topic Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12 in Modeling

Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

AndorSzoke — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:39:34 GMT

Dear AC-Talkers,

Hotfix-6 is now available for all the major language versions of ArchiCAD 12. You can download the Hotfix through the Help menu/ Check for Updates command. You can find a list of fixed bugs in the Release Notes.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

David Larrew — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:12:10 GMT

Honestly, why do I have to cross my fingers every time I install a Hotfix...

See attached to see what I am experiencing after my "successful" install of the AC12 Hotfix #6

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

Erika Epstein — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:17:14 GMT

What were you doing?

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

David Larrew — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:20:17 GMT

Trying to open AC12 (after the install)... It was working fine prior to the update.

BTW - I have uninstalled VBE to see if that was causing it... Nope.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

Erika Epstein — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:43:18 GMT

Sorry to hear this. I've been working fine, both platforms, since the update.
Curious.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

David Larrew — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:21:43 GMT

Well, I gave up fixing the update and did a complete uninstall and reinstall of AC12 + hotfix + add-ons. It seems to be working again.

BTW - I still can't get my MEP Modeler Add-On working (ever since Hotfix#5, my MEP for AC12 has been broken). At least AC13 is working fine.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

Anonymous — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:49:16 GMT

David wrote:
BTW - I still can't get my MEP Modeler Add-On working (ever since Hotfix#5, my MEP for AC12 has been broken). At least AC13 is working fine.

I'm not entirely sure about this but from what I understand MEP 12 doesn't run once MEP 13 is installed. The workaround is to work in 13 and save back to 12. AC12 (without the MEP add-on) can open the file properly with the MEP12 library loaded. You just can't edit the parts like you can with the tools loaded.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

Karl Ottenstein — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:11:03 GMT

MEP works in both 12 and 13 for me. I believe the deal is that the add-on has to be installed so that the hotfix updates it properly. Otherwise, presumably the current download of the add-on will work.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

Erika Epstein — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:22:38 GMT

Karl wrote:
MEP works in both 12 and 13 for me. I believe the deal is that the add-on has to be installed so that the hotfix updates it properly. Otherwise, presumably the current download of the add-on will work.

MEP is also working fine in 12 & 13 both platforms.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

David Larrew — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:30:54 GMT

Since I updated my AC 12 to the previous Hotfix#5, my MEP add-on became unusable on my MAC version. But it was working fine on my Windows version (until this last AC12 Hotfix#6 update).

This is unfortunate since I do most of my GDL development in AC12. Most of my MEP objects will check to see if the MEP add-on is available and work differently depending on whether it is installed or not. So now I am going to have to develop in AC12 and then test in AC13... How unproductive is that?

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

David Larrew — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:45:05 GMT

Update on my situation:

GSUS Tech Support called me yesterday to try to help me fix my MEP Modeler issue. After about an hour of trying their suggestions still not working. They are currently working on my issue and said that they would get back with me.

Just let me add... Wow, GS thanks for the call and attention on my issue. I guess things are happening/changing for the better at GSUS.

I'll check back later, after GS gets back with me.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

David Larrew — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:11:28 GMT

Update:

Well it seemed to be a WIBU key-related problem. GS overnighted a new WIBU key to see if my key upgrade to 13 had aything to do with my MEP problems in AC12. Apparently, there have been some issues with legacy WIBU keys that were upgraded to AC13 in the early stages of the version roll-out, and I was one of the early upgrades.

A new WIBU and fresh install of the Hotfix - all is well. Thanks, GS Tech Support.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

Erika Epstein — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:23:24 GMT

David,
Glad to hear this is fixed. I had my wibu key go bad about a year ago and they did the same, over-nighting a new key.

Re: Hotfix-6 for ArchiCAD 12

Laura Yanoviak — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:53:18 GMT

Has anyone experienced a significant slow down in the Layout Book after installing this hotfix? I have a team reporting considerable slow down.