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Same. No problem working with Groups, including multiple sub-groups. Components were a big problem in v7 and 8. I haven't tested them fully in v9 yet.

Perfect! Thanks Des!!! It works. Problem solved.

I would love to see if the Shaded Full render engine can be updated to cast shadows through transparent materials. For example currently Shaded Full with the transparent glass layer turned on (Transparency Linear 85%): Shaded Full with glass layer turned off completely: It would be great to get the light/shadow quality of the lower image, but through an actual transparent material. Sometimes rendering it with no glass at all makes it seem a bit too clear. It presents an unrealistic picture to some clients if the actual glass comes with a tint on the exterior. If there is a way to do this now with Shaded Full, please let me know. (I know it can be done with Renderzone or Vray)

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I found tab to input data to be broken on 9.0.5. Scenes and Views also only work with Animate Transitions checked. I reverted to 9.0.4.2 until things are fixed.

I have Material parameters located outside the dock just for this reason. It is too big for the dock.

I believe that in v9 FormZ has Paste in Place by default? It works that way when I am pasting between files in the latest build.

or a Mac?

Excellent! Are they structural columns holding up a trellis? Any shots of the FormZ model?

I am looking into outsourcing the building of my FormZ models. These would be single family residential architectural models. I would have a FormZ template for you to work from and would need it built according to my layer and material standards. I would provide PDF or DWG (or Vectorworks if you have it) plans & sections to start building with. I would not need rendering services for these projects, only modeling. I will also be looking for someone to create a library of commonly used elements and materials. Current v9 version of FormZ required. English language fluency preferred for ease of communication. Prefer someone with previous experience in architecture. Position would start in 1-2 months time. Below are some samples: Existing house: Proposed renovation: PM me if interested. Sincerely, Paul Hunnicutt Founder of AsOne

To add to the Reference file features: I would love to see DWG (and possibly other popular file types) referenced. This would vastly help communication with other software. For example I draw a technical cross section of a house (or any object really) in AutoCAD. I want to see that info in FormZ so I can update my 3D model per the technical section. Currently I have import the DWG, then reimport every time I update the cross section. If I could have that file referenced into my FormZ file, when the AutoCAD file is updated - the referenced information shows up automatically in FormZ. I can't edit the cross section in FormZ of course, but I could see it and snap to it.

An SSD should open everything much faster. If you are staying in the Mac ecosystem and looking for a very fast machine with SSD I would recommend an iMac with the i9 8 core chip. Mine runs FormZ very well and is going to be much faster than a 2010 Mac Pro at both single and multi core tasks, at a pretty decent price point. v9 opens in about 4 sec. on my iMac.

No crashes to report here in 9.0.4.2

working for me on Mac 10.14.5 Unless you pan the screen or drop a guideline, then the input field is no longer highlighted. An error I've been trying to get corrected since v7 beta!

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