AC17-3002to3013-ReleaseNotes

Archicad 17 Hotfix 1 (Build 3013)


Release Notes for Archicad 17 Hotfix 1 (Build 3013)

Important note: For seamless library element usage in INT and USA language versions install the below Library Hotfix 1 for Archicad 17 before applying this general hotfix:

This hotfix solves the problem due to which CodeMeter license borrowing hasn’t been available for Archicad 17. Besides it also provides solution to important editing, file saving and Teamwork problems.

The hotfix applies to Archicad, BIM Server and all other components: BIM Server Manager, BIMx, MEP Modeler and all Graphisoft-distributed Add-ons and Goodies. It applies to all (Commercial, Educational and Trial) license types.

Table of Contents

About the installer
Important Note for Teamwork users
Installation steps
List of bugs fixed in this Hotfix
Download

About the installer

The Hotfix process will automatically search your computer for instances of three applications (in this order):

  1. Archicad 17 (including MEP Modeler, EnergyEvalua and all Graphisoft add-ons)

  2. Graphisoft BIM Server (including the BIM Server Manager, automatically installed along with the BIM Server)

  3. Standalone BIM Server Manager (This refers to the standalone BIM Server Manager, a separate application which can be optionally installed from the Archicad 17 DVD)

If Archicad 17 and/or the standalone BIM Server Manager are found to be installed on your machine, you can choose to either update it or not. If the BIM Server is found to be installed on your machine, it will be automatically updated if it is not up-to-date. If Archicad 17 is already up-to-date, but one of the Archicad components (e.g. MEP Modeler) is not, the installer will indicate this and you can choose to update it.

Important Note for Teamwork users

Working in Teamwork requires that client Archicads, the BIM Server Manager and the BIM Server all have the identical version number (or “build number”).

If you are running a client Archicad whose version number is different than that of the BIM Server, you cannot continue working in Teamwork until the same hotfix is installed for the BIM Server. (The same is true for all the other client Archicads working from the same BIM Server.)

Therefore, if you decide to update either a client Archicad or a BIM Server, be aware that you must update all clients and the BIM Server so that they share the identical version number.

Installation steps

  1. Install Archicad 17 Library Hotfix 1 before applying this hotfix:

  2. If the BIM Server is running on a computer that has Windows Server 2008 R2 as its operating system you have to manually stop all BIM Server services prior to applying the patch. 

  3. We strongly recommend that you disable any virus checker for the time of the BIM Server installation.

  4. Make sure you have administrator rights on the computer. Make sure none of the Archicad components are modified (e.g. renamed). If you are updating a BIM Server, also make sure that you are logged in as the user who installed it originally.

  5. When you run the hotfix package, the process will automatically search your computer for instances of the three applications listed above. For each of these applications found on your machine, you will be informed of its hotfix status (either “is up to date” or “can be updated”). 

For Archicad or Standalone BIM Server Manager: 

  • If you have multiple copies of either Archicad or the standalone BIM Server Manager on your machine, then the installer will automatically find one copy. If you want to update a different instance, you can use the “Browse” button to locate it. You will need to run the installer multiple times to update each copy of Archicad / BIM Server Manager.

  • If the installed Archicad or standalone BIM Server Manager is found to be not up-to-date, you also have the option not to update it: click “Don’t update [program] now.”

The update of Graphisoft BIM Server works a bit differently: 

  • If a BIM Server is found to be installed on your machine and is out of date, it will be updated; you have no option to skip the update, unless you cancel the entire Hotfix process. 

  • Only one BIM Server can be installed on a machine, so there is no option to browse to a different program location than the one identified by the program. 

  • Just before the hotfix is launched, the Summary Panel displays information on which programs, in which locations, will be updated.

  • The BIM Server will be stopped automatically, during the time of hotfixing the BIM Server application,  projects will be suspended. Clients must be patched before they can teamwork with the newly hotfixed BIM Server.

  • If you want the BIM Server to start automatically with the operating system, check again the “Start BIM Server with Operating System” checkbox in the BIM Server Preferences dialog.

Deployed Installation of the Hotfix

For details on deployed installation go here.

List of bugs fixed in this Hotfix

  • 146731 CODEMETER: License borrowing was disabled because first-time borrowing in a new version of Archicad resulted in unsuccessful borrow operation and damaged license container.

  • 157553 CRASH: Crash could occur during Curtain Wall editing.

  • 157819 EDIT: Calculated Area of Zone not updated despite Update Zone command.

  • 158336 EDIT: Drag a Copy of a Hotlink Module in section resulted in the copied Module and duplicate exploded elements overlayed on each other.

  • 157650 EnergyEvaluation: In the Project Energy Balance section, the energy needed for producing hot water was erroneously calculated.

  • 158138 FILE/BIMX/SAVE/CRASH: Save to BIMx file crashed on Computers with Windows Operating System if the CPU had more than 4 cores.

  • 158312 FILE/DWG/EXPORT: Template file was not taken into account.

  • 158040 FILE/IFC/EXPORT: IFC export failed if the project contained profile walls missing the profile attribute.

  • 159072 FILE/IFC/EXPORT: Space containment data were not exported into IFC

  • 155282 TEAMWORK: “Server Returns Error Code; Failed to update object: …” message could come up if user reserved some elements, canceled the operation and then tried to reserve elements again.

  • 157293, 157209 TEAMWORK: Messaging Server could stop randomly.

  • 158601 TEAMWORK: A user who saved a PLN from a Teamwork project then re-shared it could not send in the re-shared project.

Download this Hotfix

Download Language Windows Mac OSX Last modified
Archicad 17 Hotfix 1 (Build 3013)   INT   200.7 MB    204.3 MB July 15, 2013
Archicad 17 Hotfix 1 (Build 3013)   USA  205.1 MB   208.7 MB July 15, 2013