archigraphica

The 2 forums I use on a regular basis are this and the Redshift forum. The big difference (besides what appears to be a much larger user base on Redshift) is the developer response over there is excellent. They chime in on everything. If there's an issue they acknowledge it and if it's not addressable immediately it will be resolved as quickly as they can. They're very open about it. I think there are only like 6 people working on that plugin so it's amazing to me how responsive they are. More to the point they seem to understand that not only are we users but by helping us we're helping them make their products better. There's a lot of threads that don't get responded to or get one initial response and then no additional comments, by Autodessys. In regards to the stability issue... For me V9 has been the best version since V6. I couldn't go back to it but I would love that speed and stability. V9 definitely has issues but it's heading in the right direction. Most of my issues are still interface related. The new Datasmith plugin is the first thing In a long time that gives me hope for the longevity of FormZ. What a great way to triple the userbase in short order. It tells me that Autodessys is finally starting to realize that's FormZ is NOT a great render solution (I know some of you use it and more power to you) but is a FANTASTIC modeler. My perfect scenario is it would become a modeling addon for something like Cinema4D and then you could legitimately have a one package production solution.

R2D2 - Thank you! I didn't realize that's what that command did. It would be nice if it was built into the basic Arc tools but that's a great way to go back and fix it.

I'm trying to clean up a large imported DWG. Sorting through all the linework and connecting or replacing as necessary. Two questions: An old question: When drawing a "facetted arc" how do you control the number of segments? The options panel is empty? In V6 you could input the number of "even" segments you want. There has to be something somewhere that controls this???? Yes, I know If it's set to smooth there are settings they are just not overly useful if you're building geometry to export. I need better control than "medium" of 50%. Also since I'm asking what does it mean when you have "show points" turned on and some of the lines have colored points and some have dark grey or black points? thanks

The V8 interface was a mess! V9 seemed like a good idea, but they seemed to give up halfway through the design. The screenshot I attached shows what happens whenever I open something in full screen like a Steam game and leave Z open in the background, blank! Even resetting the workspace doesn't fix it. It's a restart. And don't get me started on the Inspector window popup, ridiculous!

so no comment yet from Tech......maybe next week.

so.... hold off on updating?

V9 is better but still has a number of graphical issues. Interesting about Modo. I didn't know they were comparable?

I'm curious, is this both Windows and Mac or just Windows?

Agreed. It just seems to be getting worse for no particular reason.

This seems to be a consistent problem I'm having. Random numbers, often after using a measure command, stay on the screen. They are independent of the file that is open. They stay on the screen in the same location until you close the program and reopen it. Any ideas? Windows 10, 2080ti, 456.71.

That fixed it, thanks!

This version crashes every time I close the program. Code=c00000005, Address = 0000000000000000

I just realized I didn't have the most current version on this machine. I installed it, still has these issues.

Here is a list of things that are not working correctly on my 1080ti machine. When doing an extrusion, pnt extrusion or 3D extrusion by a specified distance (not dynamic) it offsets the view to the left. Here are 4 screenshots overlayed to show the movement. When moving/copying a circle (and some other objects) the preview is a scaled distance and not actually where the circle is moving. So if it looks like you're moving it 100' it's actually only moving it 50' Where as moving a line the preview is correct. If this doesn't make sense I can make a quick video.

"Probably because it has been around for at least 25 years in its current state" Great point! Anymore my work consists of fixing disastrous Revit models and building sites for those Revit models. The single most beneficial tool that I could use is something to make sites easier. Get rid of the guessing game that is fixing imported topo lines! Interpolate X feet beyond the generated site. Live boolean. Sculpting tools. A road/sidewalk tool that would fit the topography up to a constructed road. Curb generator. Random terrain function. Retaining wall generator..... now I'm just getting crazy! But it's nice to dream.