ARCHICAD 17 WISHES

[Anonymous]

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

[Anonymous]

I know of an accounting package that was bought out by it distributor in another country....

UNfortunately I cannot see GS having the vision to buy cadimage but who knows - it could go the other way?
Could not agree more - the tools are really functions AC should offer out of the box - something like revision manager still not part of a CAD/BIM package - seriously?

However every release is like a bolt on to a tired core.A new UI might be nice but a real spruce from the foundations up would be better IMHO

[Aaron Bourgoin]

a certain venture capital frim based in Denver should assist Campbell's team in Auckland to purchase Graphisoft and then sell the result - lock, stock and barrel - to Trimble.

I would happily move to London to assist.

[Anonymous]

Cadimage is one of the better add ons around and if they keep their pricing honest and not charge upgrading prices for products that have not changed beyond being able to work in the new version I would be ok with them.

[stefan]

wastzzz wrote:
5. May I be a beta tester?

FWIW, I was a beta tester from ArchiCAD 8 till 12. I did sign up for 13 and 14, but could not find enough time to be properly involved.

When they open a beta-version to an internal selected group of users, all features of that version have been decided upon. You get a chance of testing, finding problems (bugs, inconsistencies, crashes, spelling errors), but there is no way you can be deeply involved in the underlying road map.

I don't think I break any NDA here. The process is about the same in any software company.

Some of the best ArchiCAD users (offices) are involved in the earlier phase (the alpha phase) where more in-depth discussion takes place. But the actual focus and decisions are even before that phase. Alpha is the time when there seems to be something the test out: a usable, but untested product.

By the time ArchiCAD 17 will be officially announced, they are already discussing the next two or three releases.

FWIW, I have no clue what will be in 17. Only that 32-bit is out.

[Anonymous]

I have a couple wishes that I have been requesting for a couple years now.

1) Profiles are stored as Fills, and can be accessed in the Wall, Beam, and Column Tools. I would like a Trim button added. That way when I open a Door, Window, etc. then I have infinite number of casing that can be applied to the doors or windows. And they would update automatically when the doors or windows are adjusted. Within the Door or Window Tool, there should be 3 or 4 trim/casing options: inside side, inside head, inside skirt, exterior brick moulding, etc.

2) We need more Roof Accessory options. My preference would be to make the Skylight Tool a Roof Accessory Tool instead. This button would have skylights, roof vents, roof access hatches, roof drains, roof platforms for mechanical (cant flashing option), etc.

3) We need a lot more commercial library parts!!!! The product is currently way to residentially oriented.

4) Doors should have options for closers (which have ADA implications), kick plates, etc.

5) There are just WAY TO MANY people asking for the Stair Tool to be improved, and a lot of extra suggestions out there on how to do it!!! This is an integral building component and should NOT require the customer to pay for an AddOn to fix ArchiCAD's mistakes. Its time for ArchiCAD/Graphisoft to either fix the Tool, or purchase it from someone who has already done it correctly.

6) Ceilings in general: The Lighting library is a joke, both on the residential and commercial side. Every warehouse, storage room, etc has exposed fluorescent tube lighting.... except the AC library. Stop creating unique funky lighting objects when even the basic ones aren't present.

7) Window and Door Objects should have the ability to "hot link" or internally reference the jamb, sill, and head details, so if the details move on the sheets, the schedule updates. Or if a window is copy/pasted, then the schedule is already completed.

Please add Mesh Tools or Site tools. No building floats in space without a site, site access, parking, signage, site drainage, etc etc etc. Unfortunately all of the AC parts presume a flat site.

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Archicad calculations needs update ! ASAP