ACSE2013-3488-ReleaseNotes

Archicad STAR(T) Edition 2013 Hotfix (Build 3488)



Release Notes – Archicad STAR(T) Edition 2013 Hotfix 1 (Build 3488)

This Hotfix provides solution for several crashes, fixes documentation and IFC related problems. It also improves performance in certain cases.

About the installer:

On Windows platform this installer needs Java 1.6. If this is not present on your Windows you can download and install it from here: Help Center . 

The Hotfix process will automatically search your computer for Archicad STAR(T) Edition 2013.  If it is found to be installed on your machine, you can choose to either update it or not. If Archicad 16 is already up-to-date, but one of the Archicad components is not, the installer will indicate this and you can choose to update it.

Installation steps:

  1. Make sure you have administrator rights on the computer.
  2. Make sure none of the Archicad components are modified (e.g. renamed). 
  3. When you run the hotfix package, the process will automatically search your computer for instances of Archicad. 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”). 
  • If you have multiple copies of either Archicad 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.
  • If the installed Archicad is found to be not up-to-date, you also have the option not to update it: click “Don’t update [program] now.”

List of bugs fixed in this Hotfix:

  • 151191, 152245, 152284, 152285   CRASH: Archicad clould frequently crash if Guide Lines were switched on.
  • 150561 VIEW: 2D representation of wrapped columns could have been wrong with composite walls.
  • 152502     EDIT: Entering the size of Roof Accessories objects and AUS Essential Libraries in the Object Selection Settings dialog produced unpredictable element sizes.
  • 152299    FILE/DWG/EXPORT: Objects using File operations were incorrectly exported to DWG.
  • 132231FILE/IFC:
    • Export: Doors now can have a 2D symbol when exported from Archicad via IFC if EnableDoorWindow2DHandling registry key is created and the value is set to 1 on Windows and TRUE on Mac. To activate this key, a registry (PC) or Preferences (Mac) modification should be applied:

      1. Start Archicad. Go to the File / File Special / IFC 2×3 / IFC Translation Setup menu item. Press the “Save Settings and Close” button. As a result in the registry (PC) or Preferences (Mac) a folder calledIFC will be created under the main folder of the Archicad 16 version.
      2. One has to go to the the Registry Editor on Windows or open the Preferences on MAC as advised here: Help Center.
      3. Users have to create a key called EnableDoorWindow2DHandling under the IFC folder.
      4. On Windows the key should be a DWORD type and its value should to be set to 1, on Mac it should be a Boolean type and its value should be TRUE.
      5. Save the Preferences file on Mac, close the Registry Editor on Windows.

      Users can disable the importing 2D symbols into Revit if Archicad Connection for Revit 2013 Add-in is applied and EnableDoorWindow2DHandling registry key was created with FALSE/0 value in the Improved IFC Export registry folder. The folder is created at the first time when we export IFC file from Revit with the Add-in.

      • Please note that in case of Doors placed in Walls with Complex Profiles the opening lines will not be transferred to Revit due to a Revit bug that our Add-in cannot solve. If reveal is applied to the doors, the wall display might be incorrect when we open the IFC file in Revit. If we save BREP data, then it might appear faulty in Revit, because the BREP data is replaced in Revit during the opening process.
      • See details:132231 IFC Export/Import Notes

    • Import: Doors now have 2D symbol when exported from Revit and opened in Archicad.

    • 2D symbol data can exchange within a IFC file if the user export the IFC file with Archicad Connection for Revit 2013 Add-in and the EnableDoorWindow2DHandling registry key value is TRUE/1 in the Improved IFC Export registry folder.

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  • 150318 SPEED: Performance of Archicad and other programs running in OS X could degrade with time of use due to a memory leak.
  • 149271, 152319, 152371   SPEED: Element selection, panning, zooming were slow if objects using File operations were present in the project.

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