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2008-05-01 04:54 PM
2008-05-05 11:41 PM
Bricklyne wrote:I've read the review. I find Lachmi either heavily biased, or just uninformed. She also reviews Archicad. She shouldn't do that if she's impressed with this. The rendering seems improved but not beyond Lightworks in Archicad. And I like hte capability to accurately measure irregular volumes (something I've never needed)
...Will 12 be up to the challenge?
2008-05-06 12:31 AM
Thomas wrote:Wait, has Lightworks changed since the last time I used it? (Version 10) Maybe...MAYBE...after lots of tweaking and trial and error you could get Lightworks to do what the MR engine in Revit can do with much ease. You are right, it is about work flow - and Lightworks is terrible when it comes to just that. That is unless something has changed since v10 that I am unaware of...
The rendering seems improved but not beyond Lightworks in Archicad.
2008-05-06 01:06 AM
Thomas wrote:Obviously nobody is going to argue the point that Lachmi is ridiculously biased to the point of parody or to the point of comical levels. Not to mention the fact that AECbytes are so deep inside AutoTable's pockets that you're more likely to find the Lochness monster in their articles than you are to find objectivity in their reviews.Bricklyne wrote:I've read the review. I find Lachmi either heavily biased, or just uninformed. She also reviews Archicad. She shouldn't do that if she's impressed with this. The rendering seems improved but not beyond Lightworks in Archicad.
...Will 12 be up to the challenge?
Thomas wrote:Well, that's true, and she also did kind of allude to this by pointing out how the new so-called Swept-blend freeform tool still handles clunkily compared to ArchiCAD's Complex profile manager and wall modification tools when it comes to placing construction elements such as windows and doors onto the created profiled wall, and having them align right.
But judging from this review, this Revit release really seems like a me-too, compared to Archicad 11. No need for a 12 to beat that. Of course, she might have missed the point, like she obviously has regarding Archicad.
2008-05-06 11:49 AM
2008-05-06 04:44 PM
stefan wrote:I just like to add that I'm aware that Lightworks is a bit crippled in Archicad, and that I have no personal experience of Mental Ray. But the fact that this method is used in some high-end apps doesn't warrant what you can get out of it in Revit. The same applies to Lightworks.
Considering the rendering engine:
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