https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Experience-of-Archicad-Start-Edition/m-p/26742#M13094 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Does anyone have any experience of using Archicad Start Edition?<BR /> <BR /> What features are disabled?<BR /> <BR /> We have an office with 15 full licenses where project collaboration is important and a smaller office where Archicad could be used on stand alone projects (Powercad currently used in the smaller office).</T></DIV> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:42:21 GMT Anonymous 2006-07-10T10:42:21Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Experience-of-Archicad-Start-Edition/m-p/26742#M13094 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>Does anyone have any experience of using Archicad Start Edition?<BR /> <BR /> What features are disabled?<BR /> <BR /> We have an office with 15 full licenses where project collaboration is important and a smaller office where Archicad could be used on stand alone projects (Powercad currently used in the smaller office).</T></DIV> Mon, 10 Jul 2006 10:42:21 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Experience-of-Archicad-Start-Edition/m-p/26742#M13094 Anonymous 2006-07-10T10:42:21Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Experience-of-Archicad-Start-Edition/m-p/26743#M13095 <BLOCKQUOTE>What features are disabled?</BLOCKQUOTE> I haven't used it myself, but this may help you:<BR /> <BR /> <A href="http://www.virtualcadsolutions.com/start-edition.htm" target="_blank">http://www.virtualcadsolutions.com/start-edition.htm</A><BR /> <BR /> Cheers,<BR /> Link. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:00:40 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Experience-of-Archicad-Start-Edition/m-p/26743#M13095 Link 2006-07-10T11:00:40Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Experience-of-Archicad-Start-Edition/m-p/26744#M13096 Thanks Link, very helpful Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:09:10 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Experience-of-Archicad-Start-Edition/m-p/26744#M13096 Anonymous 2006-07-10T11:09:10Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Experience-of-Archicad-Start-Edition/m-p/26745#M13097 <BLOCKQUOTE>Alan wrote:<BR />Does anyone have any experience of using Archicad Start Edition?<BR /> <BR /> What features are disabled?<BR /> <BR /> We have an office with 15 full licenses where project collaboration is important and a smaller office where Archicad could be used on stand alone projects (Powercad currently used in the smaller office).</BLOCKQUOTE> From what I understand, it's not that features are disabled, it's more like it's Archicad 8.1 being sold under a new name. If that's truly the case, then:<BR /> <BR /> Since Archicad 10 was a massive improvement over AC9 (AC9 was a pretty minor upgrade, but did introduce a serious new rendering engine and some better text formatting functions), I cannot imagine a situation where I would recommend Archicad 8.1 over Archicad 10 where the cost savings of the cheaper initial purchase would be larger than the value of the time saved from the newer functions.<BR /> <BR /> We're not talking about an Autocad LT situation where for 1/4 the price, you get most of the drafting functions you need with a couple zingers (like placing bitmaps) to try to get you to buy the full-priced version. . With Archicadt Start Edition, we're talking about an older technology being sold at discount prices.<BR /> <BR /> Looking over Link's link I have a few comments:<BR /> I love that it can only read up to AutoCad 2000... a lot of people still use that, right?<BR /> I also wonder, what is "limited" tech support? Does that mean that only the guys who remember AC8.1 will help? <BR /> No hotlinked modules or Teamwork? Ouch. I really hope that's a typo.<BR /> Legendary ease of use? Uhhh..... no. AC9 was the "ease of use" release. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 13:25:56 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Experience-of-Archicad-Start-Edition/m-p/26745#M13097 TomWaltz 2006-07-10T13:25:56Z