ArchiCAD 15 announced

[Laszlo Nagy]

ArchiCAD 15 has been announced today:

http://www.graphisoft.com/community/press_zone/ac15.html

Detail info about ArchiCAD 15:

http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/

Note: Videos are continuously uploaded to the site. All in all there will be 100+ videos about the release.

[vistasp]

Have to still check out the modelling features but I'm most pleased about the fact that they've added a workflow for renovation projects.

[JaredBanks]

It looks like with the shells I'll be able to model the last few things I couldn't figure out how to do with complex profiles. Very nice.

And no-loss autosave? I like that. A lot. No more freakouts from coworkers about losing work. Until they mess up their backup procedures.

[muril00ng]

I'm excited with this new features. From what I could see, AC keep having a simple interface, which its good!!

[Anonymous]

Mazal Tov!

[Laszlo Nagy]

Gil wrote:
Mazal Tov!

Which means what?

[Anonymous]

Mazal Tov means "Good Luck" or "Cheers" in Hebrew.

BTW:
Who is the lead singer on the GDL hit single?
🙂
Gil

[Anonymous]

Looks like a nice upgrade.

[Anonymous]

The first time i did not pay (in many years) for an upgrade contract, and the first time they bring a really good version!!

Why do i NOT wine now? Because this is a really good upgrade (at least judging from the videos!!)

[sinceV6]

I'll keep an eye for future videos about shell capabilities, but my guess is that if AC had some other major improvements, they would be shown right away... so with that said, while it looks great to have new modeling tools, as far as I've seen, they are still DUMB modeling tools. What good does it do to model the USAFA Cadet Chapel in that way if I later realize I need to change something in the first pyramidal shell? Erase every copy->edit->multiply->edit->multiply->edit->multiply->multiply->rotate all over again each time a change is needed?

Don't get me wrong... the new tools and options are great, the upgrade is far better than AC13+AC14 combined; but since AC has always kept an eye on Auto*** like forever for tools and improvements, why haven't simple relationships been made between elements **cof cof walls to next level minus floor thickness cof cof**? I mean, auto*** implemented simple paramateric relationships between elements since... what? v2010?

I would have expected at least some kind of instancing, or true bi-directional dimension associativity. The shell modeling tool takes us a step closer to modeling freedom, and I know we will all see great uses of that, but can I convert that shell into a curtain panel system? What ir the change freedom of the completed object? These are the questions to be asked at the same time we jump while cheering new tools.

And don't get me started on GDL.....

Anyway, I'm happy the way things are going, even if it means waiting another year to see the modeling toolset completed (because we all know improvements are made over two versions).
Best regards.