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
•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.
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