Zone 3D Export

[owen]

ArchiCAD should allow the export of Zones in 3D formats.

We render most of our presentation stills and animations in Cinema4D. We would like to be able to maintain a consistent workflow in early design stages using Zones for massing studies - impossible at the moment because we cannot export the Zones.

I know Zones are not strictly the same as other 3D elements (as Mathew points out here) but I can see them in the 3D window, so ArchiCAD has defined a 3D form for them - so I don't see why it would be difficult to convert this into various 3D formats for export.

[owen]

OK fixed ..

seems i had to actually add the Poll options

has this changed recently? I thought if you didn't specify your own it used the defaults (Essential, Important, Moderate, etc)

[__archiben]

owen wrote:
I thought if you didn't specify your own it used the defaults (Essential, Important, Moderate, etc)

only when you post a topic in the wishes forum

whilst not essential - sorry owen - i can definitely see the benefits. i think primarily the zone needs to be more easily manipulated (ala sketchup pushpull stylie), before it can really be called a genuine massing study tool . . .

this, on the other hand, is most definitely an essential one . . .

~/archiben

[Anonymous]

owen wrote:
OK fixed ..

seems i had to actually add the Poll options

has this changed recently? I thought if you didn't specify your own it used the defaults (Essential, Important, Moderate, etc)

Yes, but in the "Wishes" section.

Edit: you're quick, ~/ben, and I like your thinking on the push/pull idea.

[owen]

~/archiben wrote:
only when you post a topic in the wishes forum

whilst not essential - sorry owen - i can definitely see the benefits. i think primarily the zone needs to be more easily manipulated (ala sketchup pushpull stylie), before it can really be called a genuine massing study tool . . .

this, on the other hand, is most definitely an essential one . . .

~/archiben

double

can any mods move this Topic into the appropriate forum please?


well i had to vote Essential for my own poll didn't i? Completely understand its not going to be high on peoples lists though.

and i really like the idea of more SketchUp like modeling abilities in ArchiCAD for quick design work. The SketchUp import I have experienced in ArchiCAD is completely useless

this, on the other hand, is most definitely an essential one . . .

Yep. But I think if they fix that, then they will have fixed this also

[__archiben]

owen wrote:
Yep. But I think if they fix that, then they will have fixed this also

i think you're right. fair call.

~/ben