AC prokit suite - INT vs USA

[Patrick M]

is this going to install on the US build of AC? going to test it out, but wondering if I need to make a bigger switch...

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[Funfun Yan]

I think it’ll just be a name change. Haha, like with any big-company acquisition. 

[Barry Kelly]

I believe it will so long as you have the collaborate or max subscription.

Those with studio subscription can install the Prokit Core which seems to have dedicated installers for INT, FRA and GER.

Barry.

[James B · Accepted solution]

The INT means that it’s only available in English for now, but can be installed into any Archicad language version. We are working on more languages for the future.

[Florin Luca]

Studio subscription was not deemed worthy of any of the ProKits. The architecture the small firms do is not serious enough to warrant Details and the like!

Sorry for the sarcasm, but it's all I got.

TLDR: the ProKit Core installs on Studio but needs a subscription upgrade to activate.

[Chris Grantham]

It worked for me and I have the OTB US libraries loaded.  I can tell already this is going to be very confusing for people who have never used any Cadimage tools.  I have used cabinets and doors+windows in the past (love the cabinet tools), and the install/set up process is a bit awkward with very little documentation that is tailored to AC30.  Everything in the knowledge base is just ported over from the Ci zendesk site.  Another note, the MyCi.centralinnovation.com site is still live and it appears you can still buy these tools on it.  I presume this is for people that will not be upgrading to 30?  While I am not sad at all about having access to these tools again, It all feels a bit awkward and half baked.   

[Patrick M]

thanks @James B 

[DMA_NYC]

Today I am circulating the complaint sent to GraphiSoft offices in Boston.

I feel compelled to tell you how DISAPPOINTED I am that Graphisoft has elected to restrict the ProKit Suite to Archicad Collaborate and Max subscriptions.

For the last several releases, I've seen relatively little that substantially improves productivity for small architectural practices. Much of what is presented as new functionality seems to consist of refinements or corrections to tools that should have been addressed through interim updates.

The acquisition and integration of the former CI Tools offered the prospect of a meaningful improvement in everyday productivity. These are precisely the kinds of tools that can make an enormous difference to a small practice, where the architect is personally responsible for developing and documenting virtually every aspect of a project.

Instead, Graphisoft has chosen to reserve these benefits for its most expensive subscription tiers. AI visualization may be attractive for presentations, but the former CI Tools address the daily business of producing architecture. For a sole practitioner, improving the efficiency of documentation can have a direct impact on profitability.

I've been using Archicad since version 4.5, and for much of that time I've been an enthusiastic advocate. I'm too deeply invested in the software, both professionally and financially, to seriously contemplate changing platforms. But I find myself increasingly disappointed with the direction Graphisoft is taking.

I'm no longer the advocate I once was, and I intend to express these concerns openly in the professional forums where Archicad users exchange their experiences.

I hope Graphisoft will reconsider this decision, particularly with respect to its longstanding customers and smaller architectural practices.

[Patrick M]

so... I do have the collaborate license. I installed the prokid suite... and there are no windows in the window library. what am I missing. It was convoluted when this was cadimage, but this seems to be just missing the entire library of doors and windows.

 and if I click on the prokit menu after placing a window, I get... a toilet?

 c/i was never great because it was intuitive, but this just seems a blank void where my doors and windows should be... I know there was a weird obsession with toilet favorites in the US template for a while, but this makes no sense.

[Patrick M]

seems this may have been a good thing to have in the beta process... can we still buy the actual c/i suite? or are we SOL on migrated projects?