SketchUp or BIM Replacer? Honest Review of the latest Design Tool Arcol -

[@sirrodneyffing1]

No.1 Problem with Sketchup is that it doesn't use Parasolid/Nurbs/Breps. No.2. It's stagnant. The subscription/ milking the user base with very minor incremental upgrades. Plasticity is what I'v move over to I'll look at this with keen interest.

[@InspiredScience]

Thank you for showing your real-world experience and how the learning process with a WYSIWYG-style tool isn't quite as simple as we might hope. If we assume every issue you ran into can be solved with more experience, it's still a tool that needs more development before it's an alternative to SketchUp/Rhino. Most importantly, in the true definition of the term "BIM", that appears to be something that is a ways off.

[@rrrrrrrrush]

I think they should invite at least one person who know how 3d model software works...

[@NatesStudioDesk]

Could you expand do you the tool itself?

[@InspiredScience]

Nate is very well aware how 3D modeling software works. He explained this is an honest review of a new tool and he admits there are areas he cannot yet figure-out, which is *very helpful* for people who want to understand the *real-world* considerations of jumping into a tool like this that proclaims to be easy. Watching this video saved me a lot of time; understanding that if the tool does have certain functionalities that Nate missed, it will be more difficult for me to locate those feature than with alternatives like Rhino or Sketchup. Thanks Nate for the video.

[@rrrrrrrrush]

Sorry for the inaccurate statement. I think the developer's team isn't very familiar with 3D modeling experience. Now, it looks like a Figma UI stretched on a few 3D tools that don't work with each other. Figma/Vectary/Spline was way better at the start and gave you what they declared on the landing page.