topic Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1) in Modeling

Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:04:26 GMT

Hi,

Alot of the jobs that we do require a winder stair.

In Australia the building code states that the quater landing may include 3 winders, each winding 30°. Is there any way of creating this stair in Stairmaker? Every time that I try and create this type of stair using "L-Run winder at upper end" it rotates the last riser coming out of the winder and also keeps telling me that the solid stair slabs do not intersect. It seems as if Stairmaker is not capable of offering this service.

Thanks

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Stephen Dolbee — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 00:03:59 GMT

Michael wrote:
Hi,It seems as if Stairmaker is not capable of offering this service.

Unfortunately, it's not. We also frequently use winders and we have never been able to get the desired result. I usually use slabs for the winders and straight-run stairs to and from them. Time consuming, but the only way I can make them the way they are built.

Steve

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Djordje — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:25:45 GMT

Stephen wrote:
Michael wrote:
Hi,It seems as if Stairmaker is not capable of offering this service.
Unfortunately, it's not. We also frequently use winders and we have never been able to get the desired result. I usually use slabs for the winders and straight-run stairs to and from them. Time consuming, but the only way I can make them the way they are built.

Tried ArchiStairs?

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 02:43:56 GMT

Steve .... thanks for that .... it is what I ended up doing. It is a little slower and unfortunately the handrails get to be a pain .... oh well.

Djordje .... I knew that you could get add ons that do a better job than Stairmaker but it is difficult to get the company to spend the additional money on "productivity tools" when the program really should have been able to preform this task to start with. If I recall correctly it has been a problem for a number of versions ..... I would have thought that it would have been rectified .... oh well you can only dream .... or spend more on upgrades.

Michael

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Fabrizio Diodati — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:33:18 GMT

Just my two cents on the desk...

I'm just a bit astonished: we released till now 15.000 ArchiStair free-of-charge (that means no additional cost for the users) but it seems to me that they never reached the users... where they are?

Friendly
Fabrizio

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Djordje — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:58:46 GMT

Michael wrote:
Djordje .... I knew that you could get add ons that do a better job than Stairmaker but it is difficult to get the company to spend the additional money on "productivity tools" when the program really should have been able to preform this task to start with.

Just to point out that ArchiStairs are (were?) free.

I do agree that StairMaker is way overdue for a rehaul or, better, replacement ...

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Fabrizio Diodati — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 22:02:20 GMT

Just to point out that ArchiStairs are (were?) free.

Just to be clear and honest:

We released more than 15000 ArchiStair free of charge (once again I hope they reached the users! ) all over the world.
Some Distributors decided to provide them only to ArchiCAD 9 users others provided them to any ArchiCAD 8.x user.

Now we will start to sell it just like the other add-ons...
I hope anybody will fell himself... "betrayed"!

Let me say that one of the thing convinced us to start to sell it is that providing something free-of-charge it really more difficult than sell it!

Friendly
Fabrizio

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:24:19 GMT

I was burned by add-ons that refused to work with the next AC upgrade (window and door maker from some NZ wizard and cabinet maker , $500+ site modelers worth sh*t). I warn all potential users to stay away from add-ons.

ADVICE:
If GS is not capable producing a

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Fabrizio Diodati — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:26:29 GMT

I'm really sorry you are not happy with addons.

But let me say we always produced and released free of charge all the compatibility add-ons (I mean the versions needed for using the add-on with the newest ArchiCAD version): our add-ons for ArchiCAD 9 have been released before ArchiCAD 9!!!

So please, don't suggest something like this...

Friendly
Fabrizio

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Vitruvius — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 04:34:37 GMT

I'd refute AA's caution regarding Add-Ons.

I've been using Cigraphs Add-Ons for about 3 years with satisfaction. Upgrades are available whenever AC releases a new version and any bugs or problems are usually promptly addressed by Fabrizio.

Let's face it, AC is a great programme but there are areas where Add-On's provide a time & money saving solution. Like anything else, its worth ascertaining whether your add-on has been designed by an individual or by a company with the commensurate research and support capacity.

Cheers,
Cameron

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Karl Ottenstein — Thu, 25 Nov 2004 05:18:09 GMT

Adalbert wrote:
I was burned by add-ons that refused to work with the next AC upgrade (window and door maker from some NZ wizard and cabinet maker , $500+ site modelers worth sh*t). I warn all potential users to stay away from add-ons.

Shame on you for needlessly scaring new users!

Your ridiculous comment is a bit like saying "I bought a Lada and I couldn't get parts and service in the US, therefore I warn everyone to not buy cars!" or, more closely, I bought a plug-in for Photoshop 5 that doesn't work anymore with Photoshop 8 ... therefore nobody should buy Photoshop plug-ins!?

As noted by Cameron, Cigraph is exemplary for not only supporting each new version of ArchiCAD at no extra cost to existing users ... but for also releasing updates that not only fix bugs but enhance the functionality of their products. Their products can be purchased with confidence! And, of course ArchiStair is free.

Karl

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

LiHigh — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:54:19 GMT

Fabrizio wrote:
Just my two cents on the desk...

I'm just a bit astonished: we released till now 15.000 ArchiStair free-of-charge (that means no additional cost for the users) but it seems to me that they never reached the users... where they are?

Friendly
Fabrizio

If we can download Archistair free from the web..........

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Fabrizio Diodati — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:01:48 GMT

If we can download Archistair free from the web..........

Unfortunatelly no.
The 15000 free of charge copies (DVD boxes) have been already released to all our Distributors thet didn't want more copies and they released (or will release) them to their final users.

Now we are going to sell it...

Friendly
Fabrizio

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Djordje — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:42:48 GMT

Fabrizio wrote:
If we can download Archistair free from the web..........
Unfortunatelly no.
The 15000 free of charge copies (DVD boxes) have been already released to all our Distributors thet didn't want more copies and they released (or will release) them to their final users.

Now we are going to sell it...

Even in this neck of desert, without a full blown distributor, ArchiStair is happily used. It all had to do with reading the Forum and reacting in time.

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 20:16:00 GMT

I'm really sorry you are not happy with addons.

But let me say we always produced and released free of charge all the compatibility add-ons (I mean the versions needed for using the add-on with the newest ArchiCAD version): our add-ons for ArchiCAD 9 have been released before ArchiCAD 9!!!

So please, don't suggest something like this...

Friendly
Fabrizio

---
Wrong,

Archiforma was not ready with 8, I had to wait quite some time.

Re: Winder stairs with Stairmaker (ArchiCad 8.1)

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 23:45:18 GMT

Adalbert wrote:
Wrong,
Archiforma was not ready with 8, I had to wait quite some time.

That is true. But, it was not Cigraph's fault: no 3rd party add-ons were ready with 8 because Graphisoft did not release the final API kit in a timely manner (in part because of the entire 8.0R1 fiasco). So, yes, I see now where some of your frustration came from!

With 9.0, Graphisoft instituted an entirely new Quality Assurance program throughout beta testing, which also included releasing an updated API with each beta so that 3rd parties could not only be capable of having the add-ons ready to release when 9.0 was released, they could be testing the compatability of their add-ons throughout the beta period.

http://www.graphisoft.com/community/actimes_1.html

You will note that Cigraph add-ons for 9.0 were actually released before customers received 9.0 itself!

The 8.0 experience was not one that anyone - either we customers nor Graphisoft themselves - ever wants to experience again!

Karl