I agree with your sentiment and have been frustrated by Chief's 'Floor User Interface' paradigm since I first opened the program.
Currently this is done by having separate plan files that are merged into one layout. It would be very nice to be able to define Model 1 (Standard Basement, Standard First floor, Second floor, Attic) Model 2( Standard Basement, Alternative First floor, Second floor, Attic), Model 3 ( as Built Basement, as Built First Floor), etc. I personally disagree, however I wish they would adopt Model(s) encapsulation. No issues The "Floor" User Interface in CA is COMPLETELY counter-intuitive Ģ) CA Layout supports 23 different predefined paper sizes(and D 24x36 is the most common), but you can also define your own. Thoughts?ġ) CA is not so great for commercial properties where you need blocking and replication of a sections of the building.ġ00 apartment complex with mostly 5 or ten repetitive units would be easier and more practical to do in RevIt. I've heard CA isn't the greats for creating large complex homes.
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I draw plans full time and create some pretty large homes. I've also heard it's not very user friendly and takes quite some time to really learn the inner workings and tools. Is this true? Most of my plans are sized D 24x36. One review I read said it will only create 18x24 size sheets. I've been reading some reviews and some of them have me concerned. I've heard some good things about CA but not sure what to believe. I'm a Revit user considering switching to CA. They SHOULD have been sacrificed for this sort of REAL functionality instead (does anybody at CA actually ask the users what THEIR preferences for the priorities of new features would be?). Many of the announced "new improvements" in X9 are quite lack-lustre and unimportant. The ability to "lock" ANYTHING (be that a dimension, or a wall, or a note, etc) is a critically USEFUL - and missing - functionality that needs to be put into CA. CA needs to change their paradigm, and build the model like a builder does (and also thinks). Revit and Archicad have both got a simple interface in this regard that completely nails it. CA should listen to his voice of reason, and acknowledge that the eccentricity in their program is not funny anymore. I think it was Dan Baumann who made the point in one of his CA Tips, that a real builder (as opposed to a programmer who hardly knows what a brick actually looks like) wants to start by having a GOOD "sectional view" of the walls and Floors right at the outset. The "Floor" User Interface in CA is COMPLETELY counter-intuitive, and should be SCRAPPED in its entirety, and completely redesigned from SCRATCH again. I guess it depends on what you need/want more of - easy and quick 3D modeling and renderings, or ability to do complex sections and elevations (in my 4.5 months of using CA)Ĭould not agree more on BOTH these issues. If this is a capability, I am unaware of it. When I place something in a critical location, I want to be able to ensure that it does not move, at least not without giving me a warning. I hope CA is able to fix this in later versions.
My greatest frustration is the dimensioning of elevations and cross sections. They also have a great library online, and it's easy to change the size and materials of FF&E. So, what I have found is the 3D and visual aspects of CA far outdo Revit.
Changing a door or window style is as easy as opening the object and making a few selections. If you work withing multiple styles, you can setup a template for each (setting up corresponding defaults for each). You can set defaults if there is a standard door/window/backsplace/cabinet style you like to use. There are many great things about CA, more stylistic things, that make it simple and quick. I have also modeled and completed a small CD set for a front porch, a few small bathrooms, and am currently working on a new house build, and have a few kitchens to draw up as well. This was for presentation purposes only, so exactly accurate dimensions were not necessary, but proportion was. In the short time I've been using CA, I was able to model a large church - which was mostly the exterior (but with a complex landscape for a beginner), the entry, welcome/lobby area and the sanctuary. I am a 2015 graduate (switch of careers, so not a young new graduate) and we learned Revit in college. I am also a Revit user now using CA,using X8.
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