topic Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available in Modeling

Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Greg Kmethy — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:05:57 GMT

Dear Talkers,

It's time to visit the Help menu / Check for updates command to get the latest Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 (build 966). Please check out the Release Notes for a fixed bug list.

The patch applies to both Education and full licences of ArchiCAD 10. The patch also updates goodies installed in the ArchiCAD folder

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:47:53 GMT

gkmethy wrote:
Dear Talkers,

It's time to visit the Help menu / Check for updates command to get the latest Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 (build 966). Please check out the Release Notes for a fixed bug list.
If you are using goodie tools, you should also click to the goodies page to get the the updated versions.

Is the update for Candidate of MacTel also?
Thanks,
Joseph

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

archislave — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:42:04 GMT

I guess we will be left in the dark since the announcement was probably posted just before the beginning of their weekend. It is just the end of the day here in the US and I would like to know if this is for the Intel Macs before I take my mac to work remotely over the weekend?

Why such minimal information. Why not a detailed description?

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

TomWaltz — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:08:49 GMT

I think the idea was that the MacIntel version already has Hotfox 1. Check your version number. It's probably closer to 966 than 817.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:41:58 GMT

Yes. The Mac-tel version according to system profiler is build 943.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

archislave — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:44:29 GMT

So what does that mean? When I check for updates on the Macbook is says to update to 966. Should I since it is beta?

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:11:45 GMT

I have decided to wait for the Macintel version this is the PPC version.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Thomas Holm — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:24:05 GMT

archislave wrote:
So what does that mean? When I check for updates on the Macbook is says to update to 966. Should I since it is beta?

If your installation is Mactel already, and the updates check tells you to update, you should, unless it's a bug in the Check for updates. But to be safe, either do a full SuperDuper backup of your hard drive before, or wait until others dig ouit the problems.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Thomas Holm — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:25:43 GMT

TomWaltz wrote:
I think the idea was that the MacIntel version already has Hotfox 1. Check your version number. It's probably closer to 966 than 817.

943 - that must be Hotfix 0.8, then.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 08:29:32 GMT

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Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

archislave — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 16:23:16 GMT

Graphisoft failed to fully explain the situation on the update page like usual - just vague press releases from behind the red curtain.

Obviously, the Mactel version is checking the same web page it will check once it is not Beta and a is a fully released Universal app that will at that time in the future be able to be installed on a power pc or intel mac.

Since the Universal has not been released, that page shows only the PPC update. If you choose to update it will mess up the MacIntel Beta by installing the PPC version over it. YOu will then be running in Rosetta if it works at all.

This is entirely my user logic, but is obvious. Unfortunately they failed to explain which is very disappointing for what it says about the competency of the company and the respect for it's users. They operate in secrecy and arrogance - like we are the poor masses - and let them eat cake. I am sorry that my livelihood is connected to such powers that be - who are that rude.

However, they have managed to pull off a very good product although with such slow gradual advances.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

James Murray — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:10:51 GMT

If you choose to update it will mess up the MacIntel Beta by installing the PPC version over it.

Let me get this straight. If you Check For Updates within the Mactel RC, it will take you to the PPC 966? And it says, 'Your Archicad is not up to date'? And it writes over the Mactel app with no warning? That's not very nice. (Almost forgot: Then they leave for the weekend.)

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

TomWaltz — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 20:27:13 GMT

It probably never occurred to them that someone running a "Release Candidate" would expect a service pack before there was an actual release.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

__archiben — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 00:45:06 GMT

James wrote:
Let me get this straight. If you Check For Updates within the Mactel RC, it will take you to the PPC 966? And it says, 'Your Archicad is not up to date'? And it writes over the Mactel app with no warning? That's not very nice. (Almost forgot: Then they leave for the weekend.)

yup. but worse than that . . . once the PPC version has 'patched' the mactel version the resulting mongrel creation doesn't even launch.

luckily i know graphisoft well enough to have made a complete copy of my mactel folder first

hope they had a good weekend.

~/archiben

by the way - i think this is fixed with the 966 build. didn't see anything in the release notes that looked like the problem, but the files i was having the problem with open just fine and dandy-oh with 10v1.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:03:29 GMT

Josh, from CadImage has just advised me not to download this update at this stage.

... we wouldn’t recommend applying the patch just yet. We have encountered a quite major problem with a particular plan file in it, so we are working through that now and will let all clients now when we have a recommendation

Just thought I'd let you know.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Link — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:15:54 GMT

Stuart - is that just for the Mactel version or any/all versions?

I'd be interested in hearing the recommendation when they release it.

Greg, do you have any comments?

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Anonymous — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:33:07 GMT

Link,
I wasn't specific when I asked Josh for his advice, and he wasn't specific when giving it, so I can't help you there sorry. I am on Windows so he may have that on his records (they are our reseller) and have been advising accordingly, but I can't be sure.
Sorry to be so vague (so what else is new, you ask?)

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

__archiben — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:03:41 GMT

i sent them a file yesterday that crashed every time you tried to go up or down a storey with the new patch installed, (PPC not mactel). i had a feeling it was an issue with legacy cadimage add-on data or the GS grid tool data, but didn't have much time to investigate thoroughly . . . (i had a whole office of computers that i had to re-install the 817 release of archicad on!)

if you do install the patch and have used those add-ons, i found that i had to open the file with none of the add-ons installed and uncheck the "keep data" box. once saved it worked ok, but i have no idea what happens if the add-ons are then re-loaded and used again . . .

glad to hear they're working on it . . .

cheers
~/archiben

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Greg Kmethy — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:43:15 GMT

I am very sorry for the confusion. The patch does not apply to MacTel versions. MacTel is a Beta, it has its own release cycle. Nevertheless, it should not take you to the Mac PPC patch download site, it is a bug we will fix in the official release.

Re: Hotfix for ArchiCAD 10 is available

Piotr Dobrowolski — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:05:15 GMT

The patch repaired the DWG save problem (thanks for that!) but there are couple problems left (or just shown up)

The first is the applying the patch - I am on the PC - and it is the first time in patching AC history since ver 5 I had to unistall and install AC again before applying the patch ;-(

There are some issues on layouts:
1. Regarding the drawings - if there are PDFs placed as drawings on plan - the view of the plan even if croped on layout - shows the pdfs..
2. Regarding text input on layout - there is an issue about the background of typed text on layout - if the model has ie. black background - and the layout white - the text input background is black as well - so it is virtually impossible to controll what is typed in.

Best Regards,
Piotr