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05-23-2012, 08:05 AM #1Registered User Promoted
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SSA renewal- yes or no
I upgraded to X3 last July and have had X4 for about 2 months. All is good so far but still much to learn. My SSA is up for renewal and I am trying to decide weather or not to spend the 395.00.
Couple of ?? for the group:
1) do you generally feel it is worth it ?
2) will it include an upgrade to X5 when it comes about
Thanks in advance for the input.RL Inc. -Residential construction and design
Rob Littleton
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05-23-2012, 08:13 AM #2
Its always worth it for me but I use Chief every day, and then some. I always like something with each new version. You are already missing out of a lot of features that will save you valuable time. The learning curve from 3 to 4 is not hard to grasp at all. You have to learn any new features anyway and they have videos for that. Do it now for your own well being.
.Perry
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05-23-2012, 08:27 AM #31) do you generally feel it is worth it ?
2) will it include an upgrade to X5 when it comes about
Version 9.5, 10, X1, X2, X3 still all function just as they were intended to in the operating systems they were designed to run in, in the end it is up to you and what you find acceptable that should guide your decisions and choices.
DJP
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05-23-2012, 09:47 AM #4
1. yes
2. yes
assuming it is released while your SSA is active
X5 is "anticipated" to be released this fall
(maybe sooner - maybe later)
LewLew Buttery
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05-23-2012, 10:38 AM #5D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
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The videos we watch are not 100% gold, but if we find a gold nugget, the time spent viewing has a value.
We can please some of the people some of the time, but we can't please all the people all of the time..... but I will keep trying.
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05-23-2012, 10:42 AM #6
Let me restate that, would I go back to X10, H*** no, would I go back to X-11, NO, would back to X13 H*** no, ....... you get the point?
D. Scott Hall (The Bridge Troll)
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The videos we watch are not 100% gold, but if we find a gold nugget, the time spent viewing has a value.
We can please some of the people some of the time, but we can't please all the people all of the time..... but I will keep trying.
If you are interested in keeping abreast of any new videos, please subscribe to my channel at YOUTUBE...... channel is ds hall
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05-23-2012, 10:58 AM #7Registered User Promoted
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Thanks for all the feedback, It looks as though i will be renewing my SSA.
the upgrade to X5 alone should be of great value.RL Inc. -Residential construction and design
Rob Littleton
ver 9.5-X5
Windows 7 home premium
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Nvidia GeForce GTX570
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05-23-2012, 11:28 AM #8Are you f'ing kidding me?, Are you f'ing kidding me? YES! IT IS WORTH IT!
DJP
David Jefferson Potter
Chief Architect ® Trainer, Beta Tester, Draftsman, Author of "Basic Manual Roof Editing" and Problem Solver
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05-23-2012, 11:48 AM #9
Scott - what he say???
We need a new book called DJP for DUMMIES!Dennis Gavin CR, CKBR
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05-23-2012, 04:32 PM #10Registered User Promoted
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05-23-2012, 04:44 PM #11
@David, more than once in reading through one of your responses I am reminded of a quote from the film "The Last Boy Scout" where the character Jimmy Dix exclaims "sh##, we're bein' beat up by the inventor of Scrabble."
Watch with caution, bold violence and profanity ensue:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H-SC7in8Moalan lehman - Lehman Design Studio - Carmel, CA
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05-23-2012, 05:04 PM #12
Alan,
I do not like "Scrabble" (my wife always beats me and I cannot spell worth spit any how, I get by wholly on the existence of Spell-Checkers and Google).
I do read a lot and lots of authors know more and bigger words than me, so some of it does wear off on yours truly.
I did not create English and its hundreds of thousands of words, each with multiple definitions, but I do like to use it, of that I am guilty as charged.
DJP
David Jefferson Potter
Chief Architect ® Trainer, Beta Tester, Draftsman, Author of "Basic Manual Roof Editing" and Problem Solver
Win7 Ultimate x64 & XP Pro x32, 500 Gb Samsung SSD
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T, 8Gb DDR3 RAM, PNY 760 GTX
Chief 7-X6, Home Designer versions 7-2014
3101 Shoreline Drive #2118, Austin, Texas 78728-4446
Office Phone:512-518-3161
Main E mail: david@djpdesigns.net
Web Site:http://djpdesigns.net
My You Tube Channel
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05-24-2012, 08:20 AM #13
I upgrade each year - my reasoning is the customers would expect the latest version to be used for drawing their plans ...
the upgrade to X5 alone should be of great value
over time however the accumulative cost I am not sure supports the overall upgrades since SSA began ...
just saying the upgrades are more like $250.00 a year not $400.00 - especially without the Ridge Caps -
but still "worth" it