Edit attribute settings (Attributes palette)

Double-click any attribute to open and edit in its settings dialog.

Or right-click a main attribute folder and use Edit to access settings.

Non-editable attributes

The following attributes are fixed and their settings cannot be edited:

Layers: Archicad Layer

Lines: Solid Line

Fills: Background, Foreground, Linear Gradient Fill, Radial Gradient Fill

Associated attributes

Fills, Surfaces, Building Materials, Composites, and Profiles have other attributes associated to them (e.g. a Building Material with its Fill and Surface definitions).

For a selected attribute: Click the pop-up arrow to see its associated attributes.

Double-click the associated attribute to open and edit its settings.

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Attribute index number/Reindex

Elements refer to attributes by their index number.

In the attribute list: click the number column to sort by index number

To edit the number of a selected attribute, click Reindex from the context menu. The appearing dialog suggests an available index.

You can enter any other new index, as long as it is not in use by another attribute of the same type. The dialog tells you whether the proposed new index is available or not.

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Reindex: Details

The Details button appears on the Reindex dialog in a Teamwork context. Click Details to see information on attribute reservation.