Configuration

The first section of this chapter, Managing Projects, contains information about creating, opening and saving projects.

Next, the Project Preferences section describes how to set up a project by defining preferences, for example, the units of measure used in the project.

You will set a scale for your project window by using the Document > Scale command.

Then, by looking through the Options > Element Attributes submenu, view the Attributes that are loaded by default - these include Layer Settings, Line Types, Fill Types, Composites, Pens & Colors, Materials, Zone Categories, and Mark-Up Styles.

If you plan to edit an existing project, make sure you have loaded all the object libraries needed to be able to display and edit all placed objects.

The next section describes an easy way to re-use preferred settings, by defining and using Favorites.

After an overview of the ArchiCAD User Interface, the section on Customizing your Work Environment shows you how to save your personal working preferences on your computer, and how to export and import them to other machines if necessary.

Managing Projects

Project Preferences

Scale

Attributes

Libraries

Favorites

The ArchiCAD User Interface

Customizing your Work Environment