User TechTips on ArchiGuide

Winners of the Monthly TechTip Contest

If you're an ArchiTalker, you already get great ArchiCAD tips and tricks everyday -- now Graphisoft would like to invite all ArchiCAD users to share their best tips in a new monthly contest. Submit your best tips on ArchiCAD-Talk. The best tip will be published monthly and we present the author with a free Graphisoft T-shirt.

All TechTip winners take part in the Yearly TechTip Award Competition: the winners are awarded!

Winning User Tech Tips

• February 2006-tip on offsetting wall reference lines
• January 2006-tip on using two windows to create external recesses!
• December 2005-tip on display options` fill controls
• November 2005-tip on on shortcuts to Section/Elevation Settings!
• October 2005-tip on curved text!
• September 2005-tip on publishing to module files!
• July-August 2005-tip on showing zone length and width in the zone stamp!
• June 2005-tip on sketch rendering settings!
• May 2005-tip on using the magic wand on zone stamps!
• April 2005-tip and downloadable Marker Object to be used with the section/elevation tool for interior elevations!
• March 2005-tip on using the Element Information Palette for measuring Exit Travel Distances!
• February 2005-tip on combining Layer combos and Display Options in ArchiCAD!
• January 2005-Tip on managing Favorites in ArchiCAD!
• November-December 2005-Tip on importing many 3D files with the help of template GDLs!
• October 2004-Tip on managing hotlinks
• September 2004-Tip on SQL in ArchiCAD
• August 2004-Macro Scripts
• July 2004-Tip on using GDL to solve a trimmed zone height listing problem
• June 2004-Printing using the Amyuni driver resulting in tiling
• May 2004-Increasing font sizes in dialog boxes
• April 2004-Tip on mistaken exit
• March 2004-Printing using Amyuni PDF driver
• Feb 2004-Using the 'funnel' button in the Layer Settings Dialog
• Jan 2004-Using SQL Queries within ArchiCAD
• Dec 2003-How to create gradient fills in ArchiCAD
• Nov 2003-Quick Render Tip
• Nov 2003-How to make custom windows in ArchiCAD
• Oct 2003-Limiting the ports that WIBU scans
• Sep 2003-Using the context menu in PlotMaker
• Aug 2003-Customizing of the InfoBox in ArchiCAD
• July 2003-How to make a listing of all objects placed in a project file in ArchiCAD
• Jun 2003-Sending out only parts of the project from ArchiCAD
• May 2003-Using Teamwork as a single user
• April 2003-Opening PlotMaker directly from within ArchiCAD
• March 2003-Making equipment schedules with ArchiCAD 8's Interactive Schedule
• Feb 2003-Opening/Cropping images in ArchiCAD
• Jan 2003-2D Sketch Rendering
• Dec 2002-How to take advantage of benefits of Solid Operations in ArchiCAD 8
• Nov 2002-How to create indents in walls
• Oct 2002-How to create a shortcut to your custom Add-On menu
• Sep 2002-How to create balustrades using TrussMaker
• Aug 2002-How to Draw a Dashed Line in a Composite Wall
• Jul 2002-Floor Plan in 3D
• Jun 2002-How to handle huge surveyors drawings
• May 2002-Layer management during DWG import
• May 2002-How to handle ready-made details
• Apr 2002-Visible Project North Symbol for sun studies/shadow calculations
• Mar 2002-Use the Section Tool in 3D