Hi Michael ...

Will the V4 Beta include some basic dimensions? and, if so, will it incorporate into Rhino?

While Rhino and MoI are well integrated now once I switch to Rhino for some finish work it is not easy to switch back as dimensions and Rhino text don't show in MoI.

My goal is to do more work in MoI and less in Rhino.

cheers,
eric

Hi eric, the first v4 beta will not have dimensions yet, it will have the same features as v3 initially except that it will be 64-bit and a native Mac build.

After the first beta is out then I'll be working on new features and basic dimensions are high on my radar so I hope to be able to work on them during the beta period. But I don't know exactly when they will be implemented or how they will interact with Rhino dimensions yet, I won't know more details about that area until I've been able to spend some time on it.

- Michael

Thanks Michael.
I'm glad to hear that dimensions are fairly high on your priority list.
In my anticipation I forget that first you have to do a major rebuild before you can get to the details.
MoI is delightful for modeling and pretty good at basic 2d stuff. Unfortunately much of architectural work is in the 2d details and dimensions.
I just look forward to the day when I can keep working in MoI most of the time.
cheers,
eric

Hi eric, yeah it's been pretty frustrating to do all this work just to get back to the same feature set to start with. It would definitely be more fun to have been working on new features instead of the rewrite. But I do get an awful lot of questions relating to running out of memory and various quirks in the Mac version. So having those things ironed out really well will be worth it in the long run. It's one of those things where it just gets harder and harder the more you put it off!

It won't be too much longer before the first v4 beta, I still have just one big area to work on which is the viewport display.

- Michael