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ARCHICAD 17 WISHES

Anonymous
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1. Put camera on/off toggle in on screen view options

2. Fix the problem where the 3d navigation changes when you have
something selected

3. Option to show lines for intersecting planes/edges in 3d document

4. Independent 3d document for 3d details

5. Ability to do a circular beam without having to do a custom profile, like a column

6. Parameter for a soffit under the roof tool

7. Option for dynamic spelling check

8. Option to merge without certain file attributes

9. Total sum calculation @ bottom of element info

10. Ability to set a custom dimension origin for elev markers

11. Text/paragraph controls on custom dimension text

12. Better quality when saving image formats besides pdf

13. Save layers to pdf (for import into illustrator)

14. Add door & window level of detail to model view options

15. Fix problem where 3d shadows disappear when camera angle increases

16. Ability to copy/ paste layouts in the navigator

17. Ability to set, for example, 15 layouts with master 'a', in the new layout dialogue (like InDesign)

18. Set the layout ID as bold in the navigator so it has more contrast between the layout name, b/c they blend together especially if the drawing starts with a #, such as A201 1st level floor plan

19. Fix problem where text background does not show up until printed

20. Ability to make one slab with more than one top/ bottom elevation

21. Custom profile for slab edge, not just custom angle

22. Ability to adjust door & window ID by double clicking on the marker, with out having to go into the settings and changing the ID there

23. Custom profile for slab, and ability to set origin and orientation (like a fill) of the extrusion (useful for concrete T slabs)

24. Ability to segment the section marker cut line with different pens & line types, rather than to just show or hide the middle segment

25. Ability to tag a wall as a window, give it a window marker, and to show up in the glazing schedule

26. If not 26, then make it possible to add custom rows to the door/ window list

27. Option to adjust the intersection # for a particular layer across all layer combinations

28. Option to 'show section in 3d' (in the right click drop down menu in a section window or when click on a section marker)

29. Add simple/med/detailed door & window option to the model view options

30. Trace & Reference: ability to set a layer as a trace

31. Trace & Reference: transparent fills (setting to turn off trace on the fills and keep on in the main drawing)

32. Ability to set view options for layer combinations, for example, I want to set soffit lines as dashed in floor plan and have them as solid in the RCP without duplicating the lines. Could be accomplished with something similar to the renovation tool.

33. Add arrow size and type to the find and select parameters

34. Option to spell check only layout or only model space

35. Fix wall intersection problem: 8' wall intersects a 4' wall and the floor plan is correct, but the RCP (cutting higher) the wall intersection still appears to be at 4' cutting plane

36. Ability to place internal views in other views without going to the layout view

37. Option to force the wall end lines to show (overriding the clean auto. intersection)

38. Radial dimension tool: Ability to set the centerpoint marker type and size independent of the arrow head

39. Ability to set the uncut column/ wall fill

40. Option to override auto scaling of section marker.

41. Ability to screen (or gray) a layer not just by changing pens, possibly work into the trace tool or the model view options. ie. Floor Framing Plan: I want the walls that my framing is sitting on to be grey with a lighter pen weight. (this should include the ability to adjust the pen color and pen weight of the trace or screen)

42. More customization options with the 'override cut fills', and add 'override cut and uncut lines'

43. Ability to drag a copy of a wall/slab/beam/column in section

44. Ability to add elevation points just like the way you can add linear dimension points

45. Option to stretch walls without moving the windows/doors

46. Add hotspots to on screen view options

47. Ability to curve or make custom path for a beam
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Anonymous
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structural analysis
Anonymous
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profile
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Anonymous
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main panel in EcoDesigner
Da3dalus
Enthusiast
I have many wishes, but one that I think is critical is improving the DETAIL WORKFLOW. We have all of these object types (Plans, Sections, Elevations, Worksheets, DETAILS, etc.), but they mostly work the same in the Navigator. DETAILS should be different... they don't need Views at all! Each Detail IS a 2D View, and I would argue that, once set, they NEVER change their Scale, Model View, Pens, Dimension Type, Renovation Filter, or Layer Combination. Heck, they don't even need Layers (arguably)!

Currently, using Office Standard or Template details from an archived collection (something I think ALL architects do) involves creating a new Independent Detail, opening a new ArchiCAD instance, copying and pasting the elements, setting up the View (Scale, Layers, etc.), place on a layout, and create a call-out marker. That's if everything goes well. Then repeat many times. TOO MANY STEPS for a common activity.

Linking is easier, but can be cumbersome, cause slow updates, and result in broken links as files get moved. Placing all detail collections in the Project Template is messy, resulting in huge templates that are cumbersome for small projects. PDFs and PMKs are restricting, and can't be updated in a pinch. Some use the pre-Detail Tool method of making several underground stories to show different scales of details.

I recommend the following:
A. Use the Organizer to copy Details from one PLN to another. Perhaps have a preview window. Or, better yet, allow drag-and-drop from two open instances or ARCHICAD.
B. Create an option to EMBED a Detail instead of Linking it. Perhaps just add an "Unlink" button to the context menu, which automates creation of an Independent Detail.
C. Fuse Details in the Project Map with a single View Setting. Maybe they don't show up in both. If the Scale, etc., is changed at all, it changes the View permanently.
D. Allow this to happen with multiple Details at once. Batch copy!
E. Make sure the ID, Name, and View Settings transfer over.
F. Simplify the editing window as much as possible. Hide modeling tools I don't need, and highlight the drafting tools I do.
G. Work on the Detailer objects to make a robust detailing environment. Look back at the MSA Detailer system that used to come with ArchiCAD.
H. Create a quicker way to jump to the reference marker(s), wherever it may be. This may be a window that shows a list of all locations that the current Detail is referenced. Perhaps a Palette, or just a context menu item.

I will likely create a new wishlist item, but I'd like to hear feedback. How do YOU DO DETAILS?
Chuck Kottka
Orcutt Winslow
Phoenix, Arizona, USA

ArchiCAD 25 (since 4.5)
Macbook Pro 15" Touchbar OSX 10.15 Core i7 2.9GHz/16GB RAM/Radeon Pro560 4GB
Da3dalus wrote:
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I will likely create a new wishlist item, but I'd like to hear feedback. How do YOU DO DETAILS?
Chuck, you might enjoy this thread: http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=35734

Of particular interest to you might be the videos that Link Ellis did on Screenr, which have links in the thread.
Richard
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Richard Morrison, Architect-Interior Designer
AC26 (since AC6.0), Win10
Anonymous
Not applicable
1. Basic NURBS operations with morph profiles: Sweep, Loft, Shell and Surface. Remove Tube function because it's too unusable, replace it with Sweep.
2. A real tool for railings, railings along a morph path: so we can finally place railings on any ramp.
3. Convert a shell to a curtain wall, and so:
4. Automated triangulation for curtain walls.

5. May I be a beta tester?
Christiaan
Participant
A lot of these wishes satisfy existing users who have gotten used to the horrible interface. If Graphisoft want to catch new Mac customers before Autocad come up with a Mac solution for Revit then they need to give Archicad a serious makeover.
Anonymous
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Christiaan wrote:
A lot of these wishes satisfy existing users who have gotten used to the horrible interface. If Graphisoft want to catch new Mac customers before Autocad come up with a Mac solution for Revit then they need to give Archicad a serious makeover.
+1
Anonymous
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Th UI may need work but I would not say its a priority - there is so much else to be done!
Instead of trying catching up how about offering a rhino+grasshopper type of experience natively in archicad?
The ability to build relationships between elements graphically would be awesome.
Anonymous
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The horse has probably bolted by now with version 17.

The amount of time I spend in trying to place elements in exact positions is a big productivity problem for me that problem was partially addressed in version 10 with the inclusion of the tracker pallet.

It would be good to have, interactive temporary display dimensions that show up when placing elements that can be clicked on and the element moves or changes size with the input of the new value and disappears when the element is properly located. Otherwise I am just driving blind not knowing if the element is placed in the exact right position.

I get around this problem by drawing non static dimensions as I go but it can get a bit tedious when placing doors on internal walls.

Please don't keep ignoring this limitation and many more may just move away to Revit despite its limitations. Yes Archicad has some limitations that exist in the nemetschek stable along with vectorworks that have not been adressed like Revit has.

We keep getting these special tools like shell and morph that are
good but please fix the other productivity problems first then move on.
Otherwise you keep tweaking these new tools and fail to work on productivity problems.

OK teamwork is good for big companies but for us sole traders we need more productivity as we can't afford to pay extra workers to do the extra CAD work needed.

Please address these issues if you can sooner than latter please.