Colour palettes in Graphisoft ArchiCAD 6

ArchiCAD uses the standard colours as materials for 3D objects and surfaces. A RAL APX-Add-On, developed from Graphisoft for version 6 allows an even more ergonomic grasp.

 

Versions	Macintosh: 6.0; Windows: 6.0
File format	APX interface; *.ral colour palettes
Colour system	all
Optimizations	Standard RGB Trinitron RGB Offset printing uncoated paper Offset printing coated paper Newsprint
Application for	colouring of objects, rendering
Ergonomics	***

 

Target directory

ArchiCAD x.0

ArchiCAD x.0\Bibliotheken\[name of the colour system]

 

The adherence to this destination path is not necessary for the availability of the palettes in the program.

Add-On COLOR.APX

The colour files can only be used in ArchiCAD by using the Add-In interface COLOR.APX. It is normally delivered together with the german version of ArchiCAD 6 and can be found in the folder „ArchiCAD 6.0\Add-On\Tools“ and „ArchiCAD 6.5\Add-Ons“ respectively. For all other cases it is offered as a „necessary file“ while running the palette installation.

Zielpfad V6.0	ArchiCAD 6.0\Add-On\Tools
Zielpfad V6.5	ArchiCAD 6.5\Add-Ons

 

Usage of the colour palettes in ArchiCAD

The RAL Colours will be available in ArchiCAD after the installation:

1. Select "Extras/Import Colors"
2. Click the disired RAL palette in the folder „..\Archicad 6.0\Libraries\[name of the colour system]“.
3. Mark the desired colours and click „OK“
4. Choose the menu command „Options/ Materialtypes“
5. Create your projects with your colour system!

 

The RAL colours will be imported into the project via the APX-Add-On.