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I was a part of that group and could not have been more impressed with the people involved at Chief.Īs far as making changes recommended by the group I'd say it's impossible to say what kind of impact the user group had on actual development plans as those plans are set so far in advance that any changes will come slowly if at all. Not sure if that group will meet again this year or not.
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There was a 10 person user group appointed just before the X8 update and that group met in Idaho with the entire company staff to go over specific wants and needs in the program. I don't know how their process works so maybe they already have something like this in the works I'm not aware of. Maybe for the next cycle CA could do some survey work with their user base to help set development priorities. It's a crap shoot and we all benefit in some small way even if we don't get the exact features we want. cabinet details, which some will never really utilize, over some basic functionality as you've pointed out i.e: suspended ceilings, stair details, and hatch origins.
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Yeah, Chief as well as other software developers have to choose where they put their development dollars. I'll probably not use all the new cabinetry features which are really cool, and I'll certainly think about that next time I'm trying to get 10 suspended ceilings properly centered or struggling with the lack of origins on hatch patterns (right now). I'm not complaining, but it's a fair discussion here to give some feedback on development priorities. This is especially bothersome since we do not get much of a development roadmap from CA. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with not having a third-party development program, but it does put a burden on those of us who feel that there are some missing capabilities that impact our time. I can spend an hour on a complex stairway now and still not get it right. I don't think any of us want to pay more for our CAD, but it's about the investment needed to improve productivity. However, I do know what I want my stairs to look like.and I've spent hours playing with the stair tool and workarounds trying to get the stairs to look just how I want them. So take my comments with a grain of salt.as my experience level with the software cannot compare to others. I've used CA only since V7.so, I'm a novice compared to others (like Joey Martin). Can't be done right now.įor me.it's just easier to draw the stairs and rails using 2D Cad and hope the customer doesn't want to see a 3D view of the stairs or Foyer showing the stairs. Also.why can't we control the size, shape, location of skirt boards? Really? Why can't we have complete control of the baluster spacing.say we want 3 or 4 balusters per tread.just anything custom. This is such a common amazes me that CA after all these years still doesn't allow us to "easily" build this stair in 3D. The stairs continue between walls to the 2nd floor.with a rail mounted on the wall on one side.
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The rail then dies into the end of a full height frame wall with a "rosette" or some other custom trim.maybe even a half newel. The railing on the open side, first floor, sometimes starts on top of a short stud wall with a cap, commonly open 4-6 treads. I draw residential stairs.basic stairs, like those constructed almost daily by production and custom builders. Another business relative feature/add-on I've never used, and may never use. always come down to - your business.įunny I had no idea there was even such a thing as Chief's 3D Viewer model storage. I just don't need much more than Chief currently offers - for my business - which is the issue all the features and add-ons etc. If I can buy a tool that improves production and my ROI is more than $29 - $49 per month then I'd be all over it.
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Really haven't explored the pricing models so if you say that Archicad cost the same as Chief for a similar tool set then I'll take your word on same and of course not much of anything is really all THAT expensive and it's all relative. I think Chief still does a better job at providing a complete residential OOTB solution, though. Also, you can get all 7 Cadimage add-ons for $49/mo. I don't like paying extra for Chief's 3D Viewer model storage, but both programs' add-ons are optional. "Ridiculous prices" seems a bit unfair considering that ArchiCAD SOLO is $2,500 vs.