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ArchiCAD 19 - The Definitive Guide

By : Adam R Rendek, Scott H MacKenzie
Book Image

ArchiCAD 19 - The Definitive Guide

By: Adam R Rendek, Scott H MacKenzie

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (16 chapters)
ArchiCAD 19 – The Definitive Guide
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
2
Objects, Drafting, and Annotation – A Residential Project
3
Documentation – A Residential Project
4
Project Setup and Modeling Part 1 – A Healthcare Building Project
Index

Project setup


You will want to create a few file folders on your computer (or network server) to contain the multiple files used in your new project with the help of the following steps:

  1. Find a good location for your top-level project folder and name the folder Commercial_Project.

  2. Open the new folder and create the following sub folders for exporting PDF and DWG files and a folder for your custom objects and files to be used as Xrefs:

    • Export

    • Library

    • Xref

      Tip

      Notice the underscore in the project folder name just outlined. It is always a good idea to avoid using spaces in folder names. This lends itself to avoiding broken hyperlinks when you or anyone else needs to send project folder paths to other users.

You will create your core and shell model with ArchiCAD's commercial project template. The template will have all the basic stuff you need to get started. Open ArchiCAD and then perform the following steps:

  1. The Start ArchiCAD dialog box will appear. Select Create a New Project radio button...