Colour palettes in Graphisoft ArchiCAD 7-10

ArchiCAD uses the standard colours as materials for 3D objects and surfaces. The colour selection window offers easy access to each colour.

 

Versions	Macintosh: 5.0 and up; Windows: 5.0 and up
File format	5.x: pla (Materialbibliothek) and bmp (materials) 6.x: APX interface; *.ral colour palettes
Colour systems	all
Optimizations	Standard RGB Trinitron RGB Offset printing uncoated paper Offset printing coated paper Newsprint
Application for	colouring of objects, rendering
Ergonomics	***

 

Destination Directory

ArchiCAD 7.0

ArchiCAD 7.0 PPU\Add-Ons\[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 COLORS.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.

Path V7.0

ArchiCAD 7.0\Add-Ons

Usage of colour palettes in Graphisoft ArchiCAD 7-8

1. The Colours will be available in ArchiCAD after the installation.
2. Select "Extras/Import Colors"
3. Click the disired palette in the folder „..\Archicad 7.0\Add-Ons\[name of the colour system]“.
4. Mark the desired colours and click „OK“
5. Choose the menu command „Options/ Materialtypes“
6. Create your projects with your colour system!

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