i somehow understand the GS dilemma ; maintaining the software "relatively easy to newbie’s or new users and fufilling the pro's (existing users) wishes .i.e the inspector while for pro user maybe seen as "flashy" version of the control pannel is not the same for beginners , it was a good thought. saying that GS is not fulfilling the users wishes is not "totally" true :
virtual trace " there was old wishes about enhancing gost story option long before virtual trace, and the enhancement was beyond any user expectation" ", defining slab material edge ..etc
What is sure is that there are some obvious wishes that are still "inexplicablely" with no clue: seo in plan, curved stairs in section, the elevator object which upgrade is not that usefull....etc , when we become a medium/professional we are hit by that .
Btw , I don't agree when we say "you can do almost everything with ArchiCAD" , we have to define what everything means : as an example you can do masterpieces in Paint, word, excel..etc . but at what expense: money, accurency & "time" , and time generally is important in the AEC world. when ArchiCAD (time to learn other softwares or to realise them in ArchiCAD)
it also depend on what kind & type of architecture we are talking about . i'm sure that revit "freeform" tools were dicted by "the architecture" of their clients demand SOM & others. maybe such demand is not as important for ArchiCAD ..i don't know
Another thing is the incertitude we have about the longevity for add-ons, especially if we rely on them (rxduplicator) or for which we (i) expected a more enhanced future (maxonform & sketchup addons...etc the fact that every add-on should be updated with each new release isn't helping very much ...
The less than available 'gsm's product providers (that give the idea maybe at how complex is gdl scripting ) and/or how important GDL object creation is for the industry.
virtual trace " there was old wishes about enhancing gost story option long before virtual trace, and the enhancement was beyond any user expectation" ", defining slab material edge ..etc
What is sure is that there are some obvious wishes that are still "inexplicablely" with no clue: seo in plan, curved stairs in section, the elevator object which upgrade is not that usefull....etc , when we become a medium/professional we are hit by that .
Btw , I don't agree when we say "you can do almost everything with ArchiCAD" , we have to define what everything means : as an example you can do masterpieces in Paint, word, excel..etc . but at what expense: money, accurency & "time" , and time generally is important in the AEC world. when ArchiCAD (time to learn other softwares or to realise them in ArchiCAD)
it also depend on what kind & type of architecture we are talking about . i'm sure that revit "freeform" tools were dicted by "the architecture" of their clients demand SOM & others. maybe such demand is not as important for ArchiCAD ..i don't know
Another thing is the incertitude we have about the longevity for add-ons, especially if we rely on them (rxduplicator) or for which we (i) expected a more enhanced future (maxonform & sketchup addons...etc the fact that every add-on should be updated with each new release isn't helping very much ...
The less than available 'gsm's product providers (that give the idea maybe at how complex is gdl scripting ) and/or how important GDL object creation is for the industry.
Dwight wrote:I believe that the best way to describe AC is as a Farrari without wheels. It has always had a lot of potential but uses external Addons to really excel. There is no justification as to why these features are not incorporated into AC permanently (or developed by AC independently). Honestly the concept of buying an external revision management addon is appalling.
Call me cynical, but I don't know why users think their wishes are important to Graphisoft: users have already bought the application!
To buy all of the CadImage addons is equal to the cost of an additional AC License. Then you have the ongoing upgrade costs. It is a similar story for Cigraph and Bobrow and even Artlantis & Cinema4D
Compare this to the three Revit licenses we were given for free and there is obviously a completely different marketing logic.
Revit now has significant MARKETSHARE
Sketchup is FREE has offers an abundance of free libraries
Archicad has $$$$ ADDONS.
As a user of AC since AC6 the sad truth is that I can find in excess of five Revit staff for every one Archicad staff member. If AC market share doesn't change it won't matter which program is better.
It is getting harder to justify keeping Revit in the box (where it has been for the past 5 years).
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