Someone e-mailed me this morning about making my template color free like the detail I show here: Shoegnome Open Template v21.2 for ARCHICAD 21. I told him how (switch the saved Views to the 2 | Fills (Gray) Hatch (On) Lines (Black) Pen Set and changes pens 201-220 to white or use the 1 | Uniform Line Weight, Building Materials (White) Graphic Override. But then I realized there was an error in my template with that particular G.O. So I’ve fixed the glitch and made a few other minor changes. Here’s the list:

1. Favorites
   1. Update Exterior – Garage Door favorite. The Marker was missing.
   2. Renamed 3/4” plywood sheathing favorite to Plywood subfloor
   3. Fixed the outline pen and line type for LVL Ridge Beam (Centerline Only).
2. Complex Profiles & Composites
   1. Added the composite: 2 | Interior Wall – 2×6 w/ 1/2″ Gyp. Bd. one side
   2. Added the composite: 2 | Interior Wall – 2×4 w/ 1/2″ Gyp. Bd. one side
3. Graphic Overrides
   1. Updated the 5 | Building Materials – White Graphic Override rule to have the foreground pen of Building Materials to be Pen 13.
4. Transfer Settings
   1. Updated the default for Favorites to exclude home story.

All these changes are super minor, so either manually update your current file with what’s important to you or don’t worry about the changes until you start a new project. That said, it’s worth downloading the latest version of my template now so that you’re ready for your next project.

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