Wishlist

To effectively compare concepts on worksheets or layout views with the actual model in plan view, section/elevation, and 3D perspective, I often need to switch between different views.
However, when I want to compare the details I'm drawing with the model, constantly switching views becomes inefficient. I would like the ability to have two or more views active or visible simultaneously.
I’m aware that “Trace Reference” is available, but it tends to be slow and its position can be obscured by the current model or drawing I’m working in.

Can't post to Beta forum any more... but Dark Mode is still not working... one of those "forever experimental features"? Dropdown menus and search functions highlight items in a way that any items not meeting search criteria blank out (color seems to be depending on w/e settings)

Hi,

since the new wishlist which introduced a state of the wish (open, upvoted, under consideration, on roadmap) there were added 2 more states which can occur, which are "closed" and "on hold"

I think that there should be a possibility in filters to show these as well. If you start filtering eg. upoveted, the 2 new states will not show up.

The Keynotes tool has a lot of potential and I love the instantaneous response.

One thing that the CI tool did that the Archicad tool cannot is to list multiple keys in the same label.

CI tool could stack them or separate them with a comma (or other chosen character). 

This function would also require the ability to add and remove keys from a given label.

It would be great to have another option in the state of renovation.
1- To be demolished
2 - new
3 - To be legalised (Blue)

[Moderator: After some discussion, we agreed that it would be even better to be able to define any number of custom/user-created Renovation Statuses.]

For the slab tool it is possible to choose the reference plan on top or on bottom. For the roof tool this is not possible. Sometimes it is better to have the hight on top to be locked in stead of the bottom.

When importing attributes via Attribute Manager, every attribute should be imported together with its folder, ot at least there should be a check-box. I have attributes organized in folders, but when I import them, the file that the attributes are imported into has them all in its root folder. It's not as much as a feature wish but a consistent implementation of a feature.

After 20 years full time of Archicad and only 1 Year equivalent full time of Rhino. I'm well in the position to make this call.

Prove me wrong by adding these sick as Rhino features:

1. Type command bar

2. Re-Do Command by Enter

3. Gumball to move objects in 3D

4. Snap Points in 3D

5. 3D Polylines

6. Multiple viewports for elevations on one screen

7. Optimized High Poly projects

8. Better FBX Import 

That's my lazy attempt and all I can think of at the moment.

FINALLY be able to independently edit the skins of a composite wall/slab/roof: - to be able to give it a different status: to be demolished/created... - to be able to edit it in 3d so that each layer has its own dimension (length, width, height, or even different shape) - to be able to display or not a skin in plan/section/3d... - and many other things that reflect the way a building is constructed! THANKS !

I wish that GS put some focus & development resource on the underdeveloped tools it already has. I feel this would add far more to the functionality of the software than adding new tools. Granted the design options function was requested and they are delivering this in V27 but what about an upgrade to the mesh tool which has been unchanged for decades. I'm not sure why this is still in 'under research' on the roadmap as it is sorely need. GS could incorporate LAND4 functionality into AC  and they would instantly bring huge gains in this area of design.

Doors & windows is another area that could do with a major upgrade but this is stuck in the 'idea pool' when it should be in the 'in progress' section.

What about a floating palette for live control of layers? Surely a junior developer could make this happen?

Keynoting is in the 'under research' section when it should also be 'in progress'. Efficient database sourced notation would provide huge gains in our workflows especially if it is integrated nicely into the Properties and Classifications functionality.

I realize that things can't happen overnight but GS is a large multinational software company so some of these glaring omissions in its toolset is frustrating. AC users are forced to develop workarounds or pay additional fees for tools that should be in the base AC offering. 

I wonder if the Nemetschek umbrella will continue to fund AC as it loses users and can't pay for itself?

I got a notice today that I have been deactivated from the Archicad 26 Upgrade Training class on the Graphisoft Learn Portal because 6 months has elapsed since I signed up.  (Never mind that I haven't even looked at the content yet.)

Further, I can not sign in again for free as an SSA member using the coupon code - because the site tells me that I'm already enrolled (!) and would now have to pay USD $ 175 which is insane.  The spot where you enter the SSA/FORWARD coupon code is gone:

This wish is for SSA members to have indefinite access to all courses as long as they maintain SSA status.  No major learning platform boots you out of a course if you are still an active member.  Everyone has to sign in with their GSID ... so that platform already knows if you are SSA or not... so it should not even be necessary to enter a coupon code...which is so utterly stupid... and is yet different than a Promo Code which appears in the shopping cart.

Please make this a platform that supports customers, rather than a labyrinth to annoy them.

We seriously need to add classification and properties to composites and to profiles.

I would much rather manage common data for one wall composite type than manage the common data in 1000 placed instances of the wall composite type.
This would be soooo BIM!

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.

Dear Graphisoft,

Please improve the accuracy of the trigonometrical functions/identities, their impact dealing with every day work on Archicad is beyond significant starting from drawing/plotting of curved geometrical entities, to the calculation of surface areas, to 3D representation, ....& etc.

Besides, their impact on the GDL for creating library part is far greater than expected for the type of objects that my clients (which are also your clients) need.

Best regards

Can we please have a bigger difference between the Archicad version icons, maybe the version number included in the icon. We generally run the last 3 versions and they are all very similar. Can the .bpn icon also be made very different to the standard .pln icon, maybe make it red. 

I want to double click a GDL component in paramO and have the GDL IDE in front of my eyes.

I want that the GDL component has as many parameter/variables inputs as I want (currently only 4), each one showing it's name not a "A,B,C,D" mapping that makes not sense at all.

I want a param-O component that knows how to read XML/HSF files of a gdl object, and that prompt which parameter/variables I want to use as inputs of the param-O component.

I want a python component in param-O with a minimal python interpreter to write python code, that is able to read *.py files, executes python code and outputs the result of desired variables used in the python code.

Param-O shouldn't be only for users who don't want/can't learn to code GDL scripts.

Hello!

I think it's extremely urgent to get the possibility to export to glTF from Archicad.

In a sector where complexity is rapidly increasing the rise of specialists is upon oss a long time ago. This is also present in the theme visualization. If it is rendering, animation and especial VR-software, sometimes you need to exchange with external expertise. A format that often is supported for exchange of 3D-model with textures are glTF. We have long had the possibility to export .obj and .fbx. But as of lately versions of Archicad the .fbx format is gone. Nether .obj or .fbx is considerd a modern file format and is not used by any software that can support any other format as glTF.

So please Grapisoft. Let us share our lovely Archicad models with others, including all the work we do to surfaces to make them look nice.

Hello you lovely Archicad people,

right now we are trying to work with Archicad and pointclouds.

Please enhance the performance with pointclouds.

Have a look into https://github.com/potree/potree

The performance is crazy and its all done in a web enviroment. We should try to implent something like this in Archicad.

first try could be a "browser" inside Archicad with webGL support.

second try could be a proxy modell of the webGL pointcloud inside the 3D window

and so on....

if you need an example contact me please. We have something to present. We are working with some talented people who are enhancing the potree functions and are working with big pointclouds.

There some addons like BIMmTool and they work fine but workin with pointclouds is an upcoming thing and right now its state of the art. we cant miss it and we have to be sharp regarding this field of architecture.

Performance Enhancement

Better Control of the pointcloud (pointsize,pointcount,pointcloudsize)

Better Control of the presentation

Controll of the color channels

Multi-Threating (i know different wish and section)

And the whole workflow should be reviewd, right now its a crazy amount of converting files through too many different formats...we start with the scannerfile, go to pointcloud formats and then we land in .lcfs....this is a really bad uncontrollable process.

There will be more added values for Archicad with EcoDesigner Star than the structural features that Graphisoft is trying to integrate in Archicad actually. I know the thermal bridge performance requirements are very high to meet and there are too many obstacles with EcoDesigner Star. The best thing to do is to put it on the market as a beta version so that we can help Graphisoft improve it. 

It's about a bad idea to stop developing it!