VisualARQ 3 - Version 3.12 RC2 released

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Hi,

VisualARQ 3.12 - Release Candidate 2 is now available for download.

:information_source:  NOTE: This is a release candidate (RC), meaning it is not the final version but has undergone internal testing and is considered stable enough for end-user testing. VisualARQ 3.12 is scheduled for official release on :spiral_calendar: Wednesday, October 7th, 2026

This release fixes most of the problems and crashes reported by users. Please report any problems or suggestions here or email us at visualarq@asuni.com.

List of changes since 3.12 RC1:

Improvements (2)
  • Object: Openings:
    • 15934: Extend opening profile to cut out the Normal layers of slabs
  • Object: Section:
    • 7213: Detect the sectioned edges of geometry for snapping
Changes (1)
  • Grasshopper: Components:
    • 15868: Replace icon for Plan Type Input in Grasshopper
Fixed Errors (32)
  • DWG Export:
    • 15936: vaExportToDWG crashes Rhino
    • 15929: Displaced Drawing in DWG Export
    • 15919: Rhino crashes when exporting layout to DWG
  • Dynamic Section:
    • 15895: Realtime plan viewport turns black
  • Grasshopper: Components:
    • 15148: Space preview fails when geometry is referenced with Query Model Objects
  • IFC:
    • 6109: Load VisualARQ when opening an IFC file
  • Interferences:
    • 15911: Crash after adding a beam as Interference to a wall
  • Level:
    • 11496: Wrong picking when a level cut plane is enabled
  • Object:
    • 15068: Difficulty to select a slab with the model displayed in section
    • 14353: Difficult to select objects in Wireframe mode when some levels are hidden
    • 14008: Difficulty to select objects in top viewport
    • 11723: Rectangle Selection of objects in plan view only works with walls
    • 11390: Difficulty to select a window in plan view
  • Object: Curtain Wall:
    • 8999: Uneven curtain wall cells distribution
  • Object: Openings:
    • 15921: Doors and windows are inserted in the base of the wall, instead of in the level elevation
  • Object: Section View:
    • 15890: Projection elements are not printed according to the Section Style configuration
  • Object: Wall:
    • 15134: Wall can’t be selected
    • 14648: Wall extension arrow is not selectable when it is above the level cut plane
  • Object: Window:
    • 15664: Window 2D representation is not displaying correctly in plan view, wall cut is missing
  • Performance:
    • 14906: Moving a wall is very slow in this file
  • Print:
    • 15907: Angular dimension text alignment is wrong in a printing result
    • 15892: Anti aliasing breaks after printing
  • Print: Hidden Vector:
    • 15588: Element from block doesn’t print with the color by Layer
  • Rhino WIP - BETA:
    • 15940: VisualARQ doesn’t load in Rhino 9 BETA
  • Snap:
    • 15917: The Intersection snap doesn’t work between a wall and a curve in plan view
    • 15777: Osnap not working when creating building blocks
    • 14967: Snapping on a corner wall doesn’t work
    • 13060: Osnaps are not working with sectioned objects in perspective view
    • 11689: Some snap points are not working in the layout
  • View:
    • 15930: Columns cannot be selected in plan view
    • 9707: I cannot select a wall with pick option in Hidden display
  • View: Plan and RCP:
    • 15565: Element from block hides when activating the plan view

Download links:

Previous version:

Enjoy!

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@enric
The beam object’s end cuts “Slope” and “Rotation” are currently not exposed to the API.
Nor can I set or adjust then in Gh.
Am I correct here that manual after-the-fact update is the only option?

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Hello,

with this RC version every time i create a new level, Rhino and VA hard crash to desktop…

Reverted back to version 3.11 everything seems to be working.

edit* its not, crashed to desktop with 3.11 too.

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Hi @ng5_Alex do you have a 3dm file to test this crash you are experiencing?

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Hello @fsalla ,

i just start a new file and when i select new level the crash happens. There was also the latest rhino update installed a few days earlier.

See video. This time it did not crash immediately, it made a level with a very weird name, and then crashed in second level creation.

Usually it crashes right after pushing the button to create a level.

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I see… but I can’t reproduce it. Can you specify the exact Rhino and VisualARQ versions you are using?

Do you get a .dmp file in your deskop after Rhno crashes?

Does this happen with the last 3.12 RC update?

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No dmp file was created.

I noticed the issue with VisualARQ 3.12 RC2 and Rhino SR35.

I now realized that every time i install an RC version i cannot install an SR version over it, still in control panel both versions appear installed.Only if i manually uninstall the RC version can a previous version truly be working in rhino.

So in my previous post even if i thought i was having the issue with 3.11 too, according to VisualARQ/AboutVisualARQ popup i was still with RC 3.12 installed.

For this discussion after manually uninstalling RC3.12, i installed VA 3.11 the issue does not happen any more.

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Hi @ng5_Alex Looking closer at your video, I can see some weird names appear in the Level Manager when creating new levels.

If you need to install a previous version of VisualARQ (go from the 3.12 to the 3.11), you need to uninstall the VisualARQ 3.12 first. If you have Lands Design installed, you need to uninstall it too, since both programs use the “Tibidabo” plug-in, and the new version of it may remain in your machine if you don’t uninstall both programs.

Try this and let me know if the crash persists after reinstalling the 3.11.

In any case, whenever you need to install a newer version of VisualARQ, you don’t need to uninstall the previous version of it.

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Yes, and if the crash did not happen after pressing once “create new level”, these weird level names became longer for and in every new level i created until eventually crashing.

Manually uninstalled RC 3.12, installed 3.11 so far no issues.