More informations about Archicad 11

[Anonymous]

Hello all international users,

We would like to know more about the following points about the new release AC 11 :

- Whether OLE links in drawings will be resinstated ( for platforms PC of course )

- Pen combinations saved when creating a drawing view and not afterwards.

- An updated Stairmaker (which hasn't evolved since v.6 with its arrows and horrible 2D diagrams, the Blondel formula is universal and very few plans don't require stairs)

- A real wysiwyg page layout tool for calculation graphic lists (the 'open format layout assistant' button isn't worthy of the software!)

-possibilities to work with under key when we edit alphanumerics database

- Drop shadows under OpenGL in the 3D window (most graphic cards support volume shadows). It's incredible that we can't use vectorials sun shadows in this mode !
And it's no more better for vectorial 3D hatching (more difficult to develop but not impossible)

- Configuration of the right mouse button ! ( hidde layer in 3D window welcome !)

- A clear position concerning rendering / Either a complete Lightworks or nothing, but ....no more partial applications.

- And the icing on the cake: Align view, Piranesi import, as well as all the standard plug-ins in the French version. ( but on this specific point, many users thinks the problem come from the unpopular reputation of our exclusive national importer )

Will our voices, as clients and users of the software, be heard? Will the version 11 address at least some of the points listed above?

Thank GS you for your answers

Best regards

Masse
Architect

[Dwight]

The Align More-Or-Less View Tool doesn't work that well, anyways.
(Not due to a poor programming effort, but rather to the lack of accuracy in photos and measurement gathering)

[Anonymous]

To be more precise, the official position of Abvent on the subject is as follows:
"We judged that this function does not have any potential for the French users, also we removed it. "

It is the same case for Piranesi export plug


( ( You know Dwight, you are a star here. We know many architects who work with your book on the knees. The points mentioned above on Lightworks interest them too! ) )

[Anonymous]

We had the informations which we wanted. We don't want to know the AC11's innovations and we respect the secret to not reveal them, but just the corrections or improvements / AC 10. That's not really the same thing for us ! If what we understood is true, regrettably for us, all our questions have negative answers. We are disappointed, because we really like working with AC (not as much as with Catia V5 !).
As we say : " forewarned is forearmed! "
Well, and indeed we have no other solutions that to wait for 12's issue now unless a miracle appears during the official 11's issue.... but there is not a lot of hope as it was confirmed to us ... We shall be patient until 2008 at least...

[Anonymous]

Hello Masse
I understands your fears. But you can already use and work with AC10, personally I am satisfied. You shouldn't take too much delay to work with it because soon you 'll risk to be completely out !!
But I agree with you, a new Stairmaker and drop shadows in OpenGl miss cruelly. Otherwise I have not the same sources of information about the next "baby". Ac 11 will integrate the possibility of saving the pen sets during the creation of the view ! On 9 points which you describe, one is positive ! Don't loose courage!