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By: Matthew Jourden Brighton High School Brighton, MI

This document provides instructions for creating interior elevations in Archicad. It outlines how to set up a layer combination, use the interior elevation tool to draw elevation lines around a room, and configure elevation marker settings like name, font size, and visible layers. The instructions also explain how to edit elevation lines and markers by selecting them and dragging to new locations.

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127 views4 pages

By: Matthew Jourden Brighton High School Brighton, MI

This document provides instructions for creating interior elevations in Archicad. It outlines how to set up a layer combination, use the interior elevation tool to draw elevation lines around a room, and configure elevation marker settings like name, font size, and visible layers. The instructions also explain how to edit elevation lines and markers by selecting them and dragging to new locations.

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Archicad Tutorial: Creating Interior Elevations

By: Matthew Jourden


Brighton High School
Brighton, MI

1. Create a Layer Combination for the layers to show up in the Interior Elevations.
a. For Example
i. Layer Combination: Kitchen
ii. Layers:
1. Interior Walls
2. Exterior Walls
3. Floor
4. Ceiling
5. Cabinets
6. Cabinet Labels
7. Interior Elevation

2. Select Interior Elevation Tool from Toolbox


3. Left Click S tarting Point (Click 1) > Drag Cursor, which will form a Rectangle Box around the area/room to show
Interior Elevations > Left Click (Click 2) > Move Cursor to the desired location > Left Click
NOTE: Full Thickness of walls should be included when creating
NOTE: by default the software will provide four directions; non desired views can be deleted later

Click 2: Incorporate the


wall

Click 1: Incorporate the


wall

Click 3: Place Cursor in


desired location for
elevation lines

End Result
4. Interior Elevations S ettings
a. Remove Unwanted Elevation
i. Select the Elevation Line > Hit Delete Key

Before After

b. Settings
i. Select Interior Elevation Marker on the Drawing > Click on the Default S ettings Icon in the Info Bar >
Set the Following
Elevation Name in Center of Marker
Set: KIT.

Elevation Name ID for Navigator Menu


Set: KITCHEN

Status: Update Type


Horizontal Range: Sets Range that the Elevation will See Set: Manual-Rebuild Model
Set: Infinite Only updates drawings if user selects view > right clicks > Select Update

ii.
Vertical Range: Sets Range that the Elevation will See
Set: -1” to 9’-0”

Set Overall Size of Marker


Set: 20

Font Size for text in Center of Marker


Set: 4

View Point Name: Display Name from Navigator


Set: OFF

Custom Text 1-4: Provides user to list Name of Each Arrow


Font Size for text next to Arrows
Direction. Starts at Midnight and goes Clockwise
Set: 4
Typically Labeled as Numbers

Story Layers:
Set to NONE

Layer Setting
Set: Interior Elevation
5. Editing Interior Elevation Lines and Marker
a. Interior Elevation Lines
i. Select Marker > S elect Elevation line to Move > S elect Drag > Place the Elevation Line at Desired
Location > Left Click

Select Elevation Line


to Move

Select Marker to
show Elevation Lines

Drag Elevation Line to Left Click to Place


Desired Location

b. Elevation Marker
i. Select Marker > S elect Black in Center of Marker > S elect Move S ub Element from S election Menu >
Drag Marker to Desired Location > Left Click to Place

Select Move S ub Element

Select Marker to show


Elevation Lines > Click on
Black Dot in the Center

Move Cursor to Location > Left Click to Place

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