This looks amazing!<p>I'm working on a construction project right now (not as an architect/engineer) and I can tell you right now that live collaboration is THE killer feature (your slick UI not withstanding).<p>If this job is anything to go by, the current state-of-the-art appears to be a single Revit model file released once a month, 10,000 excel spreadsheets and 3,000 PDFs of various versions and quality spread between Sharepoint and a Document management server.<p>I'm sure you've got an amazing roadmap, but it would be great to see you apply a modern take on:<p>- how to handle version control in a multi-user environment (endless designing is fun, but at some point you need to draw a line in the sand so that people can start work, then changes need to be highlighted for the guy on the ground swinging a hammer)<p>- collaboration with 3rd-parties that may have a subset of design responsibilities (e.g. HVAC, electrical - they can place things in a room, but can't adjust the dimensions of a room)<p>- design reviews - current state-of-the-art seems to be marking up PDFs of DWGs with comments (which the supplier completely ignores on their next revision)<p>I look forward to watching this product evolve!<p>Small typo on your Love Letter to Designers post:<p>"A promise we will make at Arcol is <i>tolisten</i> first"
We're launching Arcol today! Check it out. Modern CAD tool, built for the browser with Rust+Typescript for high performance and an elegant UX.<p>Check out the announce video that explains some of the ideas behind it:
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-o-carroll-38aaa1105_arcol-retoolingaec-aec-activity-7335334499662147584-DnXJ/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/posts/paul-o-carroll-38aaa1105_arco...</a><p>Feel free to post any questions and I'll do my best to answer!
As somebody outside of the industry, what's the final output of this product? I don't see doors, so I'm assuming this tool is intended to be used to rough out shapes and costs collaboratively? I totally see the utility in having a collaborative tool at those early stages. How far does Arcol go? Can it spit out blueprints?<p>Also, being asked to login to view the demo vid is jarring. The play button signifies a video to me, if it's a demo I'd choose a different symbol (and put it somewhere other than the center of the video).
Ive started work recently as a Revit MEP modeller. Id recommend your team look into a way of supporting common services models like vav/fcu/flex ducts/rect ducts, pipes, cable trays, conduit and so on.<p>Im not experienced enough to know if early stage mep designers will find this useful.
Looks good!<p>Did a brief stint at one of your competitors and it's really cool how far browser based engineering tools have come in the years since I worked on them at Arup.<p>Webassembly is a blessing for that I imagine.