Thank you for this feedback, but I think that the hope for future improvements and bug-fixes can certainly not be a rational basis for a well-considered purchase decision.
regards
G.

I upgraded SharkCAD Pro v10 to v12.

In general, I did not notice an improvement in the stability of the program. The program works as usual. Yes, I noticed some minor oddities. But it was not critical and I had too few time to test all tools.

The new tools are pretty useful, but pretty simple too. They work well with simple surfaces or curves. If you want something a bit more complicated than the examples from Punchcad's video tutorials, then new gray hair is guaranteed. :)

GOOD:

1. The upgrade price is quite reasonable
2. New version includes Power Pack

BAD:

SubD to NURB tool is disappeared :(
I can’t say that I often used this, but it was a very very useful tool for my rapid modeling workflows.


VERY VERY BAD: CONCEPT EXPLORER :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

I tried to resize Concept Explorer. Now it covers the entire work area and it is not possible to reset it.
Now, working with the program is not possible.

I am not upset. Perhaps this is my chance to deal with my innate laziness and at last to start learning another software.
Maybe a rhino will be more obedient than a shark? ;)

Edited by user Saturday, May 23, 2020 7:19:16 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Yes, I already got a new build and some recommendations like "Factory All". But it did not help. Yes, Shark/VC is not a popular software and the development resource is very limited. Therefore, each new release is worse than the previous one.

Hi,
3 weeks ago I demanded money back. A week ago they told me that very soon everything will be fixed. But it seems to me that there is a significant difference between "fixed" and "money back."

I already have a similar patient in my software collection. This is Xara Designer Pro. This software for many years almost does not develop. Every year are released only minor, poorly working updates. This rests on old loyal users and few newcomers fooled by beautiful marketing images and videos.

It reminds me of a patient in a perennial coma. Actually alive, but practically
dead.

It seems that Shark/VC has chosen the same strategy. The only problem is getting worse and worse.

Uuuuummm this is interesting indeed. I've now, after a week or so, started getting weird behaviour. Subtract solids leaves the solids but also performs a subtract. Crashes are creeping in doing basic stuff. More so when you go back and edit a previous sketch just doesn't like it. This is Shark pro v12 as well. V11 was a complete joke, which I hadn't wasted my money on it.
But like you they didn't care about that

I guess Posh.de know why they do not waste time for making the german translation. The last translated version is the best version.

Kind of Bummed out. I was really hoping ViaCad was going to work better. I recently purchased ViaCad 2d 3d then I upgraded to the pro version. And bought the power pack with the tips and tricks guide. I really like this software. The way its layed out and its easy to understand. But in testing and using it. It locks up and constantly is throwing the unresponsive errors. It happens so much it is really frustrating. I have tried so many different cad programs and not one of them has this many problems. I also get bummed when I read that these bugs have not been getting fixed. And it seems like the newer versions are worse than the older versions. I really hope that some updates come out soon. I think a lot of us deserve a good working program. I just spent about 700.00 for a struggling program. I have MOI and it works like dream, I have Turbocad and I don't think it ever locked up. I have Alibre atom, no lockups. Cambam no lockups, Blender, no lockups, And ViaCad that locks up on simple mesh drawing's. That are so basic. Sometimes I almost have to re-boot to get past these lockups. I can tell the code is all jumbled up. Please try and fix this program. ViaCad.

It's a difficult one. I personally love how the software works. The drawing functions are great and I can get a set of drawings out of it. But my god the bugs. Like you say most bugs you can work with. Remember to save before you do something that previously made it hang or crash. This can happen to any software. I have it in word 2019. A template file which in one section always makes it crash. So I always save before I edit it.

My issue is when bugs appear that weren't there before and they just don't get fixed! It's clear it's not tested to make sure it works properly otherwise the whole resizing on dialog boxes in v12 wouldn't have passed any sort of test. Instead it's thrown out to us at 2 grand a pop and doesn't work out the box.
Then people get upset, then you report stuff and get told "it'll be fixed in the next version" oh great, so I'll deal with this crap, pay more for another release and hope its fixed? No thanks!

Version 11 was, at best, a complete joke. I bought it, it had features advertised that weren't in the release, it crashed all the time completely un usable. Then I just paid more again to get V12! Considering they seem to rely on us testing it for them and seemingly never release something that isn't BETA it's not good practice.

Most things didn't function correctly. Like I say they got the comparison matrix wrong on the website so that was the first major let down. Then constraints (mainly the angle) would flip around and go nuts, crashed literally every few minutes doing things that v10 could easily do. I've put that time behind me now but I remember buying V11 and not even using it. Went back to V10 after a month of trying.