Release Notes - Update Betelgeuse - December 2023

Released on December 14, 2023, this update roundup for Archicad 26 brings the v26 tools up to parity with v27 and includes the following versions:

• Bracing 6.16
• Cabinets 8.17
• Coverings 4.31
• Doors+Windows 6.45
• Detail Elements 8.14
• Electrical 5.12
• Keynotes 6.40
• Metadata 1.07
• Quantities 1.14
• Select 23.03
• Transformer 1.03

These release include the following fixes:

Release notes - Bracing - 6.16

Bug

BRC-157 the Bracing tool can't find a few window holes so it places a brace there

BRC-160 If we set the Bracing Type's “Height constraint; Decrease BUs above” to 0, it becomes unchangeable afterward.

BRC-163 Setting the Height Constraint value to Zero does not allow you to change it back to any non-zero value

Improvement

BRC-164 Set building length, width and angle based on the selection bounds

Release notes - Cabinets - 8.17

Bug

CAB-202 the panels can't apply to the side panel and front AC24

CAB-260 Can't change width of stile for framed front shape adjacent to cabinet right end

Release notes - Coverings - 4.31

Bug

COV-341 Coverings Overlap or are offset when applied to 3-way wall intersects

COV-380 Surface Texture Orientation not Linked to Cladding Orientation when using Covering Above Openings

COV-513 Wall covering can't deal with certain Wall intersection

COV-526 Need to double-click to select an edge in the Edit Roof Edges dialog

COV-554 Migration issuse and Fascia board differences in 24 and 25 when there is a valley gutter

COV-559 Bug - Glitch with Barge board size settings

COV-562 Sill setting value 'C' doesn't work

COV-563 ridge flashing offset doesn't work

COV-566 BUG - problem with downpipes joining into Quarter round and Custom profile gutters

COV-577 gutter junction issue

COV-585 Cut Surfaces for Gutters settings seem not to be applied

COV-589 Coverings - Cancel button from coverings dialog is also giving the option to create the coverings

COV-591 Boxed Ends show with same Surface as Soffits even when set to something different

COV-592 framing offset from ridge doesn't work

COV-605 Roof pitch label opaque doesn't work on the elevation

COV-612 Ridge flashing doesn't show base line in elevation

COV-620 flashings under covering doesn't work in ac26 and 25

COV-621 Cadimage soffit ends cannot change surface material independently of soffits

COV-623 "Below Opening" or "Below Sill" claddings don't display surface correctly when trimmed by Roof

COV-625 Soffits on multi-node edges do not join when soffit lines are different

COV-629 Wall claddings need error handling

COV-630 The Dimensions of Shiplap profile is inconsistent with the Dimensions indicated

COV-632 Roof Cladding not generating when Skylight is introduced

COV-633 Wall Coverings not generating correctly inn 2D and 3D

COV-634 Barges and Ridge capping fail to join seamlessly

COV-637 AC27 Moving a Wall using Dynamic Guides while a Covering is attached crashes Archicad

COV-647 v27: Roof Coverings don't update shape when Roof is changed

Improvement

COV-371 Wish plan Symbol display on wall coverings

COV-497 downpipe toe for the roof covering

COV-509 change the size (length) of the roof pitch label

COV-539 Roof covering Generic display for Flashing as well

COV-543 A client doesn't want to see the vertical edge at the barge boards connections AC25

COV-558 None Soffits option for roof covering

COV-564 Roof covering offset to the sides

COV-574 Need a gutter at the other edge of the roof than the one which is parallel with the pivot line

COV-609 Allow to control finial surface independently of barge board surface

COV-619 Covering offset to negative

COV-626 Request: add a hotspot to the Centre of the Downpipe Base so it can be dimensioned

New Feature

COV-52 Edit roof framing start point manually

Task

COV-613 Coverings needs to be built for macos ARM

Story

COV-622 Barges and Ridge Capping do not Join correctly

Release notes - Doors+Windows - 6.45

Bug

DAW-998 doors windows schedule auto-rebuild not working

DAW-1131 Custom Notes in Schedule are limited to 128 characters

DAW-1166 Adjusting Editable Grid manually in AC-standard Windows reverts to default if CI DAW addon loaded

DAW-1174 Window Trim pushes out into Interior in Floor Plan View at Full Detail

DAW-1175 Schedule crashes on update (BIG Sur)

DAW-1191 Door Bead Surface setting applies to wrong side of door

Improvement

DAW-1207 Ci tools d&w's glazing types should shown in the schedules (AC and CI as well)

Story

DAW-1198 Request to see if we can backport DW Properties fix to v24

Release notes - Detail Elements - 8.14

Bug

DET-165 Fascia Board diagram mismatch

DET-170 48mm Rondo Furring Channel in the Furring Sections object is the wrong size

Improvement

DET-141 Fascia Board - allow to omit rebates

DET-146 Ci Tools Truss Rafter needs less then 5 degrees

DET-151 WISH - Jack Truss, alter Eaves width separately on each side

DET-153 Give back the ability for the jack Truss in AC25 what it was in AC24

New Feature

DET-169 Allow the Sealant Bead to be shown as Compressed

DET-171 Wall Board Sections - extra setting for Rusticated

Task

DET-168 Detail Elements needs to be built for macos ARM

Release notes - Electrical - 5.12

Bug

ELE-113 place with space button not jump align position to the wall AC23 mac

ELE-128 The add-on is getting the wrong co-ordinates for the clicked point

ELE-142 The spacebar-click placement mode doesn't work in v26 in certain cases

ELE-143 Symbols where Fill can be set do not actually show any fill

Improvement

ELE-111 Allow to add fills to symbols in AC23

Task

ELE-139 Electrical needs to be built for macos ARM

Release notes - Keynotes - 6.40

Bug

KNT-438 keynotes schedule not equally divided between layout pages in one file

KNT-495 Keynotes label text oozes out of frame

KNT-509 Reserve button temporarily Disabled in Teamwork

KNT-510 Keynotes not pushed to Teamwork when Granting access for other user to Reserve

KNT-514 Searchbox in Palette loses focus when clearing the box and entering new text

KNT-517 Not all Keynotes Scheduled on Layout

Improvement

KNT-38 Applying Label Styles long winded

KNT-474 Options in the label and schedule objects, to set case for parts of the note

Epic

KNT-485 Teamwork for Keynotes

Release notes - Metadata - 1.07

Bug

MET-1 Properties show as undefined in the metadata panel

Release notes - Quantities - 1.14

Bug

QNT-11 Opening The Properties Tab of the Shell tool crashes Archicad

Release notes - Select Objects - 23.03

Bug

SOB-231 G4 G7 Calculation object doesn't handle Master IDs for hotlink modules

SOB-262 Meter Box #1586 floor plan view width is incorrect

SOB-325 Bug - Extra text shows up in the Forward Turn B Train #2005 object

SOB-354 Object #1559 not Showing certain settings in 3D

SOB-355 Retain user ID on converting assemblies to components

SOB-389 Align to Wall mode makes Roof Covering place rotated

SOB-391 Skylight #1584 Zone_Requests slowing down Archicad when large amount of Zones in Project

SOB-398 Severe memory leak in this user's project to be a Blind #1581

SOB-400 Running the G4 or daylight calls with no visible zones crashes Archicad

SOB-401 Place objects on poly lines

SOB-406 Services Panel Assembly #2061 - error when generating 3D model

Improvement

SOB-233 less than 5 degrees to the trusses

SOB-275 WISH - Wall frame object different wall end options

SOB-289 H1 calc wall area data import method change

SOB-328 Zone Stamp #1940 stamp alignment to the center

SOB-340 H1 calculation table needs the ability to change the R-Value of the Reference Building

SOB-407 Place objects in fill tool dialog unclear

SOB-408 Place objects along lines and fills dialog

SOB-414 Let the Ci Select "Elevate Objects to mesh surface" be available for lamps as well

New Feature

SOB-106 Rafter Truss #1654, asymmetrical issue

SOB-228 3D Truss object with heel height setting option for monopitch roofs

SOB-351 Place Objects on Polyline Tool

SOB-402 Request: Monopitch Truss object

SOB-404 Add Heel Height option to all existing Truss objects

Task

SOB-388 Create Apartment Letterboxes object

Sub-task

SOB-374 Request: Apartment Letterboxes

Release notes - Transformer - 1.03

Bug

TRAN-2 Problem mirroring Roof coverings, problem mirroring a project

TRAN-4 associated labels not mirrored

TRAN-11 Elevations Markers shift location after Mirroring

TRAN-14 Additional 2D elements drawn in Interior Elevation views are not mirrored