I'm not saying a continuing focus on 2D environment is preferred. I'm just saying taking an upgrade to incorporate a bunch of 2D ideas to entice traditional CAD users while the installed base continues to digest the major revisions in 10 makes sense. From Graphisoft's point of view anyway. I look forward to 12 maturing the improvements in 10 and maybe returning to some of the elegance that Bruce is bemoaning the loss of.
With the increased update cycle I can see them starting to stagger the development. One year 3D modeling improvements, the next year interface improvements. That way they actually gain more time to develop the 3D improvements which at this point in the maturity of the program has to be a real bear to work out. When 10 came out it was apparent to me that this was the conclusion of a set of changes that we saw the first glimmers of in AC7. So it took 5+ years to achieve. The next phase has to be harder.
Which reminds me Bruce. If you thought the IntelMac transition was rough you obviously don't remember the rocky beginnings of the release of 8. That was unusable on any machine. Yes you were double whammied by the complexity of 10 and the transitional challenges, but ArchiCAD was the first of my major programs to make the switch and still led programs like Vectorworks by a couple of months. The change for these kinds of programs was clearly not trivial. But, I have been using an IntelMac since early December and aside from some of the issues mentioned in the other IntelMac specific threads have found it to be a good experience.
Your other complaints mirror the most common complaints on the boards. Look earlier in this thread for my similar gripes. Many of us wish Graphisoft would just finish the basics. I myself have given up on ever having the ability to create a typical fascia easily. I don't know why these items never get fixed. I expect version 12 will have a Gehry setting that will distort your almost completed model but I still won't be able to create a decent stair.
But as for upgrading, I have decided that it isn't beneficial to complain about not spending my money. I find 10 to be a good product with parts that I still haven't fully explored so I'll just settle in with it for another year or so and really learn how to use what I've got. Expect to see a lot of questions on other threads. (I still can't get complex profiles to do what I want)
(How's the weather up there, I heard you got quite a bit of snow???)
Just a couple of inches- It's mostly gone now. A bummer for the fruit trees though. I'm not expecting any apples this fall.
Mac OS12.6 AC26 USA Silicon
M1 Macbook Pro
