Knowledge Base

Comprehensive Documentation

• Upgrade your Tools for ArchiCAD 15
• Release Reports
  • Releases for ArchiCAD 14
  • Releases for ArchiCAD 15
• Getting Started
  • Installation
  • Activating the Tools
  • Extra Setup Required ...
  • Migrating Old Files to ArchiCAD 15
  • Free Trial and Education Versions
  • Troubleshooting
  • Permissions
• Common Functions
  • The Cadimage Menu
  • Custom Settings Dialogs
  • Link Add-ons to Elements
  • Model View Options
  • Geometry Method
  • Detail Level Controls
  • Plan View Labels
  • Presets
  • Attribute Presets
  • Profiles
  • Troubleshooting
• Cadimage NZ Bracing
  • Introduction
  • Getting Started
  • Place Bracing
  • Edit Bracing
  • Troubleshooting
• Cadimage Cabinets
  • Getting Started
  • What's New?
  • Common Functions
  • Cabinets
    • Modelling Cabinets
    • Cabinet Structure
    • Doors & Drawers
    • Counter
    • Materials
    • Appearance
    • Labelling
    • Merging Cabinets
    • Pelmets and End Panels
    • Modelling Complex Cabinets
  • Troubleshooting
• Cadimage Coverings
  • What's New?
  • Getting Started
  • Common Functions
  • Roof Coverings
    • Roof Coverings
    • Attach a Covering to a Roof
    • Custom Settings Dialog
      • Bring up the Custom Settings Dialog
      • Cladding
      • Framing
      • Edge Boards
      • Soffits
      • Flashings
      • Gutters & Downpipes
      • Edge Types
      • Materials
      • Appearance
    • Dynamic Editing
      • Dynamic Editing
      • Cladding Setout Point
      • Soffits
      • Downpipes
      • Roof Edges
      • Intersecting Roofs with Different Pitch
  • Wall Coverings
    • Wall Coverings
    • Attach a Covering to a Wall
    • Define Areas of Cladding
      • Area to Cover
      • Split the Covering into Regions
      • Choose Cladding Types
      • Cladding Setout Origin
      • Cladding Boundary Trims
    • Horizontal Trims
    • Trims around Openings
      • Trims around Openings
      • Geometry
      • Opening Trim Types
    • Trim Offsets
    • Materials
    • Appearance
  • Cadimage Precast Slab
  • Column Coverings
    • Column Coverings
    • Attach a Covering to a Column
    • Special Techniques
    • Column Fluting
    • Column Footing
    • Column Wrap
  • Troubleshooting
• Cadimage Detail Elements
  • What's New?
  • Detail Elements
  • Getting Started
  • Common Functions
  • Examples
    • Examples
    • Standard Cross Section
    • Eaves Detail
    • Timber Window Sill Detail
    • Footing Detail
  • 01 Core Elements
    • 01 Core Elements
    • Insulation
    • Lining
    • Steel Sections
    • Timber Member
  • 02 Floors
    • 02 Floors
    • Floor Boards
    • Floor Framing
  • 03 Walls
    • 03 Walls
    • Wall Frame
    • Wall Boards
    • Brick Wall Section
    • Conc Block Plan
    • Conc Block Section
  • 04 Roof
    • 04 Roof
    • Roof Trusses
    • Roof Tiles
    • Roof Cladding
    • Ridge Cap
    • Fascia Board
    • Gutter
  • 05 Ceiling
    • 05 Ceiling
    • Ceiling Battens
  • 06 Door and Window
    • 06 Door and Window
    • Door Window Frame
    • Glass
  • 07 Interior Trim
    • 07 Interior Trim
    • Interior Trim
  • 08 Fastenings
    • 08 Fastenings
    • Nail
    • Nail Plate
    • Screw
    • Bolt
    • Dynabolt
    • Joist Hanger
    • Pile Fixing
  • 09 Reinforcing
    • 09 Reinforcing
    • Reinf Beam
    • Reinf Cage
    • Reinf Mesh
    • Reinf Rod
    • Reinf Starter
  • 10 Symbols
    • 10 Symbols
    • Break Line
    • Cylinder Break Line
    • Weld Symbol
    • Roof Pitch
  • Troubleshooting
    • Missing Detail Element Tool
• Cadimage Doors+Windows
  • What's New?
  • Getting Started
  • Common Functions
  • Model a Door or Window
    • Model a Door or Window
    • Sketch a Door or Window
    • Choose an Existing Door or Window
    • Wall Opening
    • Calculated Data
    • Listing
    • Minimal Space
    • Window Shape and Layout
    • Door Shape and Layout
    • Door Leaf
    • Glazing around Doors
    • Hardware
    • Frame
    • Exterior Trims
    • Interior Trims
    • Materials
    • Symbol
    • Schedule Notes
  • Create Preset Doors and Windows
  • Place a Door or Window into a Wall
  • Edit in 3D, Section or Elevation
  • Label Doors and Windows
  • Schedule Doors and Windows
    • Door and Window Schedules
    • Schedule Schemes
    • Scheduling Doors and Windows
    • Schedule Settings Dialog
    • Door and Window Elevations
    • Dimensions
  • Troubleshooting
• Cadimage Extrusions
  • Getting Started
  • Creating and Editing Profiles
  • Extruded Profiles
    • Define a Path
    • End Cuts
  • Cadimage Beam
  • Cadimage Portal Frame
  • Cadimage Purlins
  • Cadimage Rafters+Purlins
• Cadimage Keynotes
  • Introduction
  • Getting Started
  • Import Notes to ArchiCAD
  • Edit Notes in ArchiCAD
  • Export Notes from ArchiCAD
  • The Keynotes Palette
  • The Keynotes Favorites Palette
  • Place a Keynote
  • Attaching Key Notes to Attributes
  • Attaching Key Notes via Element Settings
  • Attaching Key Notes to Selected Elements
  • Key Note Schedules
  • Placing Independent Schedules
  • Find and Replace Keys
  • Export Specification References
• Cadimage Planting
  • Introduction
  • Create and Edit Plants
  • Place and Adjust Plants
  • Label Individual Plants
  • Group + Label Plants
    • Group + Label Plants
    • Label Content
    • Frame + Links
    • Appearance
    • Text Style
    • Move and Align Labels
    • Update Labels
  • Edit Grouped Plants
  • Schedule Plants
• Cadimage Revisions
  • Introduction
  • Terminology
  • Getting Started
  • Initialising Revision Manager
  • Working with Revisions
  • Labelling Clouds
  • Revision History
  • Releasing Documentation
  • Publishing to PDF
  • Issues
  • External Drawings
  • Creating an Archive
• Cadimage Sites+Massing
  • Getting Started
  • Define a Site
    • Project North
    • Site Boundary
    • Site Mesh
    • Building Envelope
  • Area Calculations
    • Add Zones
    • Display Areas
  • Massing Tools
    • Create a Building Mass
    • Convert a Mass to a Model
• Cadimage Slab Edges
  • Getting Started
  • Counter Edge
  • Counter Upstand
  • Rebate
  • Footings
  • Steps
• Cadimage Stairs
  • What's New?
  • Getting Started
  • Common Functions
  • Designing Stairs
  • Stair Components
    • What are Stair Components?
    • Using Stair Components
    • Link and Unlink Components
    • Delete Components
    • Edit Stair Components
    • Adjust the Total Rise
    • Style
  • Railings
    • Add Railings
    • Edit Railings
    • Remove Railings
    • Link Railings Together
    • Style
    • Horizontal Extensions
  • Head Clearance Plane
  • Complete Stair Assembly
  • Custom Components
  • Hotlinked Modules
  • Sharing your Projects
  • Troubleshooting
• Cadimage Wall Frames
  • What's New?
  • Introduction
  • Setup
    • Setup
    • Layers and Layer Combinations
    • Create Composite Structures
    • Define a Framing System
    • Wall Framing Settings
    • Using the Framing System in Other Projects
  • Placing Frames
  • Basic Editing
  • Custom Frames & Documentation
  • Troubleshooting
• Cadimage Objects
  • Overview
  • Download and Install
  • Common Functions
  • Model
  • Resolution
  • View Options
  • Materials
  • Appearance
  • Minimal Space
  • Label
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