That way you can use the Beta for your projects, use formZ 6's drafting as necessary - and with a brand new 6.7 license, you will also get a free upgrade to version 7 (final) as soon as it is available. Well, if you know you will want formZ, you would probably be better off buying a new license of formZ 6.7.3 instead of bonzai3d. So I'm thinking the best option would be to buy bonzai3d now (so I can start learning the tools etc), and upgrade when fomZ 7 is released.anyway, sounds good either Tech Had a bit of a play today with Beta 7, love the roof building tool! Love the way the drafting tool set can be selected easily, and the quality of the icons and descriptions is fantastic, great work. Give the Beta version a Test Drive and let us know what you think! If you know you will want integrated Drafting (beyond basic notes and dimensions), you should most likely choose formZ over bonzai3d. We are not sure if we will be adding a 2d add-on for bonzai3d in the long run - but it will not be available in the near future. (The details for this will be available closer to the final release of formZ 7.) Yes, you will be able to upgrade from bonzai3d to formZ 7 in the future - but details have not yet been set for that. sorry to add more :-) I'll have a look at the beta version, Tech Is it possible to purchase bonzai and upgrade it later to the full formz program? Or perhaps buy the 2D drafting/ plotting environment as an add on? Anyway, that does answer the initial question. I haven't test driven formz yet, it sound cool to have the bonzai features in it too. Please let us know if you have any further questions. And - if you make a change to the model, the documentation will be updated automatically. Right now, the Drafting Workspace is a bit of a work in progress, but Hatches have just been released, and soon Line Styles & Weights will be implemented - along with the full Layout Environment so that you can create full blown construction documents. If you would like to sign up for the Beta version and give it a try, you can do so here: As you note, this can require extra steps if there will be multiple revisions, and we are currently working on the Drafting Environment for formZ 7 - which will integrate the model with the documentation as you are requesting.įormZ 7 will also use the bonzai3d interface (plus a lot more) so that modeling will be as quick and easy as it can be. I don't really want to go with SU pro due to the other work flow related issues (no tools for windows, doors etc, slow work flow) and can't justify (at this stage) going for a 2K lite version of ArchiCad (It looks a little too crippled as well)īonzai3d is designed as a 3d modeling program, and it can generate plans and sections that can be exported in 2d (or 3d) to a dedicated drafting program - such as AutoCAD, Archicad, Vectorworks, etc. I notice that alot of users are exporting to Revit for this stage, but it doesn't solve the problem with the drawings being divorced from the original model. I really like how Bonzai works, very intuitive and well thought out, but can see myself losing productivity if I have to use a 3rd party program for the final prints (and the obvious hassle of redoing exports if there are changes) I have had a bit of a look around the forum and documentation, also downloaded the trial version of Bonzai and have only one burning question Is there a viable way of creating construction drawings (for houses) that remains linked like they do in SU Pro?
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