Boa – Client Meeting – 2026.04.02

Template Updates Overview

Libraries have been updated to the new system and all attributes have been cleaned up, including line types, fills, surfaces, materials, and profiles.

ArchiCAD out-of-the-box attributes have been matched one-to-one with the client's existing attributes up to index 50

Client's custom attributes starting at index 500 to avoid conflicts with future Graphisoft additions

Attributes will be reindexed after deletions are confirmed to close gaps

Favorites

Favorites were removed from the working file temporarily pending a decision on whether to keep, convert, or recreate them.

A favorites converter can update library parts to the latest ArchiCAD version but will not resolve attribute assignment issues

Attribute problems (e.g. missing or misassigned building materials) would still need to be fixed individually after conversion

Decision: convert favorites to the latest library first, then review and fix remaining attribute issues per the spreadsheet

Some favorites contain profiles or building materials in unexpected tools (e.g. stair, railing) due to settings being applied and then turned off — these should be reviewed and corrected or deleted

Updating favorites will also reset tool defaults, which should resolve many of the flagged default-tool attribute issues

Attribute Cleanup Process

Lines

Many custom line types are near-identical to ArchiCAD out-of-the-box equivalents and can be deleted and replaced.

Action (Ed): open the ArchiCAD PLN file, delete and replace duplicate lines with their out-of-the-box equivalents, and return the file

Fills and Surfaces

Several fills are only referenced by surfaces. If a surface is deleted, its associated fill can also be deleted.

Some surfaces flagged in orange are missing their texture file — these should either have the texture located or be deleted

Two surfaces created by a master GDL script (shown in italics, no sub-attributes) are only referenced by graphic override rules — recommended to delete

Building Materials

Action (Ed/team): go through the Excel spreadsheet and add a delete/keep/notes column for all surfaces, fills, and building materials, then return to Seth

Target: spreadsheet returned by end of day or the following morning

View Settings – Layer Combinations, Model View Options, and Graphic Overrides

Seth will align model view option names and graphic override names to match their corresponding layer combination names for consistency and ease of auditing.

Decision: use the layer combination name as the defining name across all three settings

Several views were missing model view option or graphic override assignments — Seth will tidy these up

Sections and Elevations

Duplicate sections and elevations were found — half were sourced, half were linked; linked duplicates have been deleted

Further review of section and elevation marker appearance to be discussed next week

Wall Label Tool and Building Material Assemblies

The team has been using the wall label tool to list wall assembly components directly on the plan, which has been working well and is preferred by builders.

Custom building materials were created (duplicated from existing ones) so that assembly names read correctly in the label

Action: team to send Seth the current working file so he can review label settings, building material definitions, and priorities

Material priorities are currently set intuitively — Seth will sort by priority and review for correctness

Existing vs. New Material Naming

The team prefixes material names with E (existing) and N (new) for renovation projects where a single composite contains both existing and new components.

This prefix is necessary because the entire assembly is modeled as one composite wall element

Previously a BOA prefix was used to distinguish firm materials, but this is no longer suitable as it would appear in the assembly label — use a BOA folder instead

Pen Sets and Line Weights

The current pen table originated from a Rotring pen weight system set up in 1999 and has evolved over time. There is a known mismatch between firm pen weights and those used by imported AutoCAD objects.

Pen 4 was recently changed from 0.35 to 0.18 to address object line weight issues, but the team is still adjusting

Reordering or renumbering pens will have widespread downstream effects on favorites, composites, and all settings that reference pen numbers

Decision: do not move pen rows at this stage; revisit pen table cleanup as part of a broader template overhaul

ArchiCAD 29 bug noted: pen table displays unexpected colors in some cases — known issue, no fix at this time

Background Grid

Grid is currently on in all viewpoints but the team is unsure why — decision deferred; Seth will not change it for now

Action Items and Next Steps

Ed: complete line delete-and-replace in the ArchiCAD PLN file and return to Seth

Ed/team: complete the Excel spreadsheet with delete/keep/notes for all surfaces, fills, and building materials and return to Seth by end of day or following morning

Team: send current working project file for Seth to review wall label and building material settings

Seth: out of office Friday, back working Saturday; will continue with view settings alignment and attribute cleanup upon receiving files

Next meeting: Tuesday of the following week for more in-depth review