AC12-NZE-LibHotfix1

Release Notes


Archicad 12 NZE Library Update

Version 2008-10-22

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 builds of Archicad 12 (Build 2156 and above).

Install steps:

  1. Download the Hotfix by clicking on the file name on 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 were not 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 has to 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:

  • 83914 – Curtain wall: custom panel 12 fails to create butt joint
  • 77811 – Curtain wall: 3D Script Error might occur in Modular Frame
  • 74617 – Curtain wall: CW Panel 12 fixes
  • 82937 – Doors: problem with normal threshold type
  • 83356 – Doors: unwanted lines appear in floor plan when using some special settings
  • 82833 – Doors: Garage Door: door disappears when opening is too high
  • 82754 – Doors: Arch Opening: curve resolution set in the dialog doesn’t affect the 3D
  • 83675 – Windows: custom settings user interface tabpage disappears when ‘Board’ is checked in Board Settings
  • 81087 – Windows: Negative revealed windows might cause wrong wall skin display on floorplan
  • 74386 – Windows: Special windows: If multiple windows are selected, including round windows, then Sill can be turned on for Round window
  • 84278 – Marker: scale change distorts the marker
  • 77494 – Object: Equal Angles Beam/Column:  “inconsistent parameters” warning in case of ‘Detailed’ 3D
  • 76730 – Object: North Symbol: Object does not scale with layout book
  • 76629 – Object: Round table object fixes
  • 76622 – Object: Audience Seating: Numbers of Rows problem