Cigraph Archiquantplus

[Botonis]

I recently found out that Cigraph is probably closing down,which is really sad after all this years of creative contribution and support.  I hope this is not true, but I am trying to contact them and I am getting no response.

Also the addons are not updated to the latest version of Archicad 26. Cigraph is still selling and support the previous addons but seems that they will not upgrade any of it. Honeslty I hope I am wrong or it is just temporary.

I was lucky enough to buy a license for the updated version of Archiquant Plus 25 and realized that this addon was the most valuable investment for  Archicad as it upgraded the scheduling capabilitied and added realtime cost management with a fantastic UI. Cigraph did the most advanced addon for scheduling and cost calqulation!!!!!!

If indeed Cigraph is closing, Graphisoft should discuss with Cigraph and continue and evolve this addon to be added in the core Archicad like Ecodesigner and MEP modeler.

Archicad will be upgraded to a reall 5D modelling platform

From my point of view ,I would consider this addon the first priority of Graphisoft. If Archicad 27 was released even with just that addition without anything else, It would be a significant upgrade to the BIM methodology as it will add the cost parameter directly in the design process in real time.

[Barry Kelly]

Thanks @Botonis 

As you were the creator of this wish and you are happy that it has been granted,

I will change this to 'delivered'.

Barry.

[Barry Kelly]

Woops, apparently I am not supposed to change a wish to delivered.

So I have set it back to open for now.

Those in charge of the wish list will deal with it as required.

Barry.

[Botonis]

I have been waiting more than two years, with some other user friends for this addon to be rereleased.

The other post conerning  Quantity and Cost estimation from Archicad by @Narendra,

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Quantity-and-Cost-estimation-from-ArchiCAD/td-p...

has almost 10.000 views which means that there is a lot of interest in this field.

Typically a delivered wish, which belongs to the wishlist, should be a result of Graphisoft's upgrading process.

But for the end user, in a professional realistic approach, if a reliable developer is there to help and optimize your work, it does not make any difference. After all the logic of Archicad, which is kind of based on a a basis of a free/open/custom development by independent programmers or users, is to let others become part of its evolment.

So "Delivered" in this case means that there is an obvious solution like BIMKit Quant which works perfectly within the Archicad Environment because Archicad let's this freedom in favour of the users.

[Barry Kelly]

Maybe this wish just needs to be 'closed' because it was solved by a 3rd party and Graphisoft wasn't involved and no longer need to look into it.

Admin will sort it out.

Barry..

[Botonis]

This is exactly where I disagree in an absolute friendly, philosophical way!!! 

Otherwise the wish should have been removed directly when it was first posted.

My opinion is based on the fact that there was a need in Archicad for a certain workflow. Several solutions for direct cost calculation ware given in the past most of them via export to other apps or some inside Archicad but not optimized. Three years ago Cigraph released Arhiquant Plus that was supported til version 25. More than two years after Fermat rerelased BK Quant and gave a reall functional, easy, practical solution with a lot of potential. This is in favour of Archicad also because it enhances its performance and functions, giving it a totally inside 5d capability..

I knew since the beginning, when I first started using Archicad, that I have and want to rely also on developers who create wonderfull addons that make the life of us the users easier.  I like to support those that help me during my work. If Archicad had a closed API and didn't allow developers to use it, Archicad would have been already forgotten.

In my humble opinion this wish should be considered as "delivered" because it also complies with the new policy of Graphisoft of collaboration directly and openly with 3rd party developers like BIMmtool. The wishes concerning point clouds have been delivered because of this 3rd party developer. 

And this gives me the idea of Graphisoft starting to collaborate more with those developers who offer great addons.

Also this forum is not just about wishes,but exrpessing thoughts , so if this wish is even closed, instead of delivered, I hope it won't get deleted.

Greetings Barry.

[GRAPHISOFT]

Dear All,

Archiquant Plus has changed to BIMKit Quant, and development has continued. We will close this wish due to that change, as this wish is no longer relevant in its current form.

Kind regards,

Graphisoft