!Restored: ArchiCAD viewer for the iphone

[Anonymous]

The app store just published an app for the iphone (or ipod touch).
Apparently it allows you to view any ArchiCAD generated model through your Iphone. Ill try to post a review later.

[Anonymous]

Chazz wrote:
When the snooty owner balks at the program or facade you just shake the phone and all the elements explode and then reassemble into a new, more rational, cogent and proportioned arrangement.

Shake 'n bake. I like that.

[Anonymous]

At least you can put (for real!) a lot (all) plans of your project as PDFs on the iPhone with some App-Store-Programs (DataCase, Air Sharing or FileMagnet) and view them on your phone.

(Apple think, we mail the PDFs to our self to view them on the iPhone...)

[Anonymous]

gerstenlaub wrote:
...we mail the PDFs to our self to view them on the iPhone...

I use FileMagnet (payed) and AirSharing (unpaid) for that. These are real apps that allow you to transfer files from pc/mac to iphone and vice versa through Wifi.

Still, you have to be careful with the size of the pdf, otherwise the iphone viewer boggs down.

[Anonymous]

I just came across this interesting little app for the iPhone and although it's not ArchiCAD it is impressive to see that it is possible to achieve.

http://www.solidsmack.com/3d-cad-multi-touch-itracer-for-iphone/2008-09-22/

[Thomas Holm]

Krippahl wrote:
The app store just published an app for the iphone (or ipod touch).
Apparently it allows you to view any ArchiCAD generated model through your Iphone. Ill try to post a review later.

Seems this wasn't so far off as I thought. Now, even better, there is the possibility to work in Archicad using the iPhone! This "thin client" program for the iPhone could make that happen... or not?
Check out
http://www.macworld.com/article/136845/2008/11/citrix.html?lsrc=rss_main

[Anonymous]

And while we wait for the Iphone Archicad viewer app, here comes one for Revit:
http://www.ice-edge.com/iceVision.php#
Which is kind of sad, considering Revit only runs on Windows and ArchiCad also runs on Mac.

Oh well...

[owen]

Krippahl wrote:

gerstenlaub wrote:
...we mail the PDFs to our self to view them on the iPhone...

I use FileMagnet (payed) and AirSharing (unpaid) for that. These are real apps that allow you to transfer files from pc/mac to iphone and vice versa through Wifi.

DataCase (paid) is another good one.

I tried AirSharing a while back but think it had some problems, might have to give it another look.

Krippahl wrote:
Which is kind of sad, considering Revit only runs on Windows and ArchiCad also runs on Mac.

Sad indeed. There has to be a point Apples market share makes it worthwhile for Autodesk to develop Mac-native apps, but what is it. Business is still extremely Windows-centric but small business/home growth for Apple is incredibly strong at the moment and at some point that is going to begin to have an effect on business.

[Anonymous]

owen wrote:
I use FileMagnet (payed) and AirSharing (unpaid) for that.

Me too. But those only allow you to view certain type of files. This app proposes to be a 3d navigator.