Release Notes

Archicad 12 INT Library Update

Version 2008-11-06

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 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 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:

• 82494 – Automatic dimensioning: additional options needed for dimensioning opening size
• 83914 – Curtain wall: custom panel 12 fails to create butt joint
• 81997 – Curtain Wall: door panel handle type: different preview and 3D image
• 79321 – Curtain Wall: CW Window (2) and CW Panel Box: invalid transformation matrix warning appears
• 74617 – Curtain Wall: CW Panel 12: Some parameters work incorrectly
• 83356 – Doors: unwanted lines appear in floor plan when using some special settings
• 82937 – Doors: additional parallel line in normal threshold type
• 82833 – Doors: Garage Door: door disappears when opening is too high
• 81609 – Doors: D2 Sliding Ext: missing handle in 3D
• 81560 – Doors: threshold 3D problem with splayed reveal
• 81516 – Doors: Inside sill: wrong height when board’s top is slanted
• 84278 – Marker: F Marker, T Marker: scale change misplaces the marker
• 84764 – Objects: North Symbol: 3D does not follow project north
• 76730 – Objects: North Symbol: Object does not scale with layout book
• 84713 – Objects: Round Table 03: wrong display in 3D after resize
• 84489 – Objects: Sun object behaves erratically when altitude is exactly 90 or -90 degrees
• 82868 – Objects: Steel Beams: Pet Palette/Stretch Height unnecessary
• 82864 – Objects: Steel Frames: Stretching function on Pet Palette unnecessary for few hotspots
• 82858 – Objects: Steel Structures: overall mass value is incorrect
• 82792 – Objects: Cross Vault: unnecessary bent edges in 3D
• 82600 – Objects: Kitchen Cabinets: wrong tap position in Under-mounted Sink
• 82598 – Objects: Cabinet Base-Multidrawer: bevel edge does not work
• 82565 – Objects: Precast Beam I 01: overhang left and right look different in the settings window
• 82112 – Objects: W Niche: ‘Reveal Dept’ function is unnecessary
• 81715 – Objects: Lobby Table wrong default material and other problems
• 77494 – Objects: Equal Angles Beam/Column: may be missing in 3D
• 76629 – Objects: Round Table 01: Folding + Solid leg types have some problems
• 75940 – Objects: Cabinet B-P 2D: knob position error
• 71355 – Objects: Title objects: Inconsistent hotspot locations
• 82718 – Plotter 12 object scales incorrectly
• 82936 – Roof elements list: object length display problem
• 83675 – Windows: custom settings’ user interface tabpage disappears when ‘Board’ is checked in Board Settings
• 83154 – Windows: W Arched windows: Shutter Position: Right-Left Side doesn’t work
• 83039 – Windows: W Arched Cas and W Arched Fix with different Sunburst Sash width causes incorrect 3D display
• 82967 – Windows UI / Elevation & Opening tabpage: transom and main sash naming is wrong
• 82754 – Windows: D Arch Opening: curve resolution set in the dialog doesn’t take effect in 3D
• 82750 – Windows: Turn Plaster option discrepancy
• 82057 – Windows: Parameters/Options/Show Reveal on Symbol missing pop-up with some windows
• 72483 – Windows: W Multiside Fix: wallhole rotated for non (4x+2) side counts