining Model data, and not the other way around. This is becauseof the rules of merging, and because Views and certain other data


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would not come through if you merged the Model data into the filecontaining Layout Book data.

In case you do not wish to merge the Layout Book in its entirety, only someof its Layouts, do the following:

1) Open the ArchiCAD 11 PLN File containing the Model data.2) Open the ArchiCAD 11 PLN File containing the Layout Book data.

3) In the PLN file containing Model data, open the Organizer in such away that you see the Layout Book of both files. In the illustrationbelow, the PLN File containing the Model data is on the right.

4) Using drag-and-drop, move the desired Layouts from the Layout BookPLN file (on the left) into the Model PLN file (on the right).

If you have Drawings placed into the Layout Book PLN which point to theModel PLN as their source, then the Drawing references will automaticallyswitch from external file references to internal references after the Layoutsare merged.

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placed. In this case, you should select all such drawings in the DrawingManager and use the Link To button to re-link these Drawings to theirsource PLN (the renamed project file).

Conversion WarningsWhen you migrate a PlotMaker 9 Layout Book file, ArchiCAD 11 may warnyou of some project elements that will not be reproduced in ArchiCAD 11,due to changed feature sets.

The following is a list of all warnings that may be displayed by the programduring conversion. The warnings displayed always apply to the file currentlybeing converted.

1) Printing/Plotting Publisher sets should be reviewedSome Print/Plot Options in PlotMaker 9 have no equivalent in

ArchiCAD, so these settings need reviewing before Printing/Plottingthem.

2) Original output color of Elements drawn or pasted into Layoutshas been restoredIn PlotMaker 9, in the Book Settings Dialog box, output color ofelements on Layouts may be set to grayscale or black. This option hasno equivalent in ArchiCAD, so elements will appear in their originalcolor.

3) Fill-related display and output options could not be convertedIn PlotMaker 9 you may apply global settings to Fills. These optionshave no equivalent in ArchiCAD, so they cannot be converted.

Therefore, all fills are displayed as defined in the Fill Settings DialogBox.

4) Image size conversion problemWhen you place or update an image in ArchiCAD or PlotMaker(version 3.1 or later), the program uses the resolution informationstored in the original image file. If the Layout Book contains images

which were placed or last updated with PlotMaker 3.0, then the size ofthese images might change when you update them because of thisdifference in how different versions handle these files.

To get around this discrepancy, you can first open the LBK file with

PlotMaker 3.1 or PlotMaker 9 and update the listed drawings. Or youcan update the drawings in ArchiCAD and then check/reset thedrawing size.


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5) OLE Drawings could not be converted

ArchiCAD does not support OLE technology, so OLE drawingswithin the LBK file cannot be converted properly. (If the OLE drawingwas embedded in the LBK file, with no live link to the source

application, you will see the drawing, but you cannot update it.) Youcan identify OLE drawings using the Drawing Manager palette: lookfor the OLE icon in the Type column. It is recommended to replacethese OLE Drawings with PDF files in ArchiCAD 11.

6) Edited drawing Layers are restoredIn PlotMaker you could modify the show/hide status of DrawingLayers. This option does not exist in ArchiCAD, so these drawingLayers will be displayed according to their original show/hide status.

7) Text and Markers size changesIn PlotMaker, you could set the size of Texts and Markers to retaintheir original size even after the Output Scale was modified. (Youchecked the Fix Size option for Text and Markers in the DrawingSettings dialog box.) This option does not exist in ArchiCAD, so Textand Markers will be resized according to the scale change, just like anyother element in the drawing.

8) Custom line weight is restored to pen line weightIn PlotMaker you could assign a custom line weight to lines, circles andsplines. In this case the color of the line came from the assigned pen,but the weight was custom set in the element's settings dialog box. Thisoption does not exist in ArchiCAD, so the line weights of lines, circlesor splines will be set to values specified in the Pens & Colors Dialog.

Conversion of Other Attributes/SettingsLayers, Pens, Fills:The ArchiCAD 11 PLN file will inherit the Layers ofthe LBK Layout Book. The PlotMaker Layer will be renamed to ArchiCADLayer. Pens and Fills come through unaltered.

Autotext items:All Autotext entries are converted. The name of some ofthese items will change. The following Autotext items (located in PlotMaker9s Book Info Dialog) are now found in the Project Info Dialog of

ArchiCAD 11:

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Street

City

State/Country

Postal Code Company

Project Number

Architect

Draftsman ( CAD Technician in ArchiCAD 11)

Project Status

Date of Issue Custom1

Custom2

Custom3

The following Autotext items are also converted. They are available inArchiCAD 11 while editing a Text Block in either a Model View or on aLayout. Some names have changed. Some no longer apply, so these are

converted into their closest match:

Layout Name

Layout Number ( Layout ID in ArchiCAD 11)

Subset Name

Subset Number ( Subset ID in ArchiCAD 11)

Page Number ( Layout Number in ArchiCAD 11)

Number of Pages ( Number ofLayouts in ArchiCAD 11)

Book Name ( File Name in ArchiCAD 11)

Book Path ( File Path in ArchiCAD 11)

Drawing Name

Drawing Name with Extension (Drawing Name in ArchiCAD 11)

Drawing Number ( Drawing ID in ArchiCAD 11)

Drawing Path ( File Path in ArchiCAD 11)

Drawing Scale ( Original Scale in ArchiCAD 11)


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Output Scale ( Drawing Scale in ArchiCAD 11)

AC File Name ( File Name in ArchiCAD 11)

AC File Path ( File Path in ArchiCAD 11)

Last saved at Last saved by

Long Date

Short Date

Time

Master Layout: Layout size is defined differently in ArchiCAD 11. InPlotMaker 9 and earlier versions, the size of the Layout means the printablearea of the page (the full size of the paper minus margins on all four sides).In ArchiCAD 11, the size of a Layout means the full size of the paper. Thischange does not affect either the full size of the Layout (printable area +Margins on all four sides) or the sizes of the printable area or any of theMargins. They will be the same as in previous versions; only the names havechanged to better approximate real-world practice, where a Layout is the

whole paper used for printing/plotting. So Master Layout sizes areconverted accordingly. The Grid for Drawing Numbering and Master

Layout default come through unaltered.

Layout settings: comes through unaltered.

Subset settings: comes through unaltered.

Book settings: comes through unaltered, except Output Color settings,which does not come through (no equivalent in ArchiCAD 11 - seeWarning 2 above).

Drawing settings: all settings come through (Title is converted into GDLObject), except forAttributes Update Rules,which have no equivalent inArchiCAD 11. Layer changes are not carried through (see Warning 6above). If the Text and Markers option in PlotMaker has been set to FixSize, Warning 7 above is displayed. If a placed Drawing had its own Pen Set,the same Pen Set will be created in ArchiCAD 11 and the Drawing willcontinue using it. The Output Scale setting will be converted intoDrawing Scale.


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Note: In ArchiCAD 11, Drawing Scale is the scale of the Drawing onthe Layout, which will be output, while Original Scale is that of theDrawings source view.

If several Drawings in PlotMaker 9 used the same Pen Set, ArchiCAD 11

will create only one Pen Set for all the Drawings. This Pen Set will have thesame name as the first converted Drawing which uses this Pen Set, but allthe converted Drawings which used it in PlotMaker 9 will use it in

ArchiCAD 11.

Publishing Contacts: If you have saved your Publishing Contacts fromPlotMaker into a file, you can open that Contacts file in ArchiCAD 11 afteropening the PlotMaker 9 LBK file.

Grid settings: comes through unaltered.

Project Preferences: Working Units, Mouse Constraints, Publisherpreferences, Uniform Pens and Colors setting, Miscellaneous settings comethrough. (Since there is no Uniform Pens and Color settings checkbox in

ArchiCAD 11, this means in effect that all Drawings will refer to the samePen Set). If cache data was stored in the Layout File in PlotMaker 9 (theoption is in Preferences > Cache Folder), the Drawings will be stored in theProject File in ArchiCAD 11 (see Drawings placed on Layout below).

Custom line weights do not come through (no equivalent in ArchiCAD 11 -see Warning 8 above)

Drawings placed on Layouts: In PlotMaker 9, Project links are saved withthe Layout Book File (Preferences > Cache Folder > Include Cache inLayout Book). By default, external links (e.g. PMK files, bitmap files) arenot saved with the Layout Book File.

If a Drawing was saved with the Layout in PlotMaker 9 (Include all linkedfiles checkbox of the Save as Dialog in PlotMaker 9 is checked), the

Drawing generated from it in ArchiCAD 11 will be set to be a manual-update Drawing, and will be saved with the ArchiCAD 11 Project File (theStore Drawing in the Project file checkbox will be checked in theDrawing Settings Dialog).

If a Drawing was not saved with the Layout in PlotMaker 9 (Include alllinked files checkbox of the Save as Dialog in PlotMaker 9 is not checked),the Drawing generated from it in ArchiCAD 11 will be set to be an auto-

update Drawing, and will not be saved with the ArchiCAD 11 Project File(the Store Drawing in the Project file checkbox will not be checked in theDrawing Settings Dialog).


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Project Hotlink vs. File HotlinksIn PlotMaker 9, there were two ways a View could be placed onto a Layout:Project Hotlink and File Hotlink. (In a Project Hotlink, the source of the

Drawing is an ArchiCAD View. In a File Hotlink, the source of the Drawingis a PMK file - an ArchiCAD View saved as a PMK file).

In ArchiCAD 11, File Hotlinks are no longer used if the source file is anArchiCAD View, because of the close integration of the design anddocumentation interfaces. Therefore, after migrating a PlotMaker 9 LayoutBook to ArchiCAD 11, you need to convert all File Hotlinks of the LayoutBook into Project Hotlinks.

To do this, go to the Drawing Manager of ArchiCAD 11. Select the PMKfiles (multiselection is available) and use the following command from thecontext menu: Link to original Model View.

Note: Some PMK File Hotlinks cannot be converted into ProjectHotlinks. (Such files were created by a Save as command rather thanthrough the Publisher, and did have their source in a view.)

Drawing Status

It is recommended that you perform an update of all placedDrawings after opening or merging a PlotMaker 9 LBK file inArchiCAD 11.

Background:The modification status checking of Drawings has beensignificantly enhanced in ArchiCAD 11. In PlotMaker 9, the programmonitored the last modification date of the Drawings source files. If the

last modification date of the file had changed, the program assumed that allDrawings coming from that file would need updating.

In contrast, ArchiCAD 11 can monitor the modification status of eachDrawing with a PLN source separately.

When opening a PlotMaker 9 LBK file in ArchiCAD 11, a transitional stateexists: the LBK file does not contain all information necessary for

ArchiCAD 11 to decide the modification status of Drawings in the LayoutBook file. (This transition state can cause Drawings with OK status in

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In this case, the status checking will be performed according to the oldmethod (which assumes all drawings from a modified PLN source requireupdating). Only after the first update performed in ArchiCAD 11 will thestatus checking mechanism run on the drawing level instead of the file level.

Drawing Name and Drawing IDNot all Drawing Names and Drawing IDs coming from a PlotMaker9 LBK file will have their exact equivalent when opened in ArchiCAD11. Therefore it is recommended to review Drawing Names andDrawing IDs to make sure everything came through correctly.

For checking Drawing Names/IDs and updating Drawings, it is highly

recommended to use the Drawing Manager of ArchiCAD 11, which hasmany customizable columns listing information about Drawings.

Background:In PlotMaker 9, the Drawing Name was always the same as thename of the View from which it was created. In ArchiCAD 11, a ViewName consists of two parts: View Name and View ID. For this reason,Drawing Name can be either View Name or View Name + View ID(or Custom).

In PlotMaker 9, the value of Drawing ID (which was called DrawingNumber in PlotMaker 9), could come from the Layout or from theArchiCAD Viewpoint, or it could be set to a custom value. In ArchiCAD11, the ArchiCAD Viewpoint option is not available. Instead, the View ID

value is used.

Library Objects

When merging an LBK file into ArchiCAD 11, all elements placed onLayouts, including library parts, are merged. However, the libraries used bythe merged project are not automatically loaded into the ArchiCAD 11project. Thus, if after a merge you find that any library parts (such asDrawing Titles) are missing, you should load any missing libraries to resolvethe problem.


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Converted Model Views in ArchiCAD11: Floor Plan Display Issues

ArchiCAD 10 and 11 offer more sophisticated Display Options forelements than ArchiCAD 9, but predefined settings will ensure that filesmigrated from ArchiCAD 9 will have compatible displays in ArchiCAD 11.

While display options have changed since ArchiCAD 9, the followinginformation should help you recreate the same display in ArchiCAD 11 formigrated projects.

Options for Doors and Windows are set separately, giving you moreflexibility in applying model views:

If you choose the Show On Plan radio button, but leave thewithMarkers checkbox unchecked, it will achieve the same result as theShow on Plan option in ArchiCAD 9.

If you choose the Show On Plan radio button, and check thewithMarkers checkbox, it will achieve the same result as the Show withDim. option in ArchiCAD 9.

If you choose the Show Opening Only radio button, but leave thewith

Contours checkbox unchecked, it will achieve the same result as theHide on Plan options in ArchiCAD 9.

If you choose the Show Opening Only radio button, and check thewith Contours checkbox, it will achieve the same result as theReflected Ceiling options in ArchiCAD 9.

The Hide on Plan radio button is a new choice in ArchiCAD 10 and ifyou choose it Doors/Windows will not be shown on the Floor Plan at alljust as if there were no Doors/Windows in Walls. In Section/Elevation

and 3D Windows, the Door/Window hole will be visible.

Regarding Cut Fills, you will notice that there is no option to set BitmapPatterns. A bitmap display is available for on-screen display only: Bitmap or

Vectorial is set globally using the Show Fills as Vectorial Hatching optionof On-Screen View Options.

If you check the Show Cut Fill Contours Only checkbox, it will achievethe same result as the No Fills option in ArchiCAD 9. In this case, theAs

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When you check the above checkbox, the Show Skin Separator Linescheckbox will also become enabled. If you check this checkbox, too, you

will achieve the same result as the Separators Only option is ArchiCAD 9.

By choosing theAs In Settings radio button, you will achieve the same

result as the Bitmap Pattern/Vectorial Hatching option is ArchiCAD 9(depending on the state of the Show Fills as Vectorial Hatching optionof On-Screen View Options). The Show Skin Separator Lines optiondoes not apply to this case so it is grayed.

If you check the Solid checkbox it will achieve the same result as the Solidw/o Separation Lines option is ArchiCAD 9.

When you check this checkbox, the Show Skin Separator Lines checkboxwill again become enabled. If you check this checkbox, too, you will achieve

the same result as the Solid option is ArchiCAD 9.

The next area in the lower left corner is for Drafting Fills.

If you check the Show Drafting Fill Contours Only checkbox, it willachieve the same result as the No Fills option is ArchiCAD 9. In this case,theAs In Settings and Solid radio buttons become unavailable.

By choosing theAs In Settings radio button, you will achieve the sameresult as the Bitmap Pattern/Vectorial Hatching option is ArchiCAD 9

(depending on the state of the Show Fills as Vectorial Hatching optionof On-Screen View Options).

If you check the Solid checkbox it will achieve the same result as the Solidoption is ArchiCAD 9.

The next area in the upper right corner is for Cover Fills.

If you check the Show Cover Fill Contours Only checkbox, it will achievethe same result as the No Fills option is ArchiCAD 9. In this case, theAs

In Settings, Solid and Empty radio buttons become unavailable.By choosing theAs In Settings radio button, you will achieve the sameresult as the Bitmap Pattern/Vectorial Hatching option is ArchiCAD 9(depending on the state of the Show Fills as Vectorial Hatching optionof On-Screen View Options).

If you check the Solid checkbox it will achieve the same result as the Solidoption is ArchiCAD 9.

The Empty option is new in ArchiCAD 11. If you check its checkbox it willdraw an Empty Cover Fill over the element it will use the backgroundcolor defined for the Cover Fill of the element.


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The last area is for Zone Backgrounds and Zone Stamps. The options inthis area achieve the same as the Zone Polygons and Zone Stamps fieldsachieved in ArchiCAD 9.

Notes: If you choose Empty in the Cover Fill Patterns field, the Show

Cover Fill Pattern checkbox becomes unavailable (since there is noCover Fill Pattern to draw over the Zone Polygon).

If you choose the No Background radio button, and the Show CoverFill Pattern checkbox is not checked, the Show Zone Stamp checkbox

will be automatically checked and locked. This is because one of thethree main parts of a Zone (Zone Polygon, Cover Fill Pattern, ZoneStamp) must always be visible.


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