Migrating Libraries and Objects from Archicad 12 and Earlier

Migrate from Archicad 12 and earlier.

Note the following, additional Library-related changes when migrating projects from Archicad 12 and earlier:

•Active Libraries - Linked Libraries

The active libraries of older-version projects will be loaded in Archicad 26 as linked libraries. (They will be listed in the Linked Libraries folder of the Library Manager.)

•Other Objects - Embedded Objects

“Other Objects” items in the older Archicad projects will appear in the “Embedded Objects” folder of Archicad 26.

•Other Objects in Hotlinked Modules

If you place a hotlinked module from Archicad 12, any objects placed from the source file’s “Other Objects” folder will be missing in Archicad 26. The solution is to embed these objects in your host Archicad 26 project, using Library Manager, or to place those objects in a library on the BIMcloud, and add that library to the project.

•Missing Libraries - Unavailable Libraries

Any library “missing” in the Library Manager of the older version will be listed as “unavailable” in the Library Manager of Archicad 26. Locate these libraries and add them as linked libraries, using the Library Manager’s “Add” command.

•Missing Objects

Missing objects in the older-version project are also listed as “missing” in the Library Manager. To solve the problem, locate the source files of these missing objects and add them to the project, using the Add command in Library Manager.

•Unsupported Objects

These files reference unsupported image formats.

See Image Files in the Embedded Library at Images from QuickTime Formats.

For more information on Library Migration, see:

Migrating Libraries to Archicad 26.

At any time, to view information about possible Library-related issues in your current project, check the Libraries item in the Action Center (File > Info > Action Center).