Archicad priorities

Using the Composites we created in the previous section, Advanced Composite Walls, Slabs, and Roofs, opens up a lot of new possibilities for more detailed construction documents. How different elements connect, however, also becomes increasingly complex. To learn how this works, we have to dive into one of Archicad’s settings that provokes great enthusiasm when starting out, followed by possibly some disappointment and frustration when you evolve your skills, and hopefully ending in a very efficient workflow once mastered: priorities. There are in fact four different types of priorities in Archicad, within a priority hierarchy. Arranged from highest to lowest priority within this hierarchy, these are as follows:

• Layer Intersection Priority: Prevents or allows connections between elements on different layers
• Building Material Priority: Regulates the connections between different elements based on the Building Materials used in these elements and...