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Display dimensions in “mm” & areas in “m2”

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A common request I receive is “how do I get my dimensions to show in mm and my areas to show as m2″.

The first thing I refer to is the fact that views in the “Navigator -View Map” control the output of dimensions.

Under the tab “2D/3D Documents” there is an option for “Dimensions:”. The default option is set to “Plain Meter”. If one changes this to “Plain Millimeter” then both dimensions and area are displayed as such. The solution is to set your own dimension preference using the Project Preferences. To do this from the Menu > Options > Project Preferences > Dimensions…

Select the option “Plain Millimeter” but change the button “Area Calculations” = to “meter”. This will then display name as “Custom”.

You can rename “Custom” by clicking on “Store as…”. In this example I called it “Dim = mm & Area = m2″.

If you now return to your floor plan you will see the result.The last important step is to open up the “View Settings” and change “2D/3D Documents” > Dimensions to ”Dim = mm & Area = m2″. This will then control the display of dimensions and areas to your specification.

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SADC Registered Consultants – ArchiCAD 15

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The following SADC based ArchiCAD experts have been accredited by GRAPHISOFT SA, in 2011 on ArchiCAD 15:

  1. Nuno Rosario (Mozambique)
  2. Claudia de Goede (Namibia)
  3. Mark Rowland (South Africa)

The Graphisoft Registered Consultants Program provides a globally unique methodology to help architectural firms migrating from traditional 2D workflows to Building Information Modelling. Graphisoft have accredited 4 in-house staff members of TotalCAD SOLUTION CENTRE, to provide onsite and online implementation support for local firms.

The registered consultants at TotalCAD are all experienced ArchiCAD trainers, supporters and evaluators. They can assist you in any or all of the following 6 categories to improve your productivity:

  1. Evaluation of Practice
  2. Human Resource evaluation
  3. Project Setup, Project Workflows
  4. Project Management
  5. Best Practices
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SADC Registered Consultants – ArchiCAD 14

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The following SADC based ArchiCAD experts have been accredited by GRAPHISOFT SA, in 2011 on ArchiCAD 14:

  1. Willem Viviers (Gauteng)
  2. Francois Swanepoel (Western Cape)
  3. Brian Ndlovu (KZN)

The Graphisoft Registered Consultants Program provides a globally unique methodology to help architectural firms migrating from traditional 2D workflows to Building Information Modelling. Graphisoft have accredited 4 in-house staff members of TotalCAD SOLUTION CENTRE, to provide onsite and online implementation support for local firms.

The registered consultants at TotalCAD are all experienced ArchiCAD trainers, supporters and evaluators. They can assist you in any or all of the following 6 categories to improve your productivity:

  1. Evaluation of Practice
  2. Human Resource evaluation
  3. Project Setup, Project Workflows
  4. Project Management
  5. Best Practices
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SADC Registered Consultants – ArchiCAD 13

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The following SADC based ArchiCAD experts have been accredited by GRAPHISOFT SA, in 2010 on ArchiCAD 13:

  1. Clement Miya (KZN)
  2. Francois Swanepoel (Western Cape)
  3. Dean Naidoo (South Africa)
  4. André Strauss (South Africa)

The Graphisoft Registered Consultants Program provides a globally unique methodology to help architectural firms migrating from traditional 2D workflows to Building Information Modelling. Graphisoft have accredited 4 in-house staff members of TotalCAD SOLUTION CENTRE, to provide onsite and online implementation support for local firms.

The registered consultants at TotalCAD are all experienced ArchiCAD trainers, supporters and evaluators. They can assist you in any or all of the following 6 categories to improve your productivity:

  1. Evaluation of Practice
  2. Human Resource evaluation
  3. Project Setup, Project Workflows
  4. Project Management
  5. Best Practices

Setting up the Door or Window List as a View

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When setting up a Door or Window schedule for the first time using the Interactive Schedule it is important to know that you should save the Door or Window List as a View. When the Door or Window List is viewed as a view one can control the output scale, especially considering the setting out of the schedule on paper.
The one way to save the Door or Window List as a view is to right-click on it in the Navigator > Project Map and then select the option “Save Current View…”.
This will open the Save View window

You will find the Door or Window List at the bottom of the Navigator – View Map.
The other way is from Navigator – View Map > click on button towards the bottom of Navigator called “Clone a Folder…”.
This will then open up the “Clone a Folder” window > scroll down the list and double click on Schedules to expand > click on Element (Note: under the General tab – Scale: is blanked out and cannot be changed, don’t worry about this as we can change this later).
Select “Clone”

You will now see the view “Element” at the bottom of the Navigator – View Map. Expand the “Element” View and select Door or Window List then click on the button at bottom of Navigator – View Map > “Settings…”

Under the View Settings > General Tab you will now be able to set the “Scale:, Pen Set:, Model View Options: etc. At this stage 1:50 would be recommended. One can also change the “Name:” by changing the button from “By Project Map” to “Custom”. Then it is also a good idea to change “Dimensions” at the bottom to your preferred method. In this instance I prefer “Plain Millimeter”.