Ross Harris
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A local practice that was a longtime vectorworks user has just gone fully archicad for this reason...
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Does it do brackets? That would be a nice bit of detail if it can 🙂 If it could include the downspout tool but work from the gutter level down would make it easyier to use for setting the heights, elbow positions and bracket spacings.
Like Jonathan has mentioned - we really need the functionality of the coverings tool. Andrea's Elements plugin can be used to replicate sidings with a bit of work. In a sense its a bit of a double edged sword - community input is a great thing, but at which point does it become a bit embarrassing when the 'tools Architects need' are add on's from part time developers?
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13 minutes ago, Sebastiaan said:
Some enthusiasm is in place imo😀
Yep - its easy to slip into a negative frame of mind when the issues and small workflow things start to to become big things (crashing though is always a big thing...), but the takeaway from all the updates since I've been a user is that there seems to be a genuine drive to listen to users, incorporate wishes as well as improve the status quo in the day to day performance and existing tools. You only have to look at Revit updates and the stuff that users have been asking for years.. which is usually answered by a "buy our other productthats not in your overpriced bloated bundle!' answer (looking at you Autocad Civil3d for Revit site modelling) with the abhorrent pricing structure and bundling of useless software.
The variety of updates is fantastic and heartening to a large degree - but the proof is in the pudding when it comes to stability in use for sure.
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OIP rebuild for windows sounds awesome - probably my single biggest windows issue/gripe... does this mean it stops flashing as it updates? Add multiple dims to existing, autoturn integration - totally awesome. As well as all the other stuff 😁 Just need that callout tool tweaked 😉
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1 minute ago, Kevin McAllister said:
I'll be curious to see Jim's summary of the hidden improvements.
Heck yes!
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Jeez! Its a cracking looking update - Autoturn was a surprise and I'm certainly glad I didn't fork out for a subscription!
But sigh... but how long for Aus/NZ to get our grubby paws on it 😶
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Here's hoping! I personally found the new titleblock a huge step up in functionality; the only niggle I have is the revision system and to a lesser extent a sheet list showing the most current revision - but certainly felt like a job half done. The VAA titleblocks were a huge amount of work to update..when I go back to older projects I replace them 😁
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The problem with issues and the the revisions system is that when you only apply them to the sheet it screws up the system over the whole set. If you apply them to the whole set it gets confusing as it shows revisions to sheets with no revisions/issue changes.
For example (applies to Issues as well):
Revision 1: Sheets 1,2 & 3 have a revision so become rev 1. in the title block
Revision 2: Sheet 2 has a change - sheet 1 &3 stay on rev 1 sheet 2 goes to rev 2
Revision 3: Sheet 1 has a revision - Sheet 1 goes to rev 3, sheet 2 rev 2 and sheet 1 rev 1
There is no way in the current system to make the revision flow chronologically - the current system would call sheet 1 rev 2, sheet 2 rev2 and shet 3 rev 1 - very confusing making it look like only two revisions have occurred when there have been three. Revisions and issues should be a project wide system not a title block thing.
Revit has a brilliant system for this along with sheet list that adds revisions. You set the issue/revision number/letter in the rev/issue manager and any cloud you tag is auto numbered to the current active rev/issue- once this is signed of the rev/issue is completed in the manager and the title blocks only show the highest revision/issue. Next issue/change is automatically activated when closing off the last rev/issue.
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To add to this request, if the callout could pull the description from a style and place it on the drawing or in a keynote. You could then add the required note when you create the style without having to go back to it or add it into a database...
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My fav new feature would be .... simultaneous release of international and localised versions. For us down under we might get it in late Nov/December.. 😑
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Absolutely - I've not seen any other company do this... 😀
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On pc - it’s completely random and impossible to pinpoint, force or replicate. Works as it should and the next switch... nup. Restart the application- very frustrating.
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On 9/4/2018 at 10:48 PM, herbieherb said:
I would rather consider whether Apple is still a reliable hardware supplier.
Just look at the joke the updated Mac Pro is turning into. How does a computer take over two years plus to develop when the hardware is abundantly available? It’s probably the case that’s taking all the time.... Seriously, how does this say to professionals they are listening, considering people are grimly hanging onto the last tower models propped up by aftermarket parts and drivers, or the few brought a flower pot - the one they finally sucked it up and apologised for it being a lemon... even it’s specs were way off beam. It’s further proof that they have little investment in the desktop, despite the claims of how ‘critical’ macOS and the desktop is to them. They are a company propped up by a line of phones with the iMac as an accessory while they desperately look for the next phenomenon....
i’ve got An iMac in the lounge and I love using it and the integration with my iPhone (apart from photos - it sucks, and the rort iCloud is) but I can’t justify the cost of a decent machine in my business with their lack of interest in getting a worthwhile machine and monitor to the market and software deprecation being a major red flag.
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Yep all the time... incredibly frustrating.
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9 hours ago, NeilB said:
@Aspect_Design If you are indeed still running VW2018 SP1 as your forum signature states, it would be good to update to SP4.
I’m on SP4 ... after a long wait for it to be localised
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9 hours ago, line-weight said:
I really do hope that VW have gone some way to addressing all this with VW2019
Hopefully! Jim has commented the focus on 2019 was quality... but after 3 service packs and still the issues prevail, it points to larger issues in the software that can’t be fixed by patching. I really do hope 2019 is a stellar release... but on the flip side, Aus/NZ customers are gonna have to wait 2-3 months to update after release for it to be ‘localised’.
11 hours ago, Gadzooks said:Always a difficult call.
Certainly is - and there have been times when I’ve wondered if I’d done the right thing coming from Revit. Little things like the the callout tool, the laborious way to add additional dimensions... which become big things after a while. My right click menu has become stupidly big to get around some of the issues and save my hand (I’ve already got a trackball to combat RSI).
Having to make a decision to buy into a platform and workflow in the demo period is always a push - VW has some amazing tools that have made my life much better, but not being able to fully assess the impact of things like manual viewport updates and general instability leaves a taste in the mouth when the quirks and issues start to overtake productivity.
I’m possibly setting up an office with three other designers and a planner; two of them use Archicad, the other on Revit looking to change. There will be no question where he will go when he sees the issues I have, and as much as I‘ve talked up the good points of VW, especially when I start swearing on multiple crashes, blacked out renders and getting coffee every time I need to render viewports... So it’s looking more and more like I’ll need to upskill to be able to share the workload between colleagues- 2019 will almost be a deal breaker if it’s a lemon.
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Exactly - I’m getting frustrated with consistent freezing, crashing where it just vanishes - I’ve had to set 5m auto backup intervals because it’s so random. I moved a slab in small project today and it hung - tried the same thing a few different ways an the only thing that fixed it was saving with a new name!!
Sketch lines on forground hidden line now refuse to show on new projects... I have to turn sketch off to get hidden lines back, custom render works will all of a sudden stop working properly until I restart VW.... the callout tool that was ‘enhanced’ a version or two back was nothing short of half baked... the ‘sticky’...I could go on. When it goes, it runs great... until it starts slowing down...
i’m 99.9% certain my issues aren’t the pc... I still have a Revit license to maintain for the last Revit project nearing completion and have been using a colleagues spare archicad seat to see if the grass is greener, both softwares run great to the point of ultimately reliable...
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I was watching a video on Archicad and looking at their detailing methods - it has a very intuitive callout tool in terms of positioning and sizing, much like Revit; three clicks and you’re done. The current VW tool has an RSI inducing number of clicks and menu selections to place the object and its bubble - both the other platforms have the first click to start the rectangle, second to finish the rectangle and the third to place the marker bubble with the leader line following it wherever you place it. Altering the marker bubble location is also easy - click the middle and move it with the leader line following. VW’s tool is overtly complex to do what should be a simple thing. I’ve reverted to copying a few different shapes around - not a good solution as it is easy to miss linking to a viewport.
I propose the callout tool has a three click functionality plus easier marker placement post object insertion and just for kicks, a pop up dialogue to link the viewport - this could be a preference to allow in case that behaviour gets annoying to some users...
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I'll second all that with regards to time spent drinking coffee looking at the teapot vs. hourly rate down the toilet. I don't do a lot of rendering - most of my work is top plan and drafting in viewport over model sections, but the update times for elevations, 3d's and model changes in edit section view re-renders were grating with an i7 4.2ghz quad core - its probably the biggest single issue I have with VW; coming from Revit there was no need to update anything and is the primary reason I can't move a couple of colleagues over the light.
The reduced time in those process alone makes me more productive, which makes me feel better overall.
Plus given the VGM updates coming, more cores are worth considering.
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I used intel cpus for ages and tried the threadripper - not looking back! I would go threadripper with a Corsair AIO cooler - I have the 12 core OC’d to 3.9 ghz and it absolutely flies. I’ve read that you should be able to OC the 16 core cpu up to the same. They are dead easy to OC as well.
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Tagging looks like it will be awesome for renovation projects!
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Just imagine how fast rendering will be with this puppy in the socket... 🤩
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How’s “waylaid ‘till wednesdays’ for us on the bleeding edge of the date line? 😁
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Yes! I paid mine and got in reply a big thanks and ‘2019 is looking exciting!’ So not fair 😉
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I can only imagine it is difficult to code a tool that would cover all scenarios if you aren't a NVW employee with access to all the code. The foliage tool is probably a good example where it was acquired and integrated to a higher level than could have been otherwise?