List of Improvements in Archicad 26 Updates

  • DEF-17819 Archicad does not crash when hotlinking IFC files with multiple Buildings.
  • DEF-16920 Walls with special junctions are all included in IFC exports.
  • DEF-16757 Add-On related issues coming from Archicad 26 Update 4 no longer prevent Archicad from starting properly.
  • DEF-15962 Manually switching between layouts in Teamwork does not result in the layer combinations to be set to “custom”.
  • DEF-15919 Database management related background tasks no longer result in Archicad crashes.
  • DEF-15804 During the Share and Send&Receive processes of a Teamwork project, an issue that caused Archicad to crash due to invalid libraries has been resolved.
  • DEF-15169 MacOS 14 Sonoma users no longer experience Archicad crashes when using the Backspace or Delete buttons with activated Caps Lock in text editing.
  • DEF-13716 Special font text does not get cropped anymore.
  • DEF-12371 Shift no longer stays active after holding down the Shift key while opening a context menu.
  • DEF-11904 DLL files can be correctly signed now.
  • DEF-9222 Archicad no longer crashes due to GPU driver related issues in 3D model related workflows.

This package contains the fixes and improvements of the previous Updates as well.

  • DEF-17819 Archicad does not crash when hotlinking IFC files with multiple Buildings.
  • DEF-16920 Walls with special junctions are all included in IFC exports.
  • DEF-16757 Add-On related issues coming from Archicad 26 Update 4 no longer prevent Archicad from starting properly.
  • DEF-15962 Manually switching between layouts in Teamwork does not result in the layer combinations to be set to “custom”.
  • DEF-15919 Database management related background tasks no longer result in Archicad crashes.
  • DEF-15169 MacOS 14 Sonoma users no longer experience Archicad crashes when using the Backspace or Delete buttons with activated Caps Lock in text editing.
  • DEF-13716 Special font text does not get cropped anymore.
  • DEF-12371 Shift no longer stays active after holding down the Shift key while opening a context menu.
  • DEF-11904 DLL files can be correctly signed now.
  • DEF-9222 Archicad no longer crashes due to GPU driver related issues in 3D model related workflows.

This package contains the fixes and improvements of the previous Updates as well.

  • DEF-14902 The Tracker and Feedback was not visible while editing Elements on macOS 14.
  • DEF-14170 Archicad 26 could crash during Teamwork if Archicad 27 was running simultaneously.
  • DEF-13716 Textbox with special font type was cropped on Windows.
  • DEF-13686 Fonts could not be mapped from a DWG Teamplate in Archicad 26.
  • DEF-13620 IFC files that contained empty links couldn’t be imported into Archicad.
  • DEF-13619 Dimension Text was not displayed with a specific font in Archicad 26.
  • DEF-13569 Some texts were misaligned due to wrong textspacing handling.
  • DEF-13335 Mapped IFC Property Element value of single skin Elements was not exported if the Property was classified for the Element’s Building Material.
  • DEF-13236 Archicad crashed due to an error when editing custom edges of a Morph.
  • DEF-13181 The leading of texts with multiple rows were not handled properly.
  • DEF-13178 DWG export showed incorrect hatches related to curved Wall elements.
  • DEF-12896 Lists could not be placed on Layouts in Archicad 26.
  • DEF-12435 Associative railings caused slow drawing update.
  • DEF-12371 Archicad acted as if Shift was still held down after closing a context menu which was opened while holding Shift down.
  • DEF-12291 Projects become unusable after publishing or sending from an already damaged Teamwork file.
  • DEF-11951 Invalid printer setup info made the file crash. Open & Repair can fix this now.
  • DEF-11878 Archicad crashed due to having multiple IfcBuilding entitie in the IFC export.
  • DEF-11858 IFC files that contained elements with IfcProxy entity couldn’t be imported into Archicad 26.
  • DEF-11378 If a Texture’s source image was missing in the Surface Settings, the Remove Image option was unavilable.
  • DEF-11369 Fill hatches were shown thicker if display scale was set greater than 100%.
  • DEF-11339 Tab character was not underlined or strikethrough in PDF export on Windows.
  • DEF-10949 Cursor turned into scissors after using Ctrl+P shortcut on Windows.
  • DEF-10919 Saving project after merging a DWG file into a single file could produce damaged file.
  • DEF-9990 Missing or incorrectly installed font types caused Archicad crash upon opening.
  • DEF-8523 On exported PDF Elevations, limited resolution texture could cause low quality appearance for other instances of the same texture too.
  • DEF-8442 New Dimension point could not be associated to skin’s edge on Floor Plan.

This package contains the fixes and improvements of the previous Updates as well.

  • DEF-10165 CRASH: Migrating libraries from Archicad 17 or earlier versions crashed the program.
  • DEF-10195 FILE/DXF-DWG/IMPORT: Old versions of DXF-DWG files could not be opened in Archicad.
  • DEF-10196 DOCUMENT: Dimensions associated to Doors/Windows used Model View Options of an open View on Layout.
  • DEF-10251 USER INTERFACE: Lamp layers could not be changed from the info box.
  • DEF-10266 EDIT: The “Element Uncut Pen” checkbox setting was not saved under Surface, Cover Fill Foreground Dialog.
  • DEF-10269 TEAMWORK/BIMCLOUD: Server path was limited to 126 characters.
  • DEF-10335 FILE/OPEN: Archicad 25-26 startup dialog searchbar turned uneditable if there were no recent projects.
  • DEF-10386 EDIT: Multi-selecting Building Materials with different Fill Orientation caused instant data loss in BMAT settings
  • DEF-10429 USER INTERFACE: The splash Screen did not appear when opening Archicad by double clicking on a PLN.
  • DEF-10436 MODEL: The Building Material list didn’t open when trying to chance the material in the CW Composite Panel 26.
  • DEF-10467 BIMX/CRASH: Charmglow Stainless Steel Grill BBQ crashed Archicad when the model was exported to a BIMx Hyper-model.
  • DEF-10498 USER INTERFACE: Text fell apart when zooming in with text block formatting set to model size.
  • DEF-10533 DOCUMENT: Some of the non-default or special fonts were offset if they were migrated to Archicad 26.
  • DEF-10582 MODEL: The navigation in walk mode was misaligned in Archicad 26.
  • DEF-10656 CRASH: Archicad crashed because of a faulty template.
  • DEF-10657 CRASH: Archicad crashed during opening a PLN file, due to corrupt SAF data.
  • DEF-10758 USER INTERFACE: IFC Model Exchange was English in the French Revit 2023
  • DEF-10816 FILE/IFC/IMPORT: Converting IfcWindows to windows during IFC import, the wall outlines from the outside were missing.
  • DEF-10883 DOCUMENT: When using Multi-line Level Dimension on the Floor Plan, it didn’t accept entering space on Windows.
  • DEF-10971 CRASH: Merging or opening an IFC file crashed Archicad.
  • DEF-11012 USER INTERFACE: The line types could not be changed in the drop-down menu with the cursor.
  • DEF-11090 PERFORMANCE: Forward tool bug fixing for Japanese market.
  • DEF-11093 EDIT: The first number input was highlighted and deleted by the second number input in the Tracker on macOS 13 Ventura.
  • DEF-11094 ADD-ON: Archicad 26 and Rhino6 (Grasshopper) weren’t able to make connection with the add-on.
  • DEF-11166 CRASH: Archicad 26 crashed when an IFC was hotlinked into the model on macOS.
  • DEF-11208 DOCUMENT: Layer Combinations in use could be purged.
  • DEF-11315 ECO DESIGNER: Climate Data by Strusoft Climate Server was provided from a disconnected IP-address.
  • DEF-11322 EDIT: “Soft” could not be set for edge type in Pet Palette: Edge Custom Settings when the edges of the Morph were selected.
  • DEF-11389 FILE/BIMCLOUD/EXPORT: Exporting XML file (Attributes file) to BIMCloud was very slow.
  • DEF-11668 DOCUMENT: Sun study created from 3D source was cropped on Apple silicon Archicad.
  • DEF-1167 CRASH: Archicad sometimes crashed due to a missing graphic override combination in the view map settings for details and worksheets.
  • DEF-11704 DOCUMENT: Cineware rendering was slower in Archicad 26 Apple Silicon than in Archicad 26 Intel Mac.
  • DEF-11951 CRASH: Archicad crashed when opening or changing Page Setup settings, now this can be fixed by Open & Repair.
  • DEF-3029 FILE/DWG/EXPORT: Background Fill exported incorrectly into DWG when having curved contours.
  • DEF-3606 DOCUMENT: Faulty results were shown on Layouts when “Align to Decimal” option is set for Schedules.
  • DEF-4535 FILE/BIMX/EXPORT: BIMx model export was slow due to SDA texture compression.
  • DEF-6453 MODEL: Sun study generated wrong dates.
  • DEF-6484 FILE/IFC/IMPORT: Changes were not saved when unchecking the complete ifcBuildingElement in the IFC import translators.
  • DEF-6974 FILE/DWG/EXPORT: Dimensions were missing after exporting Layouts with Save as – DWG.
  • DEF-7641 DOCUMENT: Updating layouts and running check in the drawing manager, some drawings are marked as ‘Modified’
  • DEF-8106 CRASH: Archicad crashed during opening new or existing files.
  • DEF-8194 DOCUMENT: Layer visibility was assigned to each Layout separately instead of applying for all of them.
  • DEF-8552 CRASH: Archicad crashed randomly due to RAM exhaustion.
  • DEF-8641 CRASH: Archicad crashed and sometimes freezed the OS too due to a graphics card driver issue.
  • DEF-8853 USER INTERFACE: Zooming in and out was not working properly.
  • DEF-8989 CRASH: Placing drawing on the layout via ‘right click save view and place on layout’ crashed Archicad
  • DEF-9256 DOCUMENT: Updating drawings set the scale on Project Map in some cases
  • DEF-9343 PEFORMANCE: In Archicad 25 panning was slow or lagging on Sections on macOS.
  • DEF-9450 FILE/DWG/IMPORT: Archicad couldn’t import Arc Dimensions and refered to a false memory error while trying to open.
  • DEF-9514 FILE/DWG/IMPORT: Archicad was not able to import Arc Length Dimensions from DWG file
  • DEF-9602 PERFORMANCE: Teamwork/Solo projects with many columns and beams caused significant delays.
  • DEF-9696 USER INTERFACE: Searching for an attribute in the search bar only showed the desired one and hid the other ones.
  • DEF-9818 EDIT: Dimensions’ Witness Lines were enlarged.
  • DEF-9873 DOCUMENT: Dimensions associated to Wall Cores were missing after changing the View.
  • DEF-9901 FILE/OPEN/CRASH: Files with missing view attributes could not be opened.
  • DEF-9981 CRASH: Archicad crashed due to core failed to create Direct3D device unhandled C++ Exception.

This package contains the fixes and improvements of the previous Updates as well.

  • DEF-11012 MODEL: Line types could not be changed with the cursor.
  • DEF-11093 MODEL: The first number in the tracker got overwritten by the second typed character when moving an element.

This package contains the fixes and improvements of the previous Updates as well.

  • DEF-9678 FILE/3DM/IMPORT: 3dm files could not be hotlinked if the default template file name was changed.
  • DEF-7819 CRASH: Archicad crashed when opening a view.
  • DEF-9480 CRASH: Archicad crashed because of a list with too many characters in its name.
  • DEF-8419 GDL: Layers hidden in the GDL Object 2D Symbol Editor did not update.
  • DEF-8396 GDL: A new custom object had a fill mapped to its Building Material name.
  • DEF-7789 DOCUMENT: Associating one leg of a dimension to a hotspot of the story level marker resulted in the dimension not appearing in a layout.
  • DEF-7785 FILE/DWG/EXPORT: A library part that originated from a DWG and placed on a master layout changed size when exported.
  • DEF-7641 DOCUMENT: The process of issuing a check drawing in the drawing manager sometimes caused an up to date drawing to appear as if it were a modified drawing.
  • DEF-10269 TEAMWORK: BIMcloud URL + Path + Filename character length longer than 124 characters prevented the preparation of more than one project at a time for migration.
  • DEF-9111 TEAMWORK/DOCUMENT: A dimension placed in a section by one user and received by another user with a layout that referenced the section open sometimes had the dimension incorrectly placed.
  • DEF-7169 TEAMWORK/HOTLINK/MODEL: An opening placed in a hotlink sometimes disappeared when shared.
  • DEF-913 CRASH: Archicad crashed because of a communication bug between the Archicad Starter application and Archicad itself.
  • DEF-8775 TEAMWORK/CRASH: View settings sometimes became corrupt and caused Archicad to crash when the view was opened.
  • DEF-9606 FILE/SAF/IMPORT: Lost 2D Members during SAF import.
  • DEF-9179 FILE/SAF/EXPORT: Node names were lost from the “StructuralPointConnection” tab of a SAF file when a project that was located far from the origin was exported.
  • DEF-8617 MODEL: Survey point coordinates were changed after migration from Archicad 24 to Archicad 25.
  • DEF-7172 FILE/IFC/IMPORT: IfcReinforcingBars could not be imported into Archicad.
  • DEF-7036 CRASH: Archicad crashed sometimes after saving a view to layout with a curved wall that used a fill whose origin was the local origin
  • DEF-2637 FILE/DGN/IMPORT: Archicad crashed upon importing DGN file due to unused shared cell containing OLE data.
  • DEF-9465 MODEL: Panning and zooming in floor plan were lagging at a certain zoom range.
  • DEF-9464 USER INTERFACE: On Windows, lines appeared thicker on 2D when a scale of 175% was applied to the system display.
  • DEF-8341 USER INTERFACE: On macOS, clicking on the column’s head to change the sort order would reset the column’s width to a minimum with some palettes.
  • DEF-7766 DOCUMENT: After starting a new transmittal set and adding a new change on layouts, in certain situations, the layer combination on layouts was switched to the one being used on floor plan.
  • DEF-7591 EDIT: Rhino 7/Grasshopper did not receive data from Archicad, even though the connection appeared to be running.
  • DEF-7592 USER INTERFACE: 3D Window Size isn’t editable in View Settings
  • DEF-4010 TEAMWORK: A newly created MVO sometimes appeared missing to other teamwork users.
  • DEF-9235 DOCUMENT: Dimensions from GDL objects were lost from sections during Archicad 24 to Archicad 25 conversion.
  • DEF-9527 USER INTERFACE: The cursor sometimes remained in inject parameter mode during app switching.
  • DEF-9559 MODEL: Objects with high polygon count appeared darker in 3D view in a different rotation.
  • DEF-9474 USER INTERFACE: The layer extension with multiple dots was incorrectly split.
  • DEF-10386 USER INTERFACE: Selection of two or more building materials in the Building Materials dialog would set fill orientation to the same value without notification.
  • DEF-9317 USER INTERFACE: The preview images of the textures in the surface selection dropdown menu did not have an outline.
  • DEF-9167 USER INTERFACE: The line type preview in attribute palette was too small.
  • DEF-9023 USER INTERFACE: A drag with option key held down did not duplicate a folder in the attribute palette.
  • DEF-8969 USER INTERFACE: A layer’s folder could not be renamed in the Layers dialog.
  • DEF-8947 USER INTERFACE: The first character of a newly entered or modified surface name could not be a space.
  • DEF-8946 HOTLINK: The MEP Library was not found while relinking IFC Hotlink modules, even though the library was loaded.
  • DEF-8942 USER INTERFACE: The Surface dialog moved up the screen when switching between folders and items while Cineware/Redshift engine was selected.
  • DEF-8939 USER INTERFACE: It was possible to select the surface being deleted in the “Delete and Replace with” selection menu.

This package contains the fixes and improvements of the previous Updates as well.

  • DEF-9468 USER INTERFACE: Un-selected attributes were selected again when changing “Match Attributes” option from the Import Attributes dialog.
  • DEF-9465 MODEL: Panning and Zooming in floor plan were lagging at certain zoom range.
  • DEF-9464 USER INTERFACE: On Windows, lines appeared thicker on 2D when a scale of 175% was applied to the system display.
  • DEF-9321 CRASH: Archicad could sometimes crash when creating a new Complex Profile and a new folder at the same time.
  • DEF-9309 CRASH: Exporting an IFC with large numbers of entities could crash Archicad.