topic Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option in Installation & update

3ds add-on not showing as option

cocoloco — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 11:56:26 GMT

hi! I download the goodies add-on that should include the 3ds files. It is checked that it is included however it does not show anywhere in menu, not even under search or Design Extra that some people found it... (yeah, just put it anywhere :D)

Operating system used: Mac Apple Silicon 14 sonoma

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

Botonis — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 20:24:03 GMT

Go to Work Environment and enable the addon to be shown in menus.

Check here:

https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/user-guide/77383/

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

cocoloco — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 21:05:28 GMT

edit: I see what you mean but the point is I can’t find it anywhere…. So how I suppose to show it in menu? I did search 3Ds and nothing in menus to show

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

Karl Ottenstein — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 21:30:10 GMT

Your screenshot of the add-ons shows the 3DConnexion addon. Select the 3DS add-on and read at the bottom of that dialog where AC thinks the interface got installed. If not in an existing menu, then as Botonis said, you have to go to the menus in your Work Environment to add it to a menu. In the WE, display the menus alphabetically to find it.

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

cocoloco — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:00:03 GMT

I am looking for 3D Studio per this photo . I see 3D connexion but it is grayed out (only show camera mode and object mode option but not usable).

I looked in the work environment - I searched the keywords but nothing except the 3D connexion which does not look like what I am looking for?:D

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

Karl Ottenstein — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:55:25 GMT

You didn't read my post. Here is YOUR screenshot:

I've added the red highlights. You have "3Dconnexion Enabler" highlighted at the top (whether intended or not) ... and so in the middle, circled in red, it tells you were in the menu structure THAT add-on can be found.

You need to click on "3DStudio Out" in the top part ... in order to read in the bottom part WHERE the add-on can be accessed. Please post a screenshot of THAT. 🙂

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

Karl Ottenstein — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:59:22 GMT

For 27 Mac ARM, this is what I see in Add-On Manager... I'm not sure why you do not see the 3D Studio In add-on as well as the Out add-on which does show on your Mac...

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

Karl Ottenstein — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 23:01:50 GMT

Here is where you will find the commands in the Work Environment dialogs. In my screenshot, the commands are in italics because they already exist in my menu structure. If yours are not in italics, then select the menu on the right that you want the commands to appear in and drag them from left to right.

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

cocoloco — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:01:59 GMT

Thank you. Ok I am getting there 😄

1. allocated the 3dconnexion (moved into "file") (still don't know what is this for 😄 but I got it!

2. 3D Studio - I can't still see it! 😭😄 Here is all printscreen by alphabet. I tripled checked that I have it checked/on.

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

Barry Kelly — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 01:12:34 GMT

@cocoloco

You have the '3D Studio out' add-on loaded but not the '3D Studio in' add-on.

The 'out' has no menus, it is simply 'Save As' from the 3D windows and change the file type to '.3DS'

If you have loaded the goodies and they are not showing then you have come across a bug in 26 where they do not load properly.

To fix this you need to re-install Archicad 26 again.

You don't need to un-install first.

So, run the 26 installer - if it offers a 'repair' option, accept that.

DO NOT start Archicad yet.

Install the Goodies.

Install the latest 26 update.

Now you can start Archicad.

Barry.

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

cocoloco — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:10:22 GMT

So I do have archicad 27 and recently just reinstalled it all anyway with all the updates so it wasn't the case . However I reinstalled the goodies and it helped. Thanks!

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

Barry Kelly — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 03:07:23 GMT

Usually just installing the goodies is all you need to do (and then apply the latest update/hotfix again).

But there was a bug in 26 where if you ran 26 before installing the goodies, then even when you do install them, you would not see the commands in the menus.

I am not sure if that was ever fixed or if it ever affected 27 as well.

But if you simply installed the goodies in 27 and you can see them in the menus, then it must be all good then.

I would still apply the latest update/hotfix as well.

Barry.

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

brucestar — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 05:59:15 GMT

Your screenshot hints at a very interesting project you are working on. Is there anyway or place I can see more of it?

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

Botonis — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 09:00:50 GMT

😂😂😂

I think it is flour........

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

cocoloco — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:03:08 GMT

thought I would mention this as it seems some comments got deleted or I am sklerotic and it’s in different field.

All the goodies and stuff if burried in your not custom work environment, you need to switch to standard archicad environment……. And create new custom one , every single year, as your old one will not show new stuff and will not have setting in environment to show new stuff…

you have to choose standard archicad environment in order for it to show … and you have to create a new working environment if you want it to keep showing because the old environment is the old environment .. 🤣

basically I just found out that every year I update archicad it will only show in the new updated archicad work environment , NOT YOUR custom work environment so I missed half year on some features in main menu. And no you can’t add it into your custom environment because for some reason it’s not showing even as an option in work environment menu setting to add… so you have to create your same environment again, every year, if you want your updates and new features. Even though you just installed the updated archicad. it’s gettting confusing. Anywayyyyyyy 🤣

Re: 3ds add-on not showing as option

Barry Kelly — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 02:25:48 GMT

@cocoloco wrote:

And no you can’t add it into your custom environment because for some reason it’s not showing even as an option in work environment menu setting to add… so you have to create your same environment again, every year, if you want your updates and new features.

You can add new commands to your old custom Work Environment.

You just have to sort by the new commands to see what they are.

They will only be new for that version - i.e. in 27 you will not see the new commands from 26.

Barry.