ArchiStair for Ac9?

[Anonymous]

Anyone know if there will be an Archistair for Ac9? If so, is there an ETA?

[Fabrizio Diodati]

As I already wrote, It will be available during this week.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Fabrizio.

BTW did you see the email I sent to Cigraph about being unable to 'register' ArchiStair? I logged on to the web site via the 'connect' from ArchiStair, but the serial number didn't work, so I sent the serial and the dongle number by email to Cigraph in the hope that you could help.

Do you think that I will have the same problem with ArchiStair for v9?

[Fabrizio Diodati]

Please MikeS,

could you forward also me your e-mail regarding your serialization trouble?

Thanks
Fabrizio

[Anonymous]

Just a question fabritzio.

is there any plan for a new api?
If it can be said (and there is a plan) what is it about?
thx

[Fabrizio Diodati]

Hi oreopoulus,

what do you mean?
Do you mean a plan for a new version of ArchiStair?
Do you mean a plan for new Cigraph add-ons?

We are not working on a new version of ArchiStair (just releasing new maintenance updates and waiting for the user feedback on which we will base the next version).

About the next add-ons:
1. Before the endof this year we will release ArchiRuler 2.0. A lot of new functions, improving the old ones.

2. We are working on a new add-on (ArchiPanel) for ceiling and floating floor. Quite interesting I think (and I hope!).

3. In the same time, the new version of ArchiWall is quite near to be finished. You will be able to model free form walls (like before) but the result can be graphically edit by dragging the hotspots. A lot of new function like the features to model the front view of the walls and like the issue to create free form shaped hole/niche without GDL scripting.

We have also some plan about curtain walls but I don't know if a "specific" add-on for this purpose could be interesting (who knows?) maybe we could delay just a bit ArchiWall and add this code into it...

If I misunderstood your question please don't hesitate to contact me.


Friendly
Fabrizio

[Anonymous]

I was talking about new cigraph add ons and your answer was very informative.
THx a lot.

The archiwall with hotspot editing would be greate.
and one question. Do you think there is a need for smthg like archirailing?

[Fabrizio Diodati]

Archirailing?

If yes it should be integrated into ArchiStair... at least I think.
Please, if you have time, send me your ideas/suggestions it should be very usefull.

[Anonymous]

Let me state it in generic steps.
and then refine

1) Create the rail scheme
2) Define a 3d poliline as a path
3) Create the railing.

Now lets refine step 1.

There are 3 basic parameters needed
1) the small wall under the railing (if present)
of course one can do that on its own but its easier to have the railing in one part.
2) Railing design.
That is a more comlex part because we have to seperate cases.
a) Straight parts (not arcs)
b) Poliline contains arcs.

Now here is the hard stuff.
We usually have vertical and horizontal LINEAR elements and also some 2D elements.
In straignt parts there is not problem with either parts.
With curved parts we have to define that the horizontal linear element has to be rotated by its axes.(this needs some picture to be clariffies.)
Generally the linear parts can be extruded or revolved through a path. and that path has to be integrated somehow through the whole proccess.

The last parameter is the number of repetitions but this is really very simple stuff that only demand the pattern to be resised accordingly.

This are some first thought.
I can make them much more clear working them in paper and in my native langruage and then posting them here.

Hope that helps.

[Fabrizio Diodati]

Don't worry for your English... it cannot be worst than mine!

BTW, just a silly question: don't you think you already have a lot of this using ArchiStair?
One of the ArchiStair issue is to hide anything you want (also the stair itself!) so you can already get something of very similar to which you are looking for...