AC20 Minor annoyances

[Richard Morrison]

Overall, I like AC20 a lot! However, there are a couple of minor issues that make it very difficult to work.

1) We seem to have lost the 3D line/flat color library previews, and so now all 3D previews are rendered. This makes it very hard to see any detail in a 3D view if the object is white on the white background. Is there any way to get the old-style preview back?

2) I've noticed that sometimes 3D elements like morphs do not show up right away in the 2D view if they were drawn in 3D. Sometimes it takes drawing a similar element in plan, and then all the elements show up. This is probably a bug, but is there any way to overcome this in the meantime?

[Anonymous]

Stress wrote:

BernardoA wrote:
Another minor annoyance (there since AC19) is the toolbars being reset to the top right every time AC is opened. This is annoying if you use Toolbox Tools instead of palettes and have to relocate it every time you open AC.

Is this a PC problem only?
Your Workspace Scheme is saved, yes?

It might be a PC only problem. And yes, I have my workspace saved and it still does this. I brought it up in AC19 and Graphisoft said it's not high on their list of priorities.

[Steve Jepson]

This is an annoyance.

[Anonymous]

I often transfer projects between the server in the office and the laptop before going to the client. In ArchiCAD 19 attached drawings could update automatically pointing to the directory, 20 have unfortunately not. Now I first must go to drawing manager and select some unlinked drawings and update with old function "Read from". Less productive.

[gpowless]

Stress wrote:

Erwin wrote:
Well, it's never been there... I've never really used the button in previous versions, is it very handy?

Pretty sure it appeared in AC19.
Saves some screen real estate. Just wish it had the Publisher Sets button.
AFAIK, the only other way to publish is to open Organizer.

If you open the navigator palette from the Show Navigator selection or from the Window:Palettes:Navigator menu, Publisher Sets are available from there.

Big Brother Graphisoft has apparently been monitoring our behavior / use over the last couple of years and they found that the Publisher was used mainly from Organizer. Their goal for Version 20 was to reduce bloat.

[Anonymous]

Steve wrote:

Erwin wrote:

Steve wrote:
I am annoyed that you can't turn off a Structural Grid element using the Quick Layers Palette in the 3D window unless it is entirely in view. If you are able to select it, and it is highlighted, then you should be able to turn off the layer it is on using the Quick Layers Palette.

I can't get this to work at all in 3D window, actually

Works fine in plan view, for example.

Still on ArchiCAD19 though.

I just tried to make a little video of the behavior and it is actually working now. I tried it, it did not work right, then when I turned the video on to record it not working, it works as expected. ??

A bit late, but anyway, in the 3D window if you want to hide the grid element tool using quick layer palette just clik on the head / marker part, works everytime for me

[Anonymous]

Btw, has anyone encountered the same issue with camera set in the view map like the one i'm posting here?

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=258738#258738


If i'm not missing some step or something, then i guess that'll be my major annoyance

[Steve Jepson]

John wrote:

Steve wrote:

Erwin wrote:
I can't get this to work at all in 3D window, actually

Works fine in plan view, for example.

Still on ArchiCAD19 though.

I just tried to make a little video of the behavior and it is actually working now. I tried it, it did not work right, then when I turned the video on to record it not working, it works as expected. ??

A bit late, but anyway, in the 3D window if you want to hide the grid element tool using quick layer palette just clik on the head / marker part, works everytime for me

Selecting any node of the grid will do the job as well, it does not need to be just the marker head. But the head or a node is not always visible. There are of course other ways to turn off that layer but that is not the point.
The annoying part is that it does not behave like everything else. If the grid is selected and highlighted, you should be able to turn off that layer using the quick layers tool.

[Stress Co_]

Quick Options Bar> Orientation

Much preferred the ability to reset to 0° with one click (AC19)
As opposed to opening a pulldown and scrolling to 0° (AC20)

[Barry Kelly]

Stress wrote:
Quick Options Bar> Orientation

Much preferred the ability to reset to 0° with one click (AC19)
As opposed to opening a pulldown and scrolling to 0° (AC20)

The thing is the single click now gives us the option of pre-set angles and also the last user defined angles.
I think this is a good option but maybe it could be made so a double click will reset to zero.

Barry.

[Stress Co_]

Barry wrote:
I think this is a good option but maybe it could be made so a double click will reset to zero.

I agree and yes, I always want my cake and to eat it too.