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2007-11-23 12:44 AM
2007-11-26 07:51 AM
2007-11-26 08:38 AM
Carstene wrote:With all due respect, I can attest that the PLA function of Archicad frequently overlooks macro elements archiving even official Archicad library elements. So our add-on building colleagues face what might be an insurmountable challenge in coping with this application flaw.
it is up to them to make sure it works with the pla feature of AC. The pla feature has been around before developing the cadimage tool library.
2007-11-26 10:46 AM
2007-11-26 08:43 PM
Dwight wrote:I agree. I'm using archive files from time to time. I've never had one .PLA document working properly. Every AC version I remember (started with AC6.0) issues missing macro's or textures, even with the correct save options enabled.
With all due respect, I can attest that the PLA function of Archicad frequently overlooks macro elements archiving even official Archicad library elements. So our add-on building colleagues face what might be an insurmountable challenge in coping with this application flaw.
2007-11-26 08:56 PM
2007-11-26 09:09 PM
2007-11-27 01:00 AM
2007-11-27 05:50 AM
I think the annual release idea pretty much kills the whole third-party add-on idea.I agree, this puts a lot of pressure on 3rd party developers as well so add-ons are more prone to be buggy. I have given up on add-ons completely.. can not be bothered anymore.
2007-11-27 07:24 AM
NeckoFromSarajevo wrote:That's your opinion. I think it's way off base though.
Without addons, archicad is very poor program . . . (poor door,windows, stair, 3d modeling, terrain etc)
2007-11-27 04:58 PM
Rex wrote:NeckoFromSarajevo wrote:That's your opinion. I think it's way off base though.
Without addons, archicad is very poor program . . . (poor door,windows, stair, 3d modeling, terrain etc)
I can think of a lot of things I wish were perfect in this world. But nothing's perfect. Frankly, I use two adds ons religiously, CIT Door&WindowBuilder and the CIT Accessories Tools. But without them, I could still do my work using ArchiCAD's default tools.
Your TV tower's very nice, but it can still be done with ArchiCAD's tools. With as little number of steps? Probably not, which is why add-ons are great, but not the end all, be all tool for completing projects, nor defining a product.