https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Autocad-is-going-parametric/m-p/150360#M16808 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>Hi,<BR /> <BR /> This is interesting, ( competition is good for ArchiCAD) :<BR /> While ArchiCAD went Into direct modeling ( a necesary step though ) Autocad seems to go on the opposite direction.<BR /> <BR /> to be more fair, Autocad has introduced a sort of pus pull tool since autocad2007 ( if I'm not wrong) and then nurbs ( loft...etc), Now it is attacking the parametric side. on the other side ArchiCAD had a parametric engine, but lacks freeform tool , intoduced them In the upcoming version (16) but still miss some parametric tools and nurbs...<BR /> <BR /> The whole point is to compete with Generative Componants and Grasshopper; ( having "played" with Grasshopper I think ArchiCAD still miss some tools to compete with them, graphically, at least_ if even it is an objective for GS ) <BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://aecmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=472" target="_blank"><LINK_TEXT text="http://aecmag.com/index.php?option=com_ ... iew&amp;id=472">http://aecmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=472</LINK_TEXT></A><BR /> <BR /> Good reading...</R></DIV> Sun, 13 May 2012 09:32:08 GMT TMA_80 2012-05-13T09:32:08Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Autocad-is-going-parametric/m-p/150360#M16808 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>Hi,<BR /> <BR /> This is interesting, ( competition is good for ArchiCAD) :<BR /> While ArchiCAD went Into direct modeling ( a necesary step though ) Autocad seems to go on the opposite direction.<BR /> <BR /> to be more fair, Autocad has introduced a sort of pus pull tool since autocad2007 ( if I'm not wrong) and then nurbs ( loft...etc), Now it is attacking the parametric side. on the other side ArchiCAD had a parametric engine, but lacks freeform tool , intoduced them In the upcoming version (16) but still miss some parametric tools and nurbs...<BR /> <BR /> The whole point is to compete with Generative Componants and Grasshopper; ( having "played" with Grasshopper I think ArchiCAD still miss some tools to compete with them, graphically, at least_ if even it is an objective for GS ) <BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://aecmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=472" target="_blank"><LINK_TEXT text="http://aecmag.com/index.php?option=com_ ... iew&amp;id=472">http://aecmag.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=472</LINK_TEXT></A><BR /> <BR /> Good reading...</R></DIV> Sun, 13 May 2012 09:32:08 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Collaboration-with-other/Autocad-is-going-parametric/m-p/150360#M16808 TMA_80 2012-05-13T09:32:08Z