Do I remember?
Yep — I remember a lot!
A loooonnngg time ago, at the Architectural firm I was part of, we bought ArchiCAD 3.
something
directly from it's creator, Gabor Bojar, shortly after they opened up their US office in South San Francisco. I sat with him a few times and pointed out a few errors and weaknesses with the program, but overall praised him for the magnificent architectural tool he offered. The accompanying manual was horrendous! "Hunglish" is the best way to describe it. I spent many hours on the phone with their tech support—yep, Gabor again. Bought two licenses for the firm, each promising "Lifetime" free upgrades—had to fight for them a couple of times!
In 2005, I was in Budapest on a "Key Client" invitation, when during a demonstration of the upcoming AC10 release, I noticed the demonstrator organizing plot sheets within AC! My heart raced, I raised my hand and asked if I was possibly seeing the end of my least favorite part of AC — PlotMaker. He smiled and said that PlotMaker, formerly a standalone supplemental application, was now an integral part of ArchiCAD! For me, hands down, that was my personal favorite feature upgrade. I, unfortunately, had to keep my mouth shut because of a non-disclosure agreement I signed.
Teamwork, is my next favorite upgrade — use it all the time.
My absolute favorite version is AC11 — probably has a lot to do with Graphisoft using my Massaro/Wright House photo for the product merchandising. A photo that I took when visiting the site during its construction. The AC11 Multi-story Hotlinked Modules functionality, though, were a very useful new feature for me, and still are.
Twenty-four years using the same architectural CAD program may seem like a long time, but time passes quickly. I firmly believe that I started with the best CAD program available at the time and still believe that it is the best — for me anyway! I can't wait to get my hands on new versions when they are released.
The frustrations and disappointments, of which there were/are many, are of course, a whole other story.
Long live ArchiCAD! — and yes, I still like the name, and don't think it needs changing.
Tom
Thomas A Dailey, CPBD, AIBD, Assoc. AIA
www.designdailey.com
ArchiCAD • 25+ years experience
AC …20, Sketchup Pro 2016, Artlantis Studio 6 Piranisi 6 PRO, VectorWorks, Adobe CC, 27" iMacs, G4 Cube, Mac OS 10.12.5, iPad Pro, Windows 7 Ultimate
I hope that's still working for you 
