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2010-05-10 05:56 PM
2010-05-31 02:30 PM
laszlonagy wrote:I'm sorry to disagree with you on the construction documentation part Lazlo:whatever wrote:I pesonally think the big benefits of BIM do not come from modeling special shapes. I always saw most of the benefit in the construction documentation and collaboration with engineers phases, with benefit I the areas you mention too, of course.
I Don't really agree here Laszlo .. yes it is a minor portion of buildings, but actually that is where people are expecting the real huge benefits of BIM and BIM collaboration . the other thing is ... ok lets say we only need it 10% ( or even 2%) of the time ... so I agree it is not the most focused part of the development .. but dropping tools that we already had ? dropping Maxon form and the link with Sketchup ?
By the way, the Google Earth connection does import SketchUp models. So there continues to be a link to SketchUp.
2010-05-31 07:10 PM
Braza wrote:In my opinon this thread contain a lot of fat Autodesk trolls.Bricklyne wrote:Ok its official... Bricklyne you are a troll. A well versed one... but still a troll.
So out of all I typed in that response, all you got out of it, was what you perceived to be personal attack against you and your son?
Seriously?![]()
There is no shame on this... I myself am a troll in redemption.![]()
So... Lets start with the first step. Repeat: "My name is Bricklyne and I'm a troll".
Now seriously: I guess we all got your message. There is no need to massacre our minds with your destructive point of view.
2010-05-31 07:37 PM
Bricklyne wrote:but this part about meeting european standards with stairmaker is a lie. I am from Croatia and stairmaker meets none of my needs. It is rubbish.
A developer actually did respond in that thread (imagine that, a GS developer responding to users in a thread) :
Laci wrote:
Following the discussion I must admit you are right Stairmaker needs improvements. At its current state it serves more German, European![]()
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(Continental) needs rather than the standards of Anglo-Saxon traditions.
Some of your quotes are really useful for us, but would be better if you could exactly highlight what you are missing. We have a good idea but there can never be enough examples. If you could enclose drawings, pictures of stairs that you are unable to do by stairmaker would be ideal!
Thanks a lot!
2010-05-31 07:56 PM
Master wrote:I work in a small company. We used teamwork once in a two years, but I think improvements in modeling department would be as much appreciated in large companies just as in small. Step forward to larger companies would be improvements in modeling. Since todays architecture tend to be more and more free form (not just blob).
This will not excite the sole practitioners, but in order to get to the larger firms this a good step. By laying this foundation I reckon GS can focus more on the architect and their needs in the future.
2010-05-31 08:54 PM
laszlonagy wrote:Ok ... I do agree that Construction Documentation is a huge benefit of BIM ... but really I didn't get it ... how can I get a Construction Documentation if I can't model it in the first place ?..so basically .. instead of having a model .. and hard time to document it with the old solution that we had .. now with discontinuing all the options ..we end up with .. you can't model it .. and sure can't document it .. for me ? I will go with the first (old) option .whatever wrote:I pesonally think the big benefits of BIM do not come from modeling special shapes. I always saw most of the benefit in the construction documentation and collaboration with engineers phases, with benefit in the areas you mention too, of course.
I Don't really agree here Laszlo .. yes it is a minor portion of buildings, but actually that is where people are expecting the real huge benefits of BIM and BIM collaboration . the other thing is ... ok lets say we only need it 10% ( or even 2%) of the time ... so I agree it is not the most focused part of the development .. but dropping tools that we already had ? dropping Maxon form and the link with Sketchup ?
By the way, the Google Earth connection does import SketchUp models. So there continues to be a link to SketchUp.
2010-05-31 09:47 PM
2010-06-01 02:07 AM
whatever wrote:I never saw a case where the conversion to ArchiCAD elements produced anything useful. And as far as I've seen no other program is importing SketchUp as anything but plain geometry with materials. Perhaps I have missed something. If so, I would be delighted to know.
and .. sorry .. the Sketchup link now ... is not the link that was existing where it converts the shape to ArchiCAD elements ... and I truly believe that you know that . no use of a SKP file that is just an object ! .. ( not to mention that I can use it for nothing as SEO won't work with it ) .
2010-06-01 08:58 AM
2010-06-01 09:17 AM
Matthew wrote:HI!
I never saw a case where the conversion to ArchiCAD elements produced anything useful. And as far as I've seen no other program is importing SketchUp as anything but plain geometry with materials. Perhaps I have missed something. If so, I would be delighted to know.
SketchUp is a non-parametric, non-BIM, surface modeler. This is changing with the addition of named components, parameter-like features and Ruby script add-ons, but from what I've seen this has a ways to go before being a serious BIM solution. Since it does not produce solid models they cannot participate in SEOs.
I do find it quite useful for finding and creating one-off parts for inclusion into ArchiCAD, Revit and Navis. Aside from that and its utility as a sketch modeler I don't see much use for it in BIM practice right now.
2010-06-01 09:47 AM
NStocks wrote:for fast renders you have Artlantis. Those shadows in AC14 are foolish and rubbish feature.pinchu71 wrote:There is ! I had to double check it too.
I'm still in shock...
¿no mention to 64 bits for mac?
I really hope that this leak is incomplete, we need more features in the final version.
This new features don't make me happy, only two of them looks useful for my work.
regards
http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/productivity_improvements.html
Scroll to the bottom of that page... ArchiCAD 14 hassomeimprovements I really like :
The ability to see shadows in the 3D window means I don't have to wait all day for the render and I can choose a nice angle of where the shadows will be cast.
64 bit for Mac - Well what can I say, it will run faster and smoother ( at least I think it will )
I will defintelty be upgrading but then I'm a student so I don't pay for it.