topic Re: motorbike gdl in Libraries & objects

motorbike gdl

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:24:49 GMT

Hello!
Is there anyone how knows where I can find a motorbike gdl.
I´m working in ArchiCad only...

Re: motorbike gdl

Mats_Knutsson — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:36:50 GMT

meta wrote:
Hello!
Is there anyone how knows where I can find a motorbike gdl.
I´m working in ArchiCad only...

Hi Meta,

What kind of bike are you looking for?
There is a few on www.archibase.net (search under cars...how strange)
I tested one of the bikes from that site and it was really fat as you can see in the attachment. You might trade your VW RS for this one?

Mats

Re: motorbike gdl

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:02:06 GMT

Thank you Mats!
Nice hearing from you and The Motorbike looked really Nice!
I´m designing a stand for Ducati (Nice bikes!)

Byby
Meta

Re: motorbike gdl

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:15:58 GMT

Hi - I;m an ArchiCAD user and Ducati (748 BiPosto) rider in California... though I don't have a GDL object for aDucati, I DO have a SketchUp component that's a pretty good rendition of a yellow 748/998... you could export from SU as 3DS or you could use the v 11 SU import add-in - your call - would this model help?

Gerard

Re: motorbike gdl

Anonymous — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:31:39 GMT

Here's an image of what the model looks like (minus the reflection of course!) to see you're interested...

Gerard

Re: motorbike gdl

alexliz24 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:05:02 GMT

Anyone knows if they've just changed something with the Archibase.net download interface? I tried to d/l a few objects from them today, but when I arrived at the final screen of each (the one with the thumbnail that you could click to donwload) nothing happened. I then noticed the mention of the ArchiBAR toolbar, but, although it states that Mac is supported, all I get is the archibar.exe file.

No good for me on my Mac...

Re: motorbike gdl

Thomas Holm — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:51:34 GMT

The .exe file might in fact be a self-extracting (only on Windows) zip file. If so, you will be able to open it (and a truckload of other compression formats too) if you download and install the Unarchiver from
http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html
I can assure you this is worthwhile even if it doesn't succeed on this file!

Re: motorbike gdl

alexliz24 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:53:20 GMT

Hi Thomas! Thx for the reply.

I already have the Unarchiver (if it could also handle password protected rar files I would trash stuffit...) so I'll just give it a try.

Do you think Archibase changed the ui to control how many objects each user d/ls?

Re: motorbike gdl

Thomas Holm — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:00:25 GMT

alexliz wrote:
...Do you think Archibase changed the ui to control how many objects each user d/ls?

Sorry, no idea. Perhaps it's the number of downloaded polygons
Should be quite substantial in such objects. I would avoid filling up a parking lot with them. . .

Re: motorbike gdl

alexliz24 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:04:02 GMT

Yeah, the number of polygons is immense, but if you are after truly realistic scenes, I think a lot of these objects are true-to-life.

And if combined with Artlantis Studio, I don't think they're _that_ bad (rendering-time-wise, I mean).

My 2¢.

Re: motorbike gdl

Thomas Holm — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:23:23 GMT

alexliz wrote:
And if combined with Artlantis Studio, I don't think they're _that_ bad (rendering-time-wise, I mean).

OK. They're at least speedy IRL
Did you manage to open it?

Re: motorbike gdl

alexliz24 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:26:39 GMT

I'm sorry, IRL?
If you mean, did I install the toolbar, the answer is No.
I did d/l the Archibar.exe file, which like you suggested, is an archive. Unarchived it, but the contents are just the Win install files. I really don't get it. How do they expect Mac users to d/l their objects now?

Re: motorbike gdl

Thomas Holm — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:45:14 GMT

IRL = In Real Life.
I'm sorry, I realise I misinterpreted you. I thought it was the download of the object that failed, now I understand it's the Archibar. Seems like they're forcing you to infect your desktop with more clutter to add to their revenue, if you want their objects. I would never install it, even if it worked, but that's my 2¢. So I won't bother them about Mac support.

If you really, really need it, I guess you'll have to borrow a Win machine or install W in Bootcamp or whatever on your Mac. The good news is that your Archicad dongle will work for the Win version too. But I guess Abvent isn't quite as generous, are they?

Re: motorbike gdl

alexliz24 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:50:28 GMT

I'm afraid I've really taken this thread a looong way into OT territory.

FWIW: I would never consider working on a Win machine, although I'm equally fluent in windoze as in Mac OS X. But I wouldn't be seen dead working on one. I'm allergic to it. I only can manage to solve my colleagues problems and then run back to my Mac.

As regards Abvent, thank goodness for those hackers who allow us to use our legally purchased sw on that other platform 😉

Shame to Archibase, who have really botched things up. I really hope they get their act together, because I like some of their stuff (correction: some of the stuff that individual users have deposited with them), and now it's going to be double a pain to get it.

Thanks for the posts, Thomas.

Re: motorbike gdl

Thomas Holm — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:28:23 GMT

alexliz wrote:
I'm afraid I've really taken this thread a looong way into OT territory...

You were not alone
Good luck!

Re: motorbike gdl

alexliz24 — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:26:23 GMT

Hi all (Thomas, are you reading?)

Just switch from www.archibase.net to www.archibaseplanet.com and all is there, no toolbar install necessary. AFAIK they've just tweaked with the UI a little, that's all.

And, if you get through a proxy, you can bypass the daily quota imposed (but I never told you that 😉 )