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

  

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.