Set Your Hard Disk Free

Hard Disk Space Hard Disks have a tendency to fill up.
 To keep your computer and all your apps running smoothly it is essential to keep at least 10-15% free at all times. If you don’t…. …your computer will become slower & slower (e.g. it may take a long time for an app to start … Read more

ARCHICAD Speed Issues

How well ARCHICAD 18 & 19 function depends on a number of factors, the most obvious are hardware related however also which combination of operating system and ARCHICAD you are using. We generally recommend to avoid upgrading to the latest OS X version, and for now keep with OS X 10.10 a.k.a. Yosemite. However, it … Read more

AC20 replacement icon(s)

For Graphisoft’s 2016 edition of ARCHICAD version 20 new replacement Logos / Icons with updated looks (once again in full Retina Display glory…).   To install replace the original AC logo in: /Applications/Graphisoft/ArchiCAD 19/ArchiCAD.app/Contents/Resources/ArchiCAD.icns Please note the above was also posted on AC-talk.

How to create non-editable PDFs

Unless you have Adobe Acrobat Pro at your disposal it is not very straightforward to mark up PDFs that subsequently can not be easily edited, e.g. if you need to blank certain passages in a text document without rewriting the document for that specific purpose. We also found that the current version of Adobe Acrobat … Read more

ARCHICAD BIM Server backup settings

The ARCHICAD BIM Server has a very useful built-in backup function, if configured correctly. Find below some considerations regarding a proper backup strategy. 1. On Mac OS X we find that people tend to choose Apple’s TimeMachine as their preferred backup option. Although this is a perfect solution for your regular desktop, this is problematic … Read more