CADLINK REVIEW OF ARCHICAD NINE

[Dwight]

http://www.aecbytes.com/review/ArchiCAD9.htm

[Dwight]

John:

In your avatar, you are playing the steel guitar?

[Aussie John]

Yes Dwight thats right ( pedal steel) . I play dobro and banjo more these days

[Aussie John]

Dwight wrote:
A slab fill is only seen in plan

Im glad of that but the 3d shown in the preview shows a fill to the edges.

[Dwight]

Perhaps you [or he] confuse the existing vector hatch feature with the much requested new feature: linked slab fill in plan.....

here's the dialog

[Djordje]

Aussie wrote:
I noticed in the review that a fill applied to the slab was applied to all surfaces (sides). Is this really true?? or can you select which surface to apply the fill to?

This was always true, provided the assigned material has the 3D fill defined and that the 3D fil is on in the 3D window.

Plan fill is a novelty - and is applied on roofs and meshes too.

[Dwight]

But of course, by "novelty," you mean "new," not "frivolous flakey girly stuff," as the word "novelty" implies. Like "trinket."

This long standing wishlist item is a superb way to identify an element surface and will make its way into the hearts of users.

I'm so happy.

[Djordje]

Dwight wrote:
But of course, by "novelty," you mean "new," not "frivolous flakey girly stuff," as the word "novelty" implies. Like "trinket."

No, I mean that you can also buy a wall plan fill addon in any one dirham shop.

Dwight wrote:
This long standing wishlist item is a superb way to identify an element surface and will make its way into the hearts of users.

I'm so happy.

Elated.