ArchiCAD educational-maintenance effort and be more productive small using favorites palette

In this tutorial, you will learn how to ArchiCAD palette Favorites accelerate your work, especially when you're starting a new project.

I'm sure are well aware of the eyedropper tool and how it can help you duplicate the settings element, and then apply these principles as a similar object. Of course there are any elements drawn already, however, when you start a new project. It's easy to waste much time in setting things how you need it. If you want to setup your done faster, you will find very useful favorites.

Open an existing project, then go to the menu-slabs-favorites. It will expand a palette with simple text interface. You may find the default list of Favorites before you. You can clear any unwanted favorites by going to the pop-up menu and choose "delete" from the upper-right corner.

Easy to save an item as a favorite, simply select it and save it. Use the option "Save current selection" from the pop-up menu, and give it a name. Is using descriptive name easier to remember details. You will find it "Rename Favorites" pop-up menu in the upper left if you need it. Repeat selection and save process with additional walls, you can quickly have a list of many types of standard wall in Favorites palette. Sorted alphabetically by name. You will find any designs I had already finished can useful parts later.

People found it can be done in three dimensions, if you may think! Turn your mouse into a window or door that you want to select in 3D. You can put the relevant information to the name. This will make it easier to select the text menu.

You will notice that when the tool window is active in the Toolbox window you'll see favorites listed only. If you want to view all Favorites, activate an arrow on the screen.

A sophisticated project lets you create a full list of favorite items quickly and easily. Click "Save current settings as default" to use the Eyedropper to speed up the process of making your list. This will save the settings for the item that was only ayidrobid. You can save your favorite new quickly using the shortcut key "eyedropper tool", the option key on Mac and ALT in Windows. You can build great Favorites list within a few minutes in this way.

This list will remain with the project, even when you save the project and reopen it, and there will be. To put these favorites in another project, saved by using popup save favorites. Name something you can remember. You'll have options to choose Save folder, which allows you to stay organized easily. Called the file extension will save it in *.PRF possible meaning preferences.

Now you have the option to download the "pallet Favorites" in your project. In your project, just click the load Favorites from the pop-up menu. Then you must choose to either replace or merge favorites together.

Using the Favorites you quickly draw shell building. Double-click preferred exterior wall to activate it. When you are ready to go to interior walls, you'll notice that your favourite will automatically set the correct layers and settings.

You can also decide to change things later. Using Favorites tool, you can do so immediately. Select the number of walls you may also want to change, double-click the Favorites you may want to apply. All updated.

You can go through the design process much faster with favorites – simply select favorite door and a door; activate windows within your favorite location, and so on.

You can use 3D rendering or 2D view of the switch objects. While in 3D view, you can toggle individual properties, such as walls, load up your Favorites. Select the number of Windows as we wish and download new Favorites. Suddenly they all be completed simultaneously, saving you lots of time.

Note that once put in elements with ' Favorites ', they are not bound by it. You can change the items as you want. Use Favorites to accelerate development and modify objects. Do not limit you in any way or prevent you from making changes.