first of all hats off for this great software!

close to the overdue change to linux i have looked for a proper a.e.c. or cad in general for some time past. the annoyance about the big fish (in windows) and their shortcomings has turned simply into head-shaking over the years. so it is a small salvation to see and feel something light and smart again.

since four months am ´playing´ with cycas, doing a reality-check just by reproducing the ongoing project that is on my ´real´ drawing board. conclusion: it works almost like the big ones ...almost. the differences are much less if one is not used to mindless drag-and-crop from libraries. why does it work? it is the plain simplicity. and not getting lost in styles and their managers, attributes in somewhere hidden subdirectories, properties, settings, etc. pp. so i hope that cycas 4 will keep that simplicity (unfortunately the not visible image of the cycas 4 preview in the forum is mere anticipation).

some annotations (over ten years of acad habits might shine through here).

handling:
> as far as read he right-click will replace the looong way to the “ok” button in the menus. excellent.
> the selecting menu is quite an obstacle. it could be simplified by the mode of click to select a object or opening a window to select a range. or: clicking twice for deselecting an object. or: opening the window from left to right to select and from right to left to deselect a range.
> another idea could be a united “line”- and “circle”-menu and the “edit”-menu closer to them or even something permanent because always something has to be copied nowadays.
> everything else is just a question of getting used to it..

commands:
> it would be nice to divide an element in equal parts by points (as guides).
> bringing objects to fore- or background is very helpful when objects overlap. at the moment a room inscription over a hatch is my personal nightmare.
> the 3d modelling could be extended once.

questions on cycas 4:
> at the moment there a some inaccuracies with hidden line views (the angles in isometric views are not precise) and then there is all the trouble with sections, boolean operations, cameras in closed spaces, etc. as far as understood it is just one big complex. will that be solved?
> will it be possible to upgrade from 3.90 to 4.0? ...in case that am becoming impatient


best regards
mig

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cycas 3 is aging now. even though many cycas features are better than the "big fish" will ever have, the survival hangs on version 4...

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Boy you got THAT right.

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Hello Weidner,

I'd like to know if the version Cycas4 out this year or in 2011 or more?

Cordially

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Dittos. (IOW, me too. )