AC13-3000to3235-ReleaseNotes

Release Notes


Archicad 13 Hotfix#2* (Build 3235)

for BIM Server and Archicad

This Hotfix includes important fixes for bugs discovered since the original release of Archicad 13 (Build 3000) and BIM Server. This Hotfix can be applied to any builds of Archicad 13 and BIM Server (Build 3000 and above). It applies to all (Commercial, Educational and Trial) license types

*Hotfix#1 (Build 3013) was released in a few countries only, so this is the first ‘public’ Hotfix

About the installer:

the Hotfix process will automatically search your computer for instances of three applications (in this order):

  1. Archicad 13 (including MEP Modeler, EcoDesigner, and all Graphisoft add-ons)
  2. Graphisoft BIM Server (including the BIM Server Manager, automatically installed along with the BIM Server)
  3. Standalone BIM Server Manager (This refers to the standalone BIM Server Manager, a separate application which can be optionally installed from the Archicad 13 DVD)

If Archicad 13 and/or the standalone BIM Server Manager are found to be installed on your machine, you can choose to either update it or not.

If the BIM Server is found to be installed on your machine, it will be automatically updated if it is not up-to-date.

If Archicad 13 is already up-to-date, but one of the Archicad components (e.g. MEP Modeler or EcoDesigner) is not, the installer will indicate this and you can choose to update it.

Important Note for Teamwork users:

Working in Teamwork requires that client Archicads, the BIM Server Manager and the BIM Server all have the identical version number (or “build number”).

If you are running a client Archicad whose version number is different than that of the BIM Server, you cannot continue working in Teamwork until the same hotfix is installed for the BIM Server. (The same is true for all the other client Archicads working from the same BIM Server.)

Therefore, if you decide to update either a client Archicad or a BIM Server, be aware that you must update all clients and the BIM Server so that they share the identical version number.

For offices working in Teamwork, the hotfix process should be centrally managed by the CAD manager or other designated manager, to ensure that all components are updated in sync and that no Teamwork user is left with a program version having a different version number.

Note for Artlantis-3 users on Mac:

If Artlantis 3 Add-on is installed on the system before installing Hotfix 2, there will be an error message while opening Archicad.

Solution: Remove Artlantis Render Studio 3 Out.apx from /Applications/Archicad/Archicad 13/Add-Ons/Import-Export folder, which is redundant.

Installation steps:

  1. Make sure you have administrator rights on the computer. Make sure none of the Archicad components are modified (e.g. renamed). If you are updating a BIM Server, also make sure that you are logged in as the user who installed it originally.
  2. When you run the hotfix package, the process will automatically search your computer for instances of the three applications listed above. For each of these applications found on your machine, you will be informed of its hotfix status (either “is up to date” or “can be updated”). 

For Archicad or Standalone BIM Server Manager: 

  • If you have multiple copies of either Archicad or the standalone BIM Server Manager on your machine, then the installer will automatically find one copy. If you want to update a different instance, you can use the “Browse” button to locate it. You will need to run the installer multiple times to update each copy of Archicad / BIM Server Manager.
  • If the installed Archicad or standalone BIM Server Manager is found to be not up-to-date, you also have the option not to update it: click “Don’t update [program] now.”

The update of Graphisoft BIM Server works a bit differently: 

  • If a BIM Server is found to be installed on your machine and is out of date, it will be updated; you have no option to skip the update, unless you cancel the entire Hotfix process. 
  • Only one BIM Server can be installed on a machine, so there is no option to browse to a different program location than the one identified by the program. 

  1. Just before the hotfix is launched, the Summary Panel displays information on which programs, in which locations, will be updated.
  2. If the program to be updated (Archicad 13 or BIM Server Manager) is running on your machine, you are prompted to leave the hotfix wizard and close the program before continuing. In contrast, during the BIM Server update, the process will automatically stop your BIM Server. Once the hotfix is complete, the BIM Server will again be started up. During this interval, users working on a Teamwork project housed on that BIM Server will be offline and cannot access the server; they cannot send and receive changes, until the BIM Server starts up again and the clients are once again online. If you want the BIM Server to start automatically with the operating system, check again the “Start BIM Server with Operating System” checkbox in the BIM Server Preferences dialog.

List of bugs fixed in this Hotfix:

  • 100346   CRASH: On MAC OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard, when using certain Fonts types. After this fix the crash will not occur, but it is still impossible to use these fonts on Mac.
  • 99388 CRASH: In Interactive Schedule when listing walls that have special geometry holes in it
  • 100917 CRASH: When copying the contents of a Detail into a Complex Profile
  • 100109 CRASH: When deleting a section that is open and has highlighted (selected) Mark-up entries in it
  • 100169 CRASH: When modifying complex profiles in the editor window (intermittent)
  • 100069 CRASH: When opening DWG file that has self-referencing blocks in it
  • 100329 CRASH: When opening stair by browsing for StairMaker object in the file system
  • 100078 CRASH: When placing a Hotlink that has embedded Hotlinks from a file that is also a source of external drawings placed in the host file
  • 100985 CRASH: When saving custom 3D Object (circumstantial)
  • 92909 CRASH: When saving IFC file (file specific)

  • 101059 CodeMeter: License borrowing does not work if Network and borrow keys are both connected to the same machine
  • 100189 FILE: ‘Edit Stair’ function opens the wrong stair if there are 2 stairs in the embedded library with the same name
  • 100167 FILE: Adding certain object types to the embedded libarary with drag-and-drop does not work
  • 99193 FILE: Changing IFC properties of stairs and skylights is not registered – settings default to original after closing element settings dialog
  • 99254 FILE: Columns and Beams are not visible on 2D view after IFC 2×3 import (file specific problem)
  • 99818 FILE: Export to 3DS format: objects on the Archicad layer are lost in the process if  “Layers – Materials” setting is selected
  • 94890 FILE: Saving an Archicad 13 project in Archicad 12 format: 2D view of stairs are missing
  • 101525 FILE/DWF: DWF is scaled wrong in Autodesk Design Review if it contains arcs whose centerpoint falls outside the drawing’s border
  • 100355 FILE/DWG: “Leading” setting for ‘Paper Size’ text is ignored during DWG export, causing that text is vertically displaced in AutoCAD
  • 99765 FILE/DWG: Block references are imported as empty drawings under special circumstances
  • 99894 FILE/DWG: Exporting to DWG format from 3D window: Some elements are missing in the output file if “Export File with Simplified Data Structure” option is OFF
  • 99355 FILE/DWG: Saving DWG with “Save Layout into: Paper Space with Drawings as Blocks” option: the layout’s current pen set is used instead of the one set in Drawing settings
  • 101351 File/GDL:  Objects which use the PICTURE2{2} command to display bitmaps show transparent background as opaque on Mac
  • 100209 FILE/GDL: Copy/paste command in GDL Editor on Mac can mess up the GDL script
  • 100904 FILE/GDL: Library part error occurs when Zone relations request is used in a door placed in a profiled wall
  • 101341 FILE/Hotlinks: Saving a module (.mod) file with “break nested hotlinks” option: embedded library elements of the nested Hotlink are left out from the .mod file’s embedded library
  • 99192 FILE/IFC Manager: “Show Selection in Tree” button is ineffective
  • 98516 FILE/IFC Manager: Show selection on floorplan button is inactive even when element is selected in the structure
  • 100233 FILE/IFC: Inclined beams are exported with wrong geometry 
  • 100906 FILE/IFC: Skin order is reversed in complex profiled walls exported with ‘core only’ option
  • 100400 FILE/Library: Library is reloaded unnecessarily when a file with no embedded library is placed as a Hotlink
  • 102608 FILE/Library: With some special Archicad 12 door types the width dimensions change when migrating to Archicad 13
  • 100352 FILE/Print: On Mac OSX 1.06 Custom paper sizes are inactive (gray) in the page setup dialog

  • 100121 DESIGN: Solid element operations between two elements coming from the same hotlinked module are undone after re-opening the file
  • 100393 DESIGN: Wall End vertical stretch in 3D does not work

  • 100967 DOCUMENT: Curtain walls may appear incorrectly in Sections and Elevations after undoing edits in 3D edit mode
  • 86237 DOCUMENT: Dimensions may be missing when opening a module file with a different Partial Structure Display setting
  • 99748 DOCUMENT: Door marker does not always display zone room ID
  • 100953 DOCUMENT: Font substitution is wrong on Mac OSX 10.6: Some characters are substituted with squares
  • 90508 DOCUMENT: Grid Tool settings under “Section Default/Selection Settings” are ineffective if the layer of the Grid System is locked
  • 101276 DOCUMENT: Grid’s position in section will not follow edits made on floor plan, if the grid’s layer is locked
  • 99992 DOCUMENT: Project Reviewer on Mac can not display DWF files exported by Archicad 13
  • 101614 DOCUMENT: Scale-dependent objects might appear with wrong scale in drawings (circumstantial)
  • 101477 DOCUMENT: Sections and elevations on layouts are always displayed with the project’s active Model View Option (MVO) setting instead of it’s own MVO
  • 100267 DOCUMENT: Z-Buffer rendering fails with certain geometries (add-on error occurs and the rendering process is aborted)

Teamwork-related bugs:

  • 99851   CRASH – In Teamwork when releasing an object after editing its script
  • 100642   CRASH: In Teamwork after receiving changes, if another user had deleted the master layout that I assigned to a newly created layout
  • 99377 CRASH: In Teamwork upon receiving changes when navigator preview shows a story that has been deleted by another team member
  • 99938 CRASH: In Teamwork when a user without layout creation rights tries to merge a layout into the Teamwork file
  • 93311 CRASH: In Teamwork when re-loading project from server after user has been canceled by an administrator
  • 99682 CRASH: In Teamwork when receiving changes, if one user creates a detail in a section, but another user deletes the section
  • 97077 CRASH: In Teamwork, finishing a Curtain Wall editing operation may cause crash, if send or receive operations were carried out during Curtain Wall editing
  • 100653 CRASH: In Teamwork, when relinking a drawing to a .PMK file

  • 100353 TEAMWORK: Editing StairMaker stairs in the BIM Server Library can cause inconsistent behavior of the stair. The fix will cause that Stairs in BIM Server Libraries will no loger be editable. Stairs need to be placed in the embedded library, as described on Help Center: Help Center
  • 99707   TEAMWORK – BIM Server stops after a few minutes, if the DNS Server can not reliably resolve the BIM Server machine’s name
  • 100448   TEAMWORK: Receiving changes fails with “Server returns error code” message when another user deletes a section/elevation or drawing that I have modified
  • 100344   TEAMWORK: Sending and Receiving changes operation freezes (BIM server gets in non-responsive state) under rare circumstances
  • 100341   TEAMWORK: Sending changes failed under certain circumstances with “server returned error code” message
  • 100654   TEAMWORK: ‘Show requested elements’ command does not zoom to the elements in the 3D window
  • 101475   TEAMWORK: “Database commit failed” error occurs when sending changes after dimensioning an element that comes from a nested Hotlink (circumstantial)
  • 102146   TEAMWORK: “Database Commit failed” error when sending changes after updating drawing (circumstantial)
  • 99790   TEAMWORK: “Error occurred during Hotlink/XREF cache synchronization” error during send/receive operation under special circumstances
  • 101747 TEAMWORK: “Error occurred during Hotlink/XREF Cache synchronization” when sending changes after undoing a section delete (circumstantial)
  • 100316 TEAMWORK: “Release All” doesn’t send changes if only embedded library part is changed
  • 101395 TEAMWORK: “Server returns error code” when sending changes after a file is hotlinked that has an element in it that is in a Solid Element Operation relation with an element in it’s nested Hotlink
  • 98618 TEAMWORK: “Show” command in messages do not work if an element is assigned to; or requested from the user, whose layer is hidden
  • 99672 TEAMWORK: A user without ‘Library part – Delete/Modify’ rights can not add/delete whole libraries either, even if these rights are granted
  • 99535 TEAMWORK: A user without Project Administrator rights can also share files
  • 98685 TEAMWORK: Access Rights are randomly ordered in Role Settings dialog
  • 99148 TEAMWORK: Assigning drawings to another user from the Drawing Manager: Message text may quote inappropriate drawing name
  • 100033 TEAMWORK: BIM Server can not send e-mails if authentication is required on the e-mail server
  • 99725 TEAMWORK: BIM Server stops automatically if Account Name under BIM Server Preferences contains % character
  • 100392 TEAMWORK: Changing or relinking a nested Hotlink then updating the containing hotlink in offline mode: Hotlink changes are not sent to BIM server
  • 98860 TEAMWORK: Curtain Wall “Boundary Editing in Section” commands work on unreserved curtain walls, potentially causing crash
  • 98346 TEAMWORK: First “Send & Receive” operation after relinking Hotlinks is slow
  • 102594 TEAMWORK: GDL script editor does not inform user of who is reserving object
  • 96379 TEAMWORK: Granting an already released publisher set returns server error
  • 99089 TEAMWORK: If two users are editing the Embedded Library at the same time, objects created by the other user might appear missing on the floorplan – reloading the library fixes the problem
  • 100527 TEAMWORK: IFC data is not saved with Teamwork Projects
  • 97217 TEAMWORK: Inconsistent element ownership in embedded libraries if different users create embedded library folders with the same name
  • 98862 TEAMWORK: Inconsistent reservation status of Embedded Library folder after releasing the folder but keeping certain elements in the folder reserved
  • 100733 TEAMWORK: It is possible to delete unreserved elements through the ‘Edit Elements by Story’ dialog
  • 99290 TEAMWORK: Layout reservation status may be incorrect in Navigator after reserving the layout; changing the master layout; and assigning the layout
  • 100152 TEAMWORK: On MAC OSX 10.6 the background of the message balloon is sometimes blurred
  • 98710 TEAMWORK: Rebuilding a “manual rebuild”-type section is only possible after reserving all Grid elements on the section – even if Grid was not modified.
  • 101316 TEAMWORK: Receive changes might fail if user A creates elements, User B adds dimensions to them, and user A then deletes some of the elements dimensioned (circumstantial)”
  • 102485 TEAMWORK: Refreshing a BIM Server library is not possible, if another user has a library part reserved”
  • 99371 TEAMWORK: Releasing an embedded stair after editing it may not release the stair’s folder in the embedded library
  • 99370 TEAMWORK: Requesting an embedded object that has been renamed by another teammate: the library part will be missing after receiving it
  • 99363 TEAMWORK: Reserving a marker object through the “Reserve Elements” dialog will also reserve the linked section/elevation that the marker is linked to.
  • 99882 TEAMWORK: Reserving a stair in the Edit Stair dialog will force you to receive changes even if the object is up-to-date
  • 99595 TEAMWORK: Reserving many drawings at the same time in a Layout book can be slow, if the Drawing Manager window is open
  • 93670 TEAMWORK: Role setting “Library Part – Delete/Modify” is ineffective – unauthorized users can also edit embedded objects
  • 100595 TEAMWORK: Sending changes to BIM Server fails, after deleting external drawing (intermittent)
  • 101564 TEAMWORK: Under special circumstances the BIM Server can get in a deadlock and becomes inaccessible
  • 99833 TEAMWORK: Unnecessary library reload may occur after Hotlink update, when a second copy of an object is placed in the hotlinked file
  • 99541 TEAMWORK: Working with filters in the Project Log can cause a duplication of filters, eventually causing a communication error with the BIM Server

EcoDesigner bugs:

  • 100335 EcoDesigner: Cannot analyze Curtain Wall elements placed by boundary geometry method
  • 100224 EcoDesigner: Change in the calculation unit is not reflected in the Evaluation Report
  • 99641 EcoDesigner: In Teamwork, after reanalyzing the building, some elements do not appear with the appropriate mark-up color.
  • 100143 EcoDesigner: Saving an Archicad 13 file in AC 12 format: Energy sources and costs settings are not stored 

MEP Modeler bugs:

  • 100213 MEP Modeler: Labels assigned to ducts may duplicate when offsetting the duct

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