Hello Tig,
".......there seems to be a problem with intersecting lines not being split as normal, and faces not being split as normal by the double line".
Would it be possible to break up the lines as suggested by this comment quoted above....?
If possible---and with our thanks.
David
Agreed. Boq's are a red herring.
The real value of PS---if Andrew will allow us a free demo to determine this for ourselves, is if the plugin has parametric walls, floors and roofs (editable together...!!), and if the components like doors & windows are hybrid 2D-3D.
If so, that would be a major addition to the SK toolkit, but as it stands (at $1000US for a yearly subscription) I suspect there are very few of us who will want to play (I have no idea who the Co's or individuals Andrew is referring to that might happily be throwing that kind of money in his general direction.....).
But to the central question...Andrew: what happens to subscribers if you go out of business, or decide you don't want to program upgrades anymore? What does a subscriber have if at the end of any given year, if you are no longer there.....?
Please answer this.
Cadmunkey has made some solid observations:
Any way you try to tackle it, Archicad is just cumbersome, and in many ways, needlessly complex. I have Version 18 and I still---after many attempts to learn it, find it almost impenetrable to figure out how to use effectively for buildings.
SK is indeed easy and intuitive. This is why I am here with 'the little program that could"...
This comment is quite astute: Trimble--no fools, will at some point offer the graphical ability to parametricize objects and permit them to be both 2D & 3D. They will also offer the product for a one time sale, and it will be in line with the cost of SK. They do understand volume sales. I can only imagine they intend to grab major market share of the BIM industry. They will.
This is why I believe PS should take a reflective moment to look down the programming road. Their moment is now. Why not take our money as we are offering and suggesting they should. Three one time purchases of $300US, multiplied by many hundreds (and more) can't be all bad, right....?
But good luck to you Andrew (BTW, I know what it is like to have employees on a job site. If lucky, it is barely controlled chaos. If not.....). Best.
Hello Andrew,
I am not sure it is necessary to patronize SU's user with your comments on "what we need". We can figure out what is going on in the 3D CAD industry and decide for ourselves where we want to spend our money, how much, and under what purchasing conditions.
I also believe you are over-reaching with your comment that what you have will "far surpass our expectations". I can assure you the programmers at Vectorworks, Archicad, Revit, and the like are yawning at that observation. Some have been at what you have just begun to code for the past 30 years.
Again, I may not like to work with those programs (I have them all, and yes, I own them), but they are first-class.
I am sorry the code nasties are doing their usual devious number on you and your colleagues. This is highly unfortunate, yet a fact of life for any programmer. There must be a way for you to allow potential users a free trial period of enough time for anyone to determine if they want to buy the program. We will not pay for it only to "return it" if it is not right for us.
No need to explain 'hybrid' modelling to us. We know what is missing in SK and would love to see it implemented well, like with Plusspec, for example.
You push too hard on the business benefits we would derive. Let us decide that for ourselves.
Here is a question you have not addressed: what happens if you decide---or Heaven forbid, are forced out of business,either after 6 months, or 5 years. What happens to the subscription user. They are left with nothing they can use for their payments. It just does not work....
Here is what I suggest:
Here is the thing: my sense is that we all want you and your firm of programmers to succeed. If good (and let us decide), Plusspec---as a one time purchase, would be a superb addition to the SK arsenal of tools. Absolutely superb.
Please listen. It is never too late to correct a flawed business model. Well, almost never....
You have my sincere best wishes.
David
Hello,
It is very difficult to accept paying close to $1000 for a program that you cannot own.
If, for example, I decided not to upgrade to SU 2016, I still own---and can work with, SU 2015. I own the program.
The yearly subscription---and its cost, simply does not work for me. If it were a one-time payment where I then owned the program, I would certainly consider it as a very welcome addition to the SU toolkit. As such, I will not purchasing the program, no matter how excited one architect shows himself to be about it.
Further, Plusspec is asking for the same amount of money Archicad, Vectorworks, Revit, and Chief Architect look for in their yearly upgrades. This also makes no sense. They may be bloated legacy programs, but they have great depth and usability for those who have taken the time and effort to learn them.
For Plusspec to put themselves in that league of value just out of the gate also makes no sense. And of course, the upgrades to these programs still points to the fact that a user choosing to upgrade owns the original program.
If I were the owner of Plusspec, I would seriously take a second look at my marketing and business model. It does not work.
Hello TIG
Thank you for responding & looking into this. Much appreciated.
Hello,
I have the same problem: the tab key does not bring up the dialog box for the tool.
I am on a MAC. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I do have Fredo scale and I am learning--slowly but steadily, how to understand, let alone use these remarkable plugins.
And maybe that old video is no longer important now with the updated tools we have at hand, but I simply thought it worth the question to see if someone might have remembered that particular video and know of a link to it.
Again, my thanks for your replies.
I have the videos you show and I did purchase PROFILE BUILDER.
What I vaguely remember of the video is a blue background, no sound, and the re-moulding process being done at speed. Maybe it will be remembered by somebody.....:)
In any event, thank you for taking the time to respond.
Hello,
Several years ago I remember seeing a video (I believe on YOUTUBE) showing someone's quick changes to window/door casings through altering and stretching components.
I did not really understand how it was being done, but it seemed smart and very fast.
If someone might remember and have a link to it I would be grateful.
With my thanks.
Hello,
I have opened a dwg in Sketchup and have put the info (X,Y, & Z) as close to the SU origin as possible.
What I notice is that there is information on the lot lines,etc. in a flat base (which I have grouped), but more importantly, there are a great many points (and lines) with Z level info that I want to convert to a topo mesh.
All the info I see on the forum and youtube is about creating terrains with contour LINES, but I can't quite find how to convert points (and some lines) to a terrain.
I attach the skp file.
Any advice and direction as to how to create a terrain with the Z info I have would be much appreciated.
With my thanks.
David S.