HAPPY · Archicad

Tool Guides

Functions, settings and examples from Archicad.

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Auto Legend

Scans a Layout and produces a Legend based on visible Codes only

Back and Forward

Press Back or Forward to cycle through previously opened Views Layouts and working zoomed positions, or jump through with tracked Navigation History

Bricks

Create parametric 3D brick walls with varying patterns, screens and bricks

Cleaner

To aid cleanup, determine which Layers, Layer Combinations, Views, Layouts and Project Map items are not being used.

Composite Mesh

A better mesh Tool with Composite layer buildup, contour generation, spot levels, falls and slope analysis

Conditional Label

A Label that can display content hiding rows when values are blank or displaying content only when a certain condition is met

Dimension

A Dimension which can also display the Height, Thickness or other Properties of an associated element

Door Elevation

Produce a custom Door Schedule through dimensioned elevations with editable leaves, frames, hardware, tags and notes.

FF+E

A catalogue of designer furniture, lighting and accessories

Framed Text

A text Object with a range of frame types, and multi-storey visibility

Glazed Door

A Door with two or three adjusted glazed panels

HAPPY Palette

Open, find and manage HAPPY Tools within Archicad. Search the collection, pin favourites and return to recently used tools.

Living

Generate a collection of living room furniture as one adjustable and resizable object, using built-in sofas, chairs, tables, rugs and lamps.

Loft

Create a parametric loft or swept form by joining editable cross-section shapes.

Measured Line

Draw an editable multi-segment line which displays segment lengths and editable node symbols.

Multi-Dimension

A Dimension which can be set to display on multiple Storeys

North Point

A North Point that can be turned ON / OFF on Layout, instead of a separate Master Layout.

Object Rotator

Rotate a loaded Library Part around any axis (X / Y / Z)

People

3D scale figures for plans, elevations and 3D views. Choose a pose, height and style, with optional props.

Plan + Elevation Object

Combine separate plan, front and side drawings into one combined object for FF+E documentation.

Plants

Place stylised 3D plants with selectable species, size and branch variations. Choose a graphic plan symbol with adjustab= stems, leaves, flowers and colours.

PolyScope

Find demanding model elements using 3D polygon counts, 2D drawing complexity, and load time diagnostics then filter, group and locate the main contributors.

Polywindow

Create a four-sided window with independently adjustable corners, including sloping heads, sills and jambs. Add mullions, transoms and interior or exterior finish frames.

Railing

Draw a circular tube along an editable 3D path. Control individual bend radii, segment slopes, end returns + shapes, posts, and wall supports.

Repeating Profile

Array extruded profiles or library parts along a path, with adjustable spacing, orientation and offsets.

Reveal

Create a wall opening with a three or four-sided reveal. Set its thickness, wall clearance and depth, with custom corners and splayed ends.

Scale Bars

Create scale bars that automatically match the scales of Views on a Layout.

Setdown

Choose two slabs and place a linked Setdown symbol automatically displaying the difference between their levels.

Solar

Determine and visualise Solar Access to Windows, and Daylight Access to Floor Plates. Create Sun-Eye Views.

Sun-Eye

Create saved 3D views looking along the sun’s rays towards your building, across a series of dates and times.

Symbol Manager

A system for Creating, Managing, Placing, and Scheduling RCP Symbols, combining editable 2D and 3D components with shared codes, names and descriptions

Tag

General purpose documentation label, configured to display codes for Finish, Wall Type, FF+E, Door + Window, or Zone Information with project-wide graphical control through Model View Options

Trace Tag

Associate tags through a Trace Reference or from a remembered model source - useful when drawing Details in Worksheets or Callouts. Then zoom to a Tag's source in 2D or 3D.

Transmit

Create an automated traditional historical Drawing Transmittal

Wall Detail

Draw a Wall Type in 2D defined by a Composite

Wall Schedule

Generate a formatted Wall Type Schedule from project Composites, showing construction layers, material names, thicknesses and notes.

Window Elevation

Produce a custom Window Schedule through dimensioned elevations with editable bays and cells, with opening graphics, dimensions and notes.