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The ArchiCAD Package Contents _______________________________ 5 System Requirements - MacOS _________________________________ 6 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Required Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Memory and Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Open GL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 System Requirements - Windows _______________________________ 7 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Required Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Memory and Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Open GL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Optional Hardware and Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The ArchiCAD Hardware Protection Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing ArchiCAD - MacOS ___________________________________ 9 Installation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Setting up the Network for TeamWork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installing the Hardware Protection Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Installing the Network Protection Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 About System Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Installing ArchiCAD - Windows _______________________________ 14 Installation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Uninstalling ArchiCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Setting Up the Network for TeamWork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Installing the Hardware Protection Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Installing the Network Protection Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Using and Optimizing ArchiCAD ______________________________ 20 Memory Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Running External Editors or Other Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Using the Windows Registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Exchanging Files between Platforms __________________________ 23 Troubleshooting _____________________________________________ 24 Troubleshooting (MacOS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Troubleshooting (Windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 File Types in ArchiCAD _______________________________________ 30
Required Hardware
G3 or G4 series or later.
Display
Any Macintosh-compatible 17 or larger display (19-24 monitors recommended). The required minimum resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels and more than 256 colors.
Open GL
Standard Open GL cards with onboard video memory of 64 MB are recommended. To find compatibility data for Open GL cards that have been tested with ArchiCAD 8, consult the following website: http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/archiguide/general_hw_sw/ videocardtest.html
Required Hardware
An Intel Pentium III, 4 or compatible CPU, 1GHz processor speed recommended. A mouse or any Windows-compatible pointing device is required.
Display
The required minimum resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels. A 24 bit True Color display adapter with a 17 as minimum, 19-24 monitors recommended. Note: The quality of the images and the speed at which the screen is refreshed depends on the type and quality of the display card. For more information about choosing the right display adapter for ArchiCAD, see the Using and Optimizing ArchiCAD section later in this manual.
Open GL
Standard Open GL cards with onboard video memory of 64 MB are recommended. To find compatibility data for Open GL cards that have been tested with ArchiCAD 8, consult the following website: http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/archiguide/general_hw_sw/ videocardtest.html
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- You can use the Installer utility which automatically installs the software on your computer. - In the root folder of the ArchiCAD 8 CD-ROM, there is a draggable ArchiCAD 8 Folder, which you can simply drag onto your own hard disk. Note that, in this case, you may need to manually install some components required by some of the package components. If you choose to use the Installer, follow the instructions it provides during the installation process. Note: In the root of the CD-ROM, you can find a Support folder which contains copies of the Macintosh versions of ArchiCAD 6.5 and ArchiCAD 7.0 that are compatible with the new hardware key. If you are upgrading from version 6.5 or 7.0, you can finish your current job with this version of ArchiCAD.
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Installation Options
ArchiCAD or some of the package components may require the installation of additional software. These may be installed either by clicking the appropriate buttons in the Installer, or manually by locating the appropriate installer utilities in the draggable ArchiCAD 8 folder. These items are: - The QuickTime 5 installer utility for installing the player application to play back QuickTime movies and QuickTime VR panoramic scenes. - The Acrobat Reader installer utility for installing the application allowing you to read PDF format documentation files. - The Step by Step Tutorial/Installer, which installs the tutorial program for ArchiCAD 8. The accompanying handbook is part of your ArchiCAD package. - The GDL Object Web Plug-In installer utility for installing the web browser plug-in allowing you to view and download GDL Objects from the Internet. Note: If you have used the drag-install method, you may need to install the CarbonLib system extension manually, by locating it in the ArchiCAD 8 folder and placing it into the System Folders Extensions folder. You will have to restart your computer.
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5) Finally, select a volume or folder on your computer for sharing with others and choose the File/Get Info/Sharing menu command. In the dialog box check the Share this item and its contents and the Copy these privileges to all enclosed folders checkboxes. On MacOS X you have to do the following: 1) System Preferences/Network In TCP/IP tab: Set TCP/IP parameters (address, subnet mask, router). If your network has a dhcp server, these parameters are set automatically. In AppleTalk tab: Make AppleTalk active, and set AppleTalk zone (optional). 2) System Preferences/Sharing Set computer name and click the Start button to start file sharing. On MacOS 10.2 it is possible to share your Mac for access windows users. On MacOS X you can share only your public folder. You can set access privileges through the Get Info/Sharing command in Finder. After these steps your teammates can Sign In to your project files if you put them into this shared folder. Note: If you want to use ArchiCAD on the same Team project with different computer platforms (Windows and Macintosh), you need a special network where these computers can read/write each others files and folders, or at least one on which team members can see each others files and folders. Please contact your hardware reseller or your operating system specialist for more information.
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1) Switch off your computer and all the peripherals connected to it. Use the main electrical switch to be sure that all power to your computer is off. 2) Plug the Hardware Protection Key into any USB port on your computer. 3) Switch on your computer. 4) Start ArchiCAD to verify that the installation was successful. Warning: Never connect or disconnect the Hardware Protection Key while the computer or the connected peripheral is switched on. This can cause irreparable damage to the software and hardware.
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If the problem disappears, try putting extensions back into the Extension folder one by one and restart your computer every time. This way, laborious as it may seem, with some patience, you can find the extension that caused ArchiCAD to crash. Note: This information does not apply to MacOS X users.
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Important: When installing ArchiCAD, you have to log on as a member of the Administrator Group. ArchiCAD can be installed on your hard disk in three ways: - The Typical method of installing ArchiCAD on a specified disk (about 250 MB disk space will be required), - The Compact method, which installs the minimum number of required files to a specified disk (about 30 MB disk space will be required), and - The Custom installation method lets you define which files are installed. Using any of these methods to install ArchiCAD, do the following steps: 1) Switch off your computer and attached peripherals, and plug the ArchiCAD hardware key into one of the parallel or USB connectors. 2) Start the computer and launch Windows. 3) Insert the ArchiCAD 8 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. 4) The Autorun facility will start the ArchiCAD Installer (Setup.exe) automatically. Select the Install AC 8 option.
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5) The start-up picture of the installer appears on your screen, followed by the main dialog box. 6) If you have more than one hard disk attached to your computer or would like to change the name or place of the directory where ArchiCAD will be installed, click the Browse button to select the drive onto which ArchiCAD is to be installed. When youve made your choice, click the Next button. 7) If you have chosen a Custom installation, a dialog box will appear, allowing you to choose which components to install. Click Next again when youre finished. 8) The Installer program will ask you for the name of a Program Folder into which to put the shortcuts or program icons of the installed items. This folder with the shortcuts will be included in the Programs folder of the Windows Start menu. Click the Next button. 9) The Installer program creates a directory with the specified name in the specified place and begins to copy all of the programs and files into it. A progress indicator allows you to monitor the progress of the installation. If you want to interrupt the installation, click Cancel. When the process bar indicates 100%, the installation is complete. 10) After this the Installer will display a dialog box asking you to type in your name and company, personalizing your new programs. After completing, click Next to continue. 11) As a final step, the Installer creates a new program group where it places the ArchiCAD packages program icons and the Read Me First file. 12) Click Finish in the dialog to return to the Program Manager or the Windows desktop. 13) Double-click the Read Me First text file icon or select the Start/ Programs/ArchiCAD 8/Read Me First menu command and read the latest information on ArchiCAD. 14) Double-click the ArchiCAD icon or select the Start/Programs/ ArchiCAD 8/ArchiCAD menu command and discover your new application.
Installation Options
After the above installation, you can install additional utilities either from the Installer, or from your hard disk. (The installer programs for some of these utilities are copied to your hard disk during the ArchiCAD installation process.)
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- The Install QuickTime 5.0 utility installs the Movie Player program that can display and animate QuickTime VR panoramic pictures generated by ArchiCAD. Please read the License Agreement carefully prior to the installation. - The Acrobat Reader installer utility installs Adobes Acrobat Reader which allows you to read the documentation PDF files. - The Step by Step Tutorial utility installs the interactive tutorial program for ArchiCAD 8. The accompanying handbook is part of your ArchiCAD package. - The GDL Object Web Plug-In installer utility will install the web browser plug-in allowing you to view and download GDL Objects from the Internet. - The PDF Converter installer utility will install Amyunis PDF Converter printer driver with which you can create, compress and customize PDF files directly from ArchiCAD.
Uninstalling ArchiCAD
If you want to uninstall ArchiCAD, start the Add/Remove Programs control panel utility, select the ArchiCAD 8 option from the list and click on the Add/Remove... button. The uninstall utility will remove all files and programs which were installed by the ArchiCAD Installer program. It doesnt remove any other file - for example, it doesnt remove ArchiCAD project files that you saved into the ArchiCAD folder.
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special printer cable to adapt the Hardware Protection Key to the computer, or you will have to insert an add-on card with the necessary parallel port into your computer. Contact your hardware dealer for an appropriate cable adapter or card. If you have a printer or any other device connected to the parallel port, you can connect the Protection Key in-line with other devices. Make sure that the hardware key is the first in the line connected directly to the computer. Plug peripheral devices into the key. In this case, you must always switch on the peripheral before launching ArchiCAD, and you should never turn it off while using the program. Turning off the peripheral device while ArchiCAD is running may cause the program to crash as well as cause other damage. Several Protection Keys of the same type can be plugged in one line. However, if you try to connect keys manufactured by different vendors, problems may occur. If you are installing the ArchiCAD Hardware Protection Key in-line with other hardware keys, position the ArchiCAD Hardware Protection Key at the beginning of the chain (closest to the computer). You may experience problems with the Hardware Protection Key if your computer printer adapter differs from the design specifications of the original IBM PC/XT/AT and PS2. Although your printer may function using ports, the Hardware Protection Key cannot. If this is the case, you must use the second parallel port, if available, or install an add-on parallel port adapter card as described above. Warning: Never connect or disconnect the Hardware Protection Key while the computer or the connected peripheral is switched on. This can cause irreparable damage to the software and hardware.
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You also need to install special client software on all computers that will use ArchiCAD. This software is shipped to you either on the ArchiCAD CD-ROM or on the attached Network Licensing Utilities CD-ROM, which contains installation instructions. Note: After installing the network server software, you need to restart your server and client machines before starting ArchiCAD on the client machines.
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If you have followed all the instructions given in this manual, you should not get this dialog box. However, if it does appear, you have two options: you can either run ArchiCAD anyway, or you can note what the program is missing, click the Quit button and modify the system accordingly before launching ArchiCAD again. Note: If you choose Run Anyway, you will not get these messages the next time you start ArchiCAD. We highly recommend that you regularly: - check your computer for viruses. - use diagnostic software to ensure the integrity of the file system.
Memory Management
As with many CAD programs, the operating speed of ArchiCAD is highly dependent on the amount of memory available, both in RAM and on the hard disk. The size and ratio of the different memory types strongly influence ArchiCADs overall speed and performance. As a general rule, try to allocate as much RAM and free hard disk space as possible to ArchiCAD and do not depend on virtual memory more than absolutely necessary.
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On the Macintosh, if you run an MacOS version older than MacOS X, inadequate memory settings can slow down the operating speed dramatically, particularly when processing large 3D models. We recommend the following memory management settings: - When Virtual Memory is Off and you are not running any other programs together with ArchiCAD, you should allocate almost all the available RAM to ArchiCAD in its Get Info dialog, so that the largest unused block is only about 5MB. This should be sufficient for using the Chooser and simple Copy/Paste operations. - When Virtual Memory is On, the memory assigned to ArchiCAD must be less than the built-in memory. Note: The above limitations do not apply to MacOS X. When using Windows, the 3D data must fit into the Virtual memory. Please configure your systems virtual memory to be large enough to accommodate the 3D data. On the other hand, virtual memory can slow down the operating speed. To keep the optimal speed, add more physical memory (RAM) to your computer.
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you run ArchiCAD or PlotMaker the program will read, modify and write back information into the ArchiCAD and PlotMaker registry. If this section is missing, ArchiCAD or PlotMaker will automatically create a new one and save the default settings. The above ArchiCAD Registry entry contains several subkeys. (Because the ArchiCAD and PlotMaker Registry keys are quite similar, only the ArchiCAD subkeys will be described here). The most important of these are: Last Started Version: Under this Key Name, you can find the name and version number of the ArchiCAD version that was last started, for example: Last Started Version ArchiCAD for TeamWork 8 ENG. ArchiCAD for TeamWork 8 ENG (or the ArchiCAD name and version number actually written after the Last Started Version Key Name in the previous section): This section contains (among other information used for internal purposes only) three important Keys: Default TrueType Font, Large Dialog Font and Small Dialog Font. Default TrueType Font: After this Key Name you will find a Windows TrueType font name which will be used by ArchiCAD both in the Floor Plan and in the dialog boxes whenever a desired font does not exist, is missing or has been deleted. The most important effect of this Registry entry is that if you import an ArchiCAD project file from another platform (e.g. MacOS), every font name that is used in the ArchiCAD project but doesnt exist in Windows will be displayed with this default TrueType font. If the font name defined by the Default TrueType Font Registry Key Name is also missing from the system, the Windows default GUI font will be used instead. Large Dialog Font: The Key Value defined here is used in ArchiCAD dialog boxes for any text whose size is at least 12 points. Small Dialog Font: The Key Value defined here is used in ArchiCAD dialog boxes for any text whose size is 9 points. Example of the default values of the ArchiCAD Windows Registry keys: Default TrueType Font Arial Large Dialog Font MS Sans Serif Small Dialog Font Arial
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Note: For compatibility reasons, ArchiCAD project file names are limited to 27 characters.
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Troubleshooting
This section describes some of the techniques you can use when encountering typical problems during the installation and operation of ArchiCAD. Note: The ArchiCAD installation process installs a utility called Graphisoft Bug Reporter. This is a small application that is automatically started if ArchiCAD crashes. It creates a bug report card that you can fill in and send to the ArchiCAD Customer Support team who will help you solve the problem.
Troubleshooting (MacOS)
As a rule of thumb, frequently check your computer for viruses and regularly use Disk Utility or another disk integrity checking program to verify the file systems integrity. ArchiCAD does not start. - Check that the ArchiCAD protection key is installed for the appropriate System software. If you wish to use ArchiCAD in different OS systems (i.e. MacOS 9 and MacOS X), WIBU protection must be installed for all the systems by using the System Components installer. - Check that you are using the appropriate System software. If you use the MacOS 9 system, you should have at least 256 MB of RAM allocated to ArchiCAD. Verify this by choosing File/Get Info with the ArchiCAD
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application selected. You should also have at least 500 MB of free hard disk space (after installation). - Check that the ArchiCAD installation was successful and all the needed files were copied to your hard disk into the correct directory. The absolutely necessary files are: ArchiCAD, ArchiCADResourcesLib, ArchiCADDialogLib, ArchiCADDialogLib, ArchiCADHelpLib, ArchiCADMenuLib, AddOnManagerLib, AttributeManagerLib, ClassicMacLib, DGLib, ElementManagerLib, FTPUploaderSupportLib, GDLLib, GDLParamUILib, GeometryLib, GSDisplayLib, GSModelerLib, GSQuickTimeLib, GSRootLib, GSUtilsLib, GSXMLLib, InputOutputLib, InternetURLLib, JACKLib, LibPartFileLib, LibraryManagerLib, ModelerGraphicsLib, PixMapIOLib, ProjectFileLib, QELib, UCLib, UDLib, VBAttrControlsLib, VBAttrDialogsLib, VBAttributesLib, VBElementsLib, VBUtilsLib, MWMSL.Carbon (NL).Shlb, PlotMaker, AddOnManagerLib, AttributeManagerLib, ClassicMacLib, DGLib, FTPUploaderSupportLib, GDLLib, GDLParamUILib, GeometryLib, GSModelerLib, GSQuickTimeLib, GSRootLib, GSUtilsLib, GSXMLLib, InputOutputLib, InternetURLLib, ModelerGraphicsLib, PixMapIOLib, ProjectFileLib, UCLib, UDLib, VBAttrControlsLib, VBAttrDialogsLib, VBAttributesLib, VBUtilsLib, MWMSL.Carbon (NL).Shlb There are a number of other files which are not essential for starting ArchiCAD, but are necessary for various functions: *.Prefs: The preferences files created by ArchiCAD in the Preferences folder inside your start-up disks System Folder. Apply Data: The data file used with the Apply commands. (Preview Data) ArchiCAD Library: Folder. Contains the original door, window, object, lamp, zone stamp, GDL text, texture picture or TIFF and property files. Add-Ons: Folder. Contains the extension applications allowing you to export and import files from and to ArchiCAD in various formats including DXF and DWG. It also contains third party library part editors whose icon appear in the ArchiCAD Toolbox (e.g. StairMaker), as well as extensions that can add functionality to ArchiCAD. PlotWare: Folder. Contains the installed plotter drivers for ArchiCAD.
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Vector Fonts: Folder. Contains vector fonts used in ArchiCAD. ArchiCAD crashes. - Check for proper installation and proper cable connections. - Check your computer for viruses. - Try removing system extensions as discussed above. - Try allocating more memory and disk space to avoid extreme situations. - If you still encounter crashes, please report the problem to Graphisoft. Do not be afraid of losing your work if the program crashes. ArchiCADs automatic AutoSave function keeps the latest version of your work and, on the next program launch, informs you that an autosaved document was found. You can open it and resume work. ArchiCAD does not plot. - Be sure to choose the appropriate plotter driver in the File/Plot Setup dialog box. - Check the settings of your plotter compared to the figures in the File/ Plot Setup dialog box. - Try to use cables supplied by the same vendor as the plotter. ArchiCAD does not print or when printing crashes. With some printers, ArchiCAD can only print if Background Printing is enabled in the Chooser. If this does not help, try setting different parameters in the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes.
Troubleshooting (Windows)
ArchiCAD or one of its parts does not start. This problem can have several causes, e.g. insufficient memory, old Windows version, failures in the Windows configuration, defective video driver, unsuccessful ArchiCAD installation. 1) Check that you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP pro. (ArchiCAD 8 cannot run with any older version of Windows.) 2) You should have at least 128 MB RAM and 500 MB of free hard disk space after installation. 3) Check that the ArchiCAD installation was successful and all the necessary files were copied to your hard disk and into the correct directory. The necessary files are:
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ArchiCAD.EXE, ArchiCAD.DLL, ArchiCAD.DLG, ArchiCAD.GSH, ArchiCAD.MNU, ADDONMANAGER.DLL, ATTRIBUTEMANAGER.DLL, DG.DLL, ELEMENTMANAGER.DLL, FTPUPLOADERSUPPORT.DLL, GDL.DLL, GDLPARAMUI.DLL, GEOMETRY.DLL, GSDISPLAY.DLL, GSMODELER.DLL, GSQUICKTIME.DLL, GSROOT.DLL, GSUTILS.DLL, GSXML.DLL, INPUTOUTPUT.DLL, INTERNETURL.DLL, JACK.DLL, LIBPARTFILE.DLL, LIBRARYMANAGER.DLL, MAC.DLL , MODELERGRAPHICS.DLL, PIXMAPIO.DLL, PROJECTFILE.DLL, QE.DLL, UC.DLL, UD.DLL, VBATTRCONTROLS.DLL, VBATTRDIALOGS.DLL, VBATTRIBUTES.DLL, VBELEMENTS.DLL, VBUTILS.DLL, MSVCP60.DLL, MSVCRT.DLL PLOTMAKER.EXE, PLOTMAKER.DLL, ADDONMANAGER.DLL, ATTRIBUTEMANAGER.DLL, DG.DLL, FTPUPLOADERSUPPORT.DLL, GDL.DLL, GDLPARAMUI.DLL, GEOMETRY.DLL, GSMODELER.DLL, GSQUICKTIME.DLL, GSROOT.DLL, GSUTILS.DLL, GSXML.DLL, INPUTOUTPUT.DLL, INTERNETURL.DLL, MAC.DLL, MODELERGRAPHICS.DLL, PIXMAPIO.DLL, PROJECTFILE.DLL, UC.DLL, UD.DLL, VBATTRCONTROLS.DLL, VBATTRDIALOGS.DLL, VBATTRIBUTES.DLL, VBUTILS.DLL, MSVCP60.DLL, MSVCRT.DLL There are a number of other files which are not essential for starting ArchiCAD, but are necessary for various functions: *.prf; *.pr&: The preferences files created by ArchiCAD. Apply data.pvd: The data file used with the Apply commands. (Preview Data) ArchiCAD Library: Directory. Contains the original door, window, object, lamp, zone stamp, GDL text, texture bitmap or TIFF and property files. Add-Ons: Directory. Contains the extension applications allowing you to export and import files from and to ArchiCAD in various formats including DXF and DWG. It also contains third party library part editors whose icon appear in the ArchiCAD Toolbox (e.g. StairMaker), as well as extensions that can add functionality to ArchiCAD. PlotWare: Directory. Contains the installed plotter drivers for ArchiCAD. Vector Fonts: Directory. Contains vector fonts used in ArchiCAD.
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4) Check your Windows configuration. Sometimes special peripherals (such as CD drives, streamers, network cards, and SCSI cards) are installed and connected to your computer which do not work properly with ArchiCAD or with the system. Try to modify the configuration settings according to their User Guides or simply uninstall them by removing their drivers from the appropriate Control Panel item. If you are using Windows 95, you can go into the System Control Panel item and check the Performance status. If Windows finds that everything works properly, the message Your system is configured for optimal performance is displayed in the last row. If any other message appears at that location, this means that an error has been detected by the Windows system. In this case, contact your local dealer or call Microsoft Technical Support. Garbage on the screen in ArchiCAD when selecting elements, drawing selection rectangles, lines, walls or other basic elements. Try changing the display driver type in Control Panel/Display/Settings to VGA (or to an updated driver from the video card manufacturer). If the problem disappeared when you switched to VGA, it was very likely a display driver error. Contact your hardware dealer or the technical support of your display adapter manufacturer. ArchiCAD developers have tested as many display cards as possible. As a general rule, the display drivers included in your Windows package work well with ArchiCAD. Because of the frequency of video driver errors, we have generated and built into ArchiCAD some workarounds to the most common problems. These workarounds can be activated in the Windows Registry. Start the Windows Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and open the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Graphisoft\ArchiCAD\ArchiCAD 8.0QEN\Driver Error Patch folder. In this location, you can find four keys with values generally set to 0. These keys are Bad Line Drawing, Bad Memory DC Pattern, Bad Screen Pattern and Bad Text Rotation. If you experience one of the following problems, set the value of the corresponding key to 1 and restart ArchiCAD. - Bad Line Drawing: If the value is 1, coordinates are clipped to the port rectangle before each line you draw. This helps if some lines are not visible at a large zoom factor. - Bad Memory DC Pattern: If the value is 1, every pattern brush used on memory DC will be created as inverted (this used to be a problem with some older cards where, after starting up, everything on the ArchiCAD screen appeared inverted).
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- Bad Screen Pattern: The same as above for screen DC instead of memory DC (in general, these two settings are set together). - Bad Text Rotation: If the value is 1, skewed text is printed by sending a rotated bitmap (this helps with some printer drivers when the appearance of skewed text is wrong or skewed text does not appear at all). ArchiCAD crashes. A program crash can have multiple causes (program error, Windows System error, bad configuration, hardware error, power failure, etc.) First, check your free hard disk space. ArchiCAD uses extremely large data files for complex three dimensional operations. Do not be afraid of losing your work if the program crashes. ArchiCADs automatic AutoSave function keeps the latest version of your work and, on the next program launch, informs you that an autosaved document has been found. You can then open it and resume work. ArchiCAD does not plot. Check your cable. In our experience, most plotting problems come from the improper wiring of the plotter cable. Check the settings of your plotter compared to the figures in ArchiCADs File/Plot Setup /Configure dialog box. Try to plot first into a Data File, check this file and if it is correct, try to send it out through the COPY /B command from the DOS prompt. Do not forget to set the communication parameters of the port being used. ArchiCAD does not print or crashes when printing. Try setting less complex parameters in the File/Page Setup/Options/ Advanced dialog boxes (printer resolution, colors, etc...) The printed output is bad or does not match the original view on the computer. If the type and size of the text blocks is not correct, check the font substitution settings in the File/Page Setup/Options/Advanced dialog box. Set it to TrueType fonts and do not use the substitution table. If the lines on the printed paper are too light or dotted, switch on the All Colors to Black checkbox in the File/Page Setup/Options/Advanced dialog box. If you have a PostScript printer, do not forget to send out a header every time you turn on the printers power.
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