topic Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26 in Visualization

Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

StephanS — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:34:41 GMT

Could anyone please confirm when the Twinmotion Datasmith exporter will be available for Archicad 26?

This is becoming critical for our workflow.

If this is not provided soon, we will have to keep working in v25, which makes me question why I would remain an SSA subscriber?

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Barry Kelly — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 01:27:23 GMT

You will need to ask Twinmotion (Epic) this question.

They are the ones who supply the Datasmith add-on.

A search here found this post ... https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Document-Visualize-forum/Twinmotion-in-Archicad-26/m-p/350975/highlight/true#M52462

Which has a link to the Twinmotion forum where it says late summer / early autumn.

I guess we are now at about mid autumn.

So any time now???

Maybe try messaging Vincent B on the Twinmotion forum.

Or have a look around their forum for any more recent news.

Barry.

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

StephanS — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:40:09 GMT

Thanks so much for your prompt and helpful response!

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Arb — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:17:56 GMT

Hi, we are waiting too, but...from Twinomoton forum...14 hour ago:

"..Epic honestly admitted that NEVER for TM 2022!!! . For TM 2023.1 they will eventually release a new version of the plugin. In December at the earliest."

Now we are working on big projejct, so we stuck in AC 25 and I'm not happy, because we paid for SSA subscription and can't use AC 26. It won't be a problem but that plug-in was game changer in our workflow, now it might force us to change AC for Revit or don't pay any more for subscription.

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Romans — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:21:35 GMT

I think there should be (is urgently needed) some support (pressure?) from Graphisoft too.
Unfortunately, Epic is kind of ignoring the Archicad user base (as well the macOS users: no Path Tracer).
Until today there is no plugin for AC 26.
Example:
https://twinmotionhelp.epicgames.com/s/feed/0D54z00008E69CpCAJ?language=en_US

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Emre Senoglu — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:42:07 GMT

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Romans — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:11:33 GMT

Thank you!
Then this a different, more specific (honest) information than the one I've got.....
Here it was announced for this October....

https://twinmotionhelp.epicgames.com/s/feed/0D54z0000895JFMCA2?language=en_US

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

genarch — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:37:30 GMT

I'm sharing your frustration. I guess as users when we see a new renderer promoted we just assume it will continue to work with Archicad even as Archicad is updated. I never realized there could be a risk involved with incorporating TwinMotion into my workflow.

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

lorenzovanesch13 — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 12:33:58 GMT

You can save your Archicad 26 model to a Archicad 25 model

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

genarch — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 13:33:45 GMT

Yes, of course, but that also means continuing to work in 25 rather than 26 if I want to seamlessly update the TM model as I make changes.

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

PB — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 14:51:46 GMT

For Twinmotion users, this Datasmith plug-in supporting Archicad 26 will work with Twinmotion 2023.1 Preview 1 which is expected in the December timeframe (subject to change). Twinmotion 2022.2 and earlier versions are based on UE 4.27 and the latest UE 5.1 Datasmith plug-ins are not compatible.

Until Twinmotion 2023.1 is available, to work with an Archicad 26 project, you can either save to a previous Archicad version or save to .skp or c4d format and import the model into Twinmotion.

Very, very disappointing. Graphisoft promoted Twinmotion heavily. Those that have based their workflow on the combination of AC & TM are now in limbo for months - or cannot benefit from the release of AC26.

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Romans — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 06:23:43 GMT

To ALL:
It was released FINALLY on 26th of October! (They did wait to match the date? 😀)

https://www.twinmotion.com/en-US/plugins/Archicad

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Romans — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:01:58 GMT

https://twinmotionhelp.epicgames.com/s/article/Datasmith-Exporter-Plugin-Compatibility-for-Archicad-26?language=en_US

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Mahmoud Qenawi — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:51:35 GMT

I see that link is not working says page is not found so try this one instead:

https://www.twinmotion.com/en-US/plugins/Archicad

Edit : I’m sorry it doesn’t work also don’t know why, at all congrats for the plug-in.

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 02:07:01 GMT

The instructions that they include in a separate page are wrong and should not be followed... as they will not replace the old/existing Datasmith add-ons for AC 23, 24 and 25. After unzipping the collection of 4 new add-ons, copy the one for each AC version into the ARCHICAD 2x > Add-Ons > Import-Export folder (removing the old one if not replaced) while Archicad is not running. When launched, Archicad will detect the add-on and add it automatically.

PS It cannot establish a connection with twinmotion 2022.1.2 in the few attempts I just made... the document that Romans linked seems to say that I need to update to 2022.2.2. Super slow internet here, so that'll take hours... maybe someone else will have tried this by then and can let us all know if things really work with the new add-ons...

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Hmooslechner — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:53:43 GMT

Twinmotion in AC26:

https://www.twinmotion.com/plugins

how to install: https://twinmotionhelp.epicgames.com/s/article/Datasmith-Exporter-Plugin-Compatibility-for-Archicad-26?language=en_US

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

StephanS — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 11:06:20 GMT

Thank you so much!

Re: Twinmotion Datasmith Exporter for Archicad 26

Romans — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:06:36 GMT

The question remains if the same delay will happen again when the ARM-edition of Archicad will be released, if the ARM-native version of the Datasmith-plugin will take ages to come out again.
So please Graphisoft get in tight contact with Epic to provide the then needed plugin on time.
Twinmotion is not ready yet for Apple Silicon, I know, but at least the plugin should be.

Thanks.