2003-12-17 11:33 AM
2003-12-17 01:04 PM
Andydob wrote:You can ...
I would be great if you could place a "Type" of Window or door, during early design stages, and then update this later on, as with AutoCAD blocks
2003-12-17 03:20 PM
Djordje wrote:
Or did I misunderstand?
2003-12-17 09:52 PM
Geoffroy wrote:great suggestion geoffroy! a big 5
I think there should be a new function for all the objects : parametric is great but there should be a way to link a parametric object to a master one : you often have objects / windows / doors / lamps that have to be placed several times in a project and that must always be the same.
A great new tool would be "link this object to a master one" - If you change the master, all the instances placed are updated automatically. ....
but I really think this linkage should exist and a list of master object available should be shown to quickly find them....
2003-12-17 11:35 PM
aahatimo wrote:Let's hope some other will also vote this way, as this would be one of the biggest time saver in day to day work in AC !
great suggestion geoffroy! a big 5
2003-12-18 12:09 AM
2003-12-18 12:19 AM
Matthew wrote:This is exactly what I meant : first create the master that is itself just a ref to an existing object, then place the instance based on this master... New objects should be created... our libraries contains already too many duplicated objects !
This would not be an independent object but simply a reference within a project to an existing library part with parameter settings. (Favorites (AFAIK) do not provide the same function.) What I propose would allow the parameters to be changed and thereby adjust all instances of the reference.
2003-12-18 11:32 AM
2003-12-18 10:08 PM
2003-12-19 09:21 AM
Geoff wrote:I agree. They work fast and can be edited very easily. It's only when AutoCAD introduced "in-place refedit" that it did about the same thing. I still find the SketchUp solution more graphically pleasing, but it might not translate too well into ArchiCAD.
VectorWorks Symbols are a good example of this kind of functionality.
Geoff wrote:An instance should not be a new object type. Merely a way of inserting an existing object, group, module etc... into the scene. Every object should be an instance. It's only when you "clone" an element instead of copying that the effect of instancing will become clear.
ArchiCAD is a more complex application than VectorWorks so the addition of what amounts to a new object type will require some careful design. But it would be a powerful and popular feature.