Archicad-related permissions

Who can do what in Teamwork projects

These predefined permissions enable an Archicad user to create, delete/modify, and/or manage particular data types in Teamwork projects.

Most permissions are self-explanatory. In this table, we have added a brief explanation where warranted.

Archicad - Tools  

Design Tool Elements

All Archicad tools listed in the Design Tools sub-menu

Document Tool Elements

All Archicad tools listed in the Documenting Tools sub-menu

Structural Analytical tool elements

 

Grid tool elements

 

MEP tool elements

 
Archicad - Navigator  

Layouts and Subsets - Create

 

Layouts and Subsets - Delete/Modify

 

Master layouts - Create

 

Master layouts - Delete/Modify

 

Publisher Sets - Create

 

Publisher Sets - Delete/Modify

 

Publisher Sets - Publish

 

Transmittal Set – Manage

  • Create new Transmittal Set
  • Add or remove Layouts
  • Edit data of open Transmittal Set
  • Delete open Transmittal Set
  • Close Transmittal Set

Transmittal Set – Modify History

  • Reopen a closed Transmittal Set
  • Revise data (name, ID) of a closed Transmittal Set

Schedules and Indexes - Create

 

Schedules and Indexes - Delete/Modify

 

Story - Create

  • Create new story with Navigator context menu or Story Settings dialog (you must reserve the dialog)
  • Not associated with the “Viewpoint - Manage” permission

Story - Delete/Modify

Not associated with the “Viewpoint - Manage” permission

Set Up List Schemes - Manage

 

Viewpoint - Manage

Create, modify and delete source markers and independent markers (e.g. markers which create a new viewpoint).

If you do not have this right, you can only place linked-type Section/Elevation/IE and Detail/Worksheet markers.

Views and Folders - Create

 

Views and Folders - Delete/Modify

 
Archicad - Attributes  

Building Materials - Create

 

Building Materials - Delete/Modify

 

Cities - Create

 

Cities - Delete/Modify

 

Creation Info - Clear

The Archicad Attributes palette displays newly created project attributes with the date, source, and method of their creation. To delete these data, use the palette's "Clear Creation Info" command.

Composites - Create

 

Composites - Delete/Modify

 

Fill types - Create

 

Fill types - Delete/Modify

 

Layers/Layer Combinations - Create

 

Layers/Layer Combinations - Delete/Modify

 

Line types - Create

 

Line types - Delete/Modify

 

MEP System - Create

 

MEP System - Delete/Modify

 

Markup styles - Create

 

Markup styles - Delete/Modify

 

Surfaces - Create

 

Surfaces - Delete/Modify

 

Operation Profile - Create

 

Operation Profile - Delete/Modify

 

Pen sets - Create

 

Pen sets - Delete/Modify

 

Profiles - Create

 

Profiles - Delete/Modify

 

Renovation Override Styles - Manage

Relevant for Archicad projects up to v19
Archicad - More  

3D Styles - Create

 

3D Styles - Delete/Modify

 

Element Transfer Settings - Create

 

Element Transfer Settings - Delete/Modify

 

Favorites - Create

 

Favorites - Delete/Modify

 

Graphic Overrides - Create

 

Graphic Overrides - Delete/Modify

 

IFC Translators - Manage

 

Issue - Create

 

Issue - Delete/Modify

 

Issue Tag - Create/Modify/Delete

 

Keynotes - Create

 

Keynotes - Delete/Modify

 

Model view options - Create

 

Model view options - Delete/Modify

 

PLN Snapshot - Use computer for creation

Enables PLN snapshots (scheduled in BIMcloud Manager) to be run on this user’s computer.

Classification and Properties - Create

 

Classification and Properties - Delete/Modify

 

Public Find/Select criteria - Create

 

Public Find/Select criteria - Delete/Modify

 

Rendering scene - Create

 

Rendering scene - Delete/Modify

 

Renovation Filter - Create

 

Renovation Filter - Delete/Modify

 

Change - Create

 

Change – Delete/Modify

 

Save as PLN/PLA/TPL, MOD, GSM

 

Change – Delete/Modify

 

Save as DXF/DWG

 

Save as IFC

 

Save as RVT

 

Save as SAF

 

Structural Analytical Model Generation Rules - Manage

 

SAF Translators - Manage

 

Load Manager and Load Creation - Create

 

Load Manager and Load Creation - Delete/Modify

 

Update to later Archicad build

 
Archicad - Details, Info  

Project Info

 

Project Location (including Survey Point)

 

Project Notes

 

Project Preferences

 

Project Preview

 

MEP Preferences

 
Archicad - External Content  

Add-ons setup - Manage

Load/unload the project’s Add-ons as listed in the Add-On Manager

Hotlink Instances

  • Reserve, modify or delete instances of placed hotlink modules
  • Place additional instances of project’s existing hotlinks

Does not enable user to manage hotlinks of the project.

External Drawings - Manage

  • Place drawings from an external source
  • Link placed drawings to an external source

Hotlink and XREF - Manage

  • Add new hotlinks to the project
  • Use all commands in the Hotlink Manager
  • Attach XREFs
  • Manage XREF sources in the XREF Manager

IFC Project Manager - Manage

  • Reserve and modify data (project, building, site, IfcGroup, IfcZone properties) in IFC Project Manager (File > Interoperability > IFC Project Manager)
  • Edit element-level Ifc Properties for elements not reserved by another user.

Note: No permission needed to edit IFC properties of elements in their Settings dialog box, if you have reserved the elements.

Libraries - Add/Remove

Add BIMcloud Libraries to project using Library Manager

Does not enable user to manage server libraries - that requires permissions on the BIMcloud Manager.

Library Part - Create

 

Library Part - Delete/Modify

 

XREF instances

  • Reserve, modify or delete XREF instances
  • Attach additional instances of project’s existing XREFs

Does not enable user to manage XREFs of the project.