ArchiCAD 18 announced

[Laszlo Nagy]

Find the official announcement and new features at:

http://www.graphisoft.com/archicad/archicad-18/overview/

[Stress Co_]

Electronic Delivery Instructions arrived: 2:44pm MST

[Karl Ottenstein]

Stress wrote:
Electronic Delivery Instructions arrived: 2:44pm MST

Ditto. To clarify: this notification was for US customers on the ArchiPlus subscription; possibly others as well.

For the person who asked about an option to purchase a physical DVD/Box... US ArchiPlus customers can do so for $20 shipping/handling.

Word has it that the INT and GER versions are ready, so people on subscription for those versions may already have heard something too?

[stefanc]

Hi all - so there was notification on how to download today? -- US ArchiPlus Subscriber here and not a peep...??? Any other ArchiPlus subscribers not notified yet?

Cheers

Karl wrote:

Stress wrote:
Electronic Delivery Instructions arrived: 2:44pm MST

Ditto. To clarify: this notification was for US customers on the ArchiPlus subscription; possibly others as well.

For the person who asked about an option to purchase a physical DVD/Box... US ArchiPlus customers can do so for $20 shipping/handling.

Word has it that the INT and GER versions are ready, so people on subscription for those versions may already have heard something too?

[Eduardo Rolon]

Mine went to my junk folder.

[Anonymous]

I got it to, and jumped into exploring, mostly new rendering and surface definition. Earlier in May I asked couple of questions answered by Rob but...

I can't find 800 high-quality surfaces for SSA subscribers nor locate OGL surface Match Button with C4D!

Question was about really about organizing surface library in relation with building materials and having systematic naming structure (I just adopted Master Number prefix to any building material and associated surface so that are organized in relevant groups regardless the name)

and answer was:
-.... The only library improvements are GDL coded surfaces organized in a new surfaces library (800 high-quality surfaces for SSA subscribers), completely revamped lights and light definitions with possibility of importing IES light definition files and consolidated tree billboards in visualization folder

Question was about OGL material definition functionality of having 'match button' with C4D surface definition,

and answer was:
-yes, in fact all out-of-the-box predefined surfaces will be matched to OGL, C4D and Internal
I know I can do all this manually but it takes the time.

Regards, Andy

[Karl Ottenstein]

Andy and others: please start FRESH threads in the appropriate forums for any questions about 18 features. One thread per topic, with the Subject clearly defining the question for everyone to see. Answers posted here will be hard for anyone else to find.

E.g., your question on the surfaces... I have an answer for you if you'll post that question in the Rendering forum. 😉

Thanks, everyone.

Karl

[Aaron Bourgoin]

Great to see Canadian content on the AC18 box: http://www.architectsalliance.com/projects/large/cairns-family-health-bioscience-research-complex

[Anonymous]

Thanks Aaron,

Hard to admit, but although I am familiar wit ArchiCad since 1990 and working exclusively with it for more than 15 years, I have only 10 post (only when I desperately need an answer).

Regards from todays sunny Toronto Beaches neighbourhood,
Andy

[Laszlo Nagy]

Can you guys download ArchiCAD 18?
Because I have not seen any official release announcement on the GS site yet.
I don't know, maybe it works differently if you have SSA.

[Karl Ottenstein]

Yes, all downloads for 18 are available to USA ArchiPlus subscribers (SSA - whatever SSA means).. AC, BS, MEP, Goodies, etc. on an official distribution page. Build 3006.

As Eduardo said... the announcement email may be in the junk/spam folder for some people. Mine actually ended up there, too.

The official word is the INT and GER have been ready for a couple of days - up to the distributors in those countries (OK, INT is not a country!) to make them available.