Do you remember? ArchiCAD History from Radar CH to ArchiCAD

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2012-05-22 09:47 AM
Do you remember on your first ArchiCAD? What was your favorite feature?

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2012-07-11 07:11 AM
Yep — I remember a lot!
A loooonnngg time ago, at the Architectural firm I was part of, we bought ArchiCAD 3.
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
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
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2012-07-11 07:28 PM
ArchiTAD wrote:
Bought two licenses for the firm, each promising "Lifetime" free upgrades—


Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.
Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)

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2012-07-11 07:36 PM
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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
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2012-07-11 08:48 PM
I agree with Tom-my favorite "new" feature was the integration of plotmaker.
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2012-07-13 02:52 PM
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2022-06-10 11:20 AM
I'm certain I started drawing with Graphisoft CAD using a 2D program Calle (I think) ArchiDraw?
My favourite feature in that program was its ability to calculate that Centre of Gravity for complicated shapes. Sadly, that facility was lost when ArchiDraw became Archicad.
Several times have I written to Graphisoft to add the facility into Archicad but no-one seems to be interested. I began then to doubt my own memory.
I would welcome someone confirming it existed. I have often wonder whether the original code (which must still exist in someone's Geek-Cupboard) could be revitalised in a GDL script?
Best wishes to all, Richard Morgan

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2022-12-20 08:10 PM
So that link is apparently very old. Can someone point me to version and feature history?
BTW this site search feature is useless.
Archicad 18/Windows 11
Alienware 17 R5
i7 2.4 GHz / 16 GB ram

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2022-12-21 03:48 AM
@David Bearss wrote:
So that link is apparently very old. Can someone point me to version and feature history?
BTW this site search feature is useless.
I just searched "Archicad versions" (without the quotes), and got this...
https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Let-s-get-started/Archicad-versions/ta-p/304207
Barry.
Versions 6.5 to 27
i7-10700 @ 2.9Ghz, 32GB ram, GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11

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2022-12-21 05:18 AM
Ah darn. Sure enough user error.
Thanks for your polite assistance Barry.
Archicad 18/Windows 11
Alienware 17 R5
i7 2.4 GHz / 16 GB ram
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