Work Environment changes

The predefined Work Environments for Archicad 28 (International version) have been updated, based on usage statistics, to ensure that most-used commands are easily accessible. Here are some of the main changes you’ll notice:

Rearranged Standard toolbar

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Guides menu contains all commands related to Guide Line, Snap Guides, Snap Points, and Distance Guides commands - including a new, combined toggle for “Snap Guides and Points”

Grids menu contains all commands/options related to grids and Editing Plane

Group menu contains all grouping commands

Tracker controls removed - use Work Environment “Tracker” page or Coordinates palette instead

Issue Manager/Organizer, Change Manager removed - use Document menu commands instead

Design Checker removed - use Design > Model Check menu command instead

New toolbar: Drag Elements

Displayed by default.

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Updated shortcuts

Shown here for Windows. Mac shortcuts are identical, but use Cmd instead of Ctrl.

F: Flip (change from P used in previous versions)

P: Next pet palette item; Shift + P: previous pet palette item

Arrow keys: Move selected element (Nudge)

Shift + Arrow Keys: Larger Nudge

Alt + Arrow keys: Scroll

Ctrl + Left/Right: Next/Previous Layout

Ctrl + R: Rotate

Ctrl+ E: Rotate (No change)

Ctrl + Shift + R= Rotate a copy

Ctrl + Shift + E= Rotate a copy

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R = Rebuild and Regenerate

Default Profiles

Three predefined profiles (instead of six): Architectural, MEP, and Structural

Command Layouts are unified for all 3 profiles. So there are no differences among these profiles in terms of the Menu structure, list of available Toolbars, and the structure of each Toolbar.

New menu commands

View > Distance Guides Options

Help > New in Archicad

Help > Hide learning content (this hides the new onboarding coach marks and product tour)

as well as brand new commands for the new features in Archicad 28