ARCHICAD 20 Announced

[Laszlo Nagy]

See the official announcement here:

http://www.graphisoft.com/info/news/press_releases/archicad-20-a-fresh-look-at-bim.html

There are already a few clips that show what is new:

http://archicad.com/en/

[Anonymous]

The new fresh and simpler GUI is great, I somehow expected it to be implemented in AC20. I mean it's the twentieth version, it simply had to happen

Anyhow, the other thing I was expecting is an overhauled StairMaker, easier to use and way more versatile than the actual version. Is this happening in this new release? Haven't seen it announced

[Karl Ottenstein]

juancamiloarq wrote:
Anyhow, the other thing I was expecting is an overhauled StairMaker, easier to use and way more versatile than the actual version. Is this happening in this new release?

Rather than overhauled, it has been hauled over from 19. We'll have to wait a while longer for this much-wished-for improvement.

[Laszlo Nagy]

Don wrote:
Hi Laszlo:

Thanks for all the info! I personally like the simplified interface and icons.
On a 5k iMac, I'm finding the old icons to be pretty small for my old eyes.
I know the new icons will be clearer, but will they be larger or even scalable?

thanks!

I will have to ask someone at GRAPHISOFT about that as I am not that familiar with this particular area. I will get back to you when I get an answer.

[Laszlo Nagy]

OK, so the answer I received from a GRAPHISOFT Product Designer is that Yes, the ARCHICAD User Interface will scale according to the Scaling setting defined by the Mac operating system. There is no separate scaling setting in ARCHICAD, it will take the system setting and scale its UI based on that.
Since there is a high resolution version of every icon in the resources of the program, ARCHICAD can adapt to the sizes and scaling set in System Preferences.

[Anonymous]

I my missing something and i my the only one who is very disappointed


For the GUI upgrade cry: we have 2 screens by station so we can put template on one screen and design on the other.

Architect needs tools to design and deliver the product for construction without losing time.

Ex.: Template for building code analysis
Template for door hardware (assigning hardware group)
Global Keynote database (we have to paid a add-on for that from cadimage). Went you have over 60 pages of drawing and you have to modified a note we don't want to go over the 60 pages.

We need a cad to accomplish our task in less time and tools that puts our goals for design.

[Bricklyne Clarence]

laszlonagy wrote:
OK, so the answer I received from a GRAPHISOFT Product Designer is that Yes, the ARCHICAD User Interface will scale according to the Scaling setting defined by the Mac operating system. There is no separate scaling setting in ARCHICAD, it will take the system setting and scale its UI based on that.
Since there is a high resolution version of every icon in the resources of the program, ARCHICAD can adapt to the sizes and scaling set in System Preferences.

So if I'm reading this correctly, this is something that only Mac users will be able to take advantage of, or at least notice any change in?

[Zoltan Fuchs]

What about display scaling on Windows10?

Anyway, this release is not too less, not too much IMHO, but the Graphic Overriding alone enough to upgrade. This function is the big right step to real BIMie working.

I hope the zone tool and its zone stamp will get upgrade and will work as other element and labels. Katalin Borszeki mentioned earlier on this forum Graphisoft will upgrade zone tool in version 20. Holding my breath!

[Eduardo Rolon]

Windows 10 guys have not been complaining in the Beta so I assume that it will use its settings if you have a Hi-Res Display

[Anonymous]

mhoude wrote:
I my missing something and i my the only one who is very disappointed.

Global Keynote database (we have to paid a add-on for that from cadimage). Went you have over 60 pages of drawing and you have to modified a note we don't want to go over the 60 pages.


I have to say, I am finding it all a bit of disappointment so far, I keep looking to see if there is something else.
I have also been hoping for everyday functional features such as a world class keynoting tool, how can one of the worlds leading bim programs not have keynotes?
There is nothing that has been announced so far that I can see will be of any benefit to my business or workflow

[Laszlo Nagy]

Bricklyne, Zoltan,

The original HiDPI question was Mac-specific so my answer was only for the Mac side.
As far as I know the Windows side is somewhat different because the way it works is different in Windows 8 and earlier, and Window 8.1 and newer versions.
I will ask the developers again and get back with the answer.