Release Notes

Archicad 12 INT Library Update

Version 2009-04-15

This Hotfix includes important fixes for library bugs discovered since the original release of Archicad 12 (Build 2156). This Hotfix can be applied to any build of Archicad 12 (Build 2156 and above).

Install steps:

1. Download the Hotfix from the previous page.
2. Exit Archicad before you start the installer.
3. Make sure that you have administrator rights on your computer.
4. Make sure that components of your Archicad Library have not been renamed or in any other way modified. If you have modified the Archicad 12 standard library, please re-install it from the original Archicad install DVD.
5. Double-click on the downloaded file to start the installer. To run the installer, Java version 6 must be installed on your computer. You can install Java version 6 from your original Archicad install DVD.
6. Follow the instructions of the wizard to complete the installation.

Most important bugs corrected in this update:

• 81692 – Corner Window: W M Bottom Hung 12: 2D script warning when changing corner window type
• 77170 – Curtain Wall Accessories: the 3D Representation can’t be changed
• 85524 – Curtain Wall Window: error after adding properties of a Curtain Wall window with inject to a panel. It is not possible to edit this new window anymore, and will have gdl error.
• 88075 – Curtain Wall: Shadow casting of curtain wall frames is turned off by default
• 85404 – Doors, Windows: cavity closure sends warning if hidden line is applied to wall
• 87952 – Doors, Windows: if Scale Sensitive is set to 3D Detail Level doorswindows disappear in 3D and Section only hotspots remain
• 87140 – Doors, Windows: warning appears when placing doors/windows with functional shutter in curved wall
• 87247 – Doors: D1, D2 Segmented Transom doors: opening line display on fix transom in 3D
• 78378 – Doors: doors with sidelight or with transom: base hotspots appear in wrong position
• 68214 – Doors: Internal Doors/Style 1 Panel type: cannot use Custom Handle
• 87176 – Doors: Terrace Door 1,2: different opening line at different scale
• 81863 – Doors: Wood Internal Doors with sidelight: threshold work incorrect, when frame thickness equals wall thickness
• 81698 – Objects: Audience Seating: seats layout is wrong at Curved option
• 86850 – Objects: Cabinet Base 2D: rear overhang the sink stays centered on the counter
• 87959 – Objects: Chairs: cannot Enable Object’s Pens, always use Symbol Line Pens
• 86067 – Objects: Lobby Table: shelf does not connect to leg in 3D
• 89099 – Objects: Night table 01, 02: leg style can’t be changed
• 86916 – Objects: Tensile Roof: no 3D view in shading mode because of missing polygons
• 85465 – Stairs: not affected by Work Environment settings for measurements
• 86236 – Stairs: Stair U-Shape: 3D error when flights are touching
• 87354 – Wall End: warning appears when placing Returned End in the composite curved wall
• 85383 – Windows: Arch top windows: splayed reveal doesn’t work in 3D
• 88273 – Windows: casing doesn’t appears in 3D if Partial Structural Display is set to Core only
• 88766 – Windows: Corner window in walls with different width falls apart
• 86643 – Windows: corner window sill ends don’t meet when a corner is 90°
• 84521 – Windows: Masonry Arch not on header when reveal is on
• 84654 – Windows: sill depth display is wrong on the User Interface
• 87989 – Windows: The 3D and 2D of the “W2 casement HDiv 12” window do not correspond
• 82817 – Windows: W Half Round Fix: window and wallhole shape differ
• 87439 – Windows: W Oval Fix, W Oval Piv: width and height parameters cannot differ
• 66052 – Windows: W Splayed Reveal: incorrect floor plan display in case of Projected mode
• 86644 – Windows: W1 Casement: incorrect sill connection in curved wall when the windows are next to each other
• 82315 – Windows: wrong Cavity Closure display if Partial Structural Display is set to ‘Core Only’
• 85940 – Windows: wrong floor plan display in the trapezoid wall in case of using casing and board at 1:50 and above