Alamode & Their UAD 3.6 Form Is A Disaster

[Alsie35]

 

[Fernando]

I completed a report on my property today which took me about 7 hours. I didn't drive my comps. The sketch and photos won't transfer from my tablet to my desktop. I had to sketch it on paper and take lots of photos. Then, when I tried to create an env and pdf file total just locked up. I ended up rebooting my computer and it still would not let me create them. I think it had something to do with all of the photos.

Did you just said "didn't drive my comps"? Does UAD 3.6 Abomination not require appraisers to drive by comps?

 

[Dublin ohio]

Did you just said "didn't drive my comps"? Does UAD 3.6 Abomination not require appraisers to drive by comps?

Why would you drive your comps for a practice appraisal on your own home. Reading is fundamental

 

[CCAAMO]

Fernando was going to try it on his own home but he's wife wouldn't grant him interior access

 

[RSW]

RSW — seven hours on a single report is brutal, especially when half of it is fighting the software instead of
doing actual appraisal work. That's exactly backwards from where this should be heading.

The sketch and photo transfer issues you're describing seem to be a common theme with the platforms that are
retrofitting 2.6 into 3.6. The form structure changed enough that a lot of the old data pipelines break. It's not
a quick patch — it's an architecture problem.

For anyone testing 3.6 right now, one thing I'd suggest: export XML copies of everything you complete, even the
test reports. That data is yours and it'll port to whatever platform gets this right first.

A big problem I have now, is if I save my file too many times it locks up and corrupts the file. I have noticed it seems to lock up after I insert a lot of photos. Alamode has to be pulling their hair out. I don't see how they will be ready by November.

 

[Fernando]

Fernando was going to try it on his own home but he's wife wouldn't grant him interior access

Cubicasa gave me a free full trial but I haven't used it. Just lazy I guess.
Why work on UAD 3.6 abomination when we don't know when it will be mandatory.

 

[Airstream]

How can this possibly be ready for use? I can say right now, this UAD 3.6 will not be ready by November. That is a pipe dream. And if vendors are having problems, what about the lenders that have to change all their underwriting software to read the files??? I know I tried to use the Mobile App. It constantly lost data after I saved it. For Alamode to put out this is ready to use is simply unacceptable.

 

[Surf Cat]

For Alamode to put out this is ready to use is simply unacceptable.

Actually, many companies put stuff out prior to it being ready. The General Public are the beta testers. The companies want to "get theirs out first" before their competitors. This is commonplace and doesn't surprise me one bit.

 

[jpowers]

A big problem I have now, is if I save my file too many times it locks up and corrupts the file. I have noticed it seems to lock up after I insert a lot of photos. Alamode has to be pulling their hair out. I don't see how they will be ready by November.

RSW — file corruption on save is a bad sign. That usually means the underlying data format is fighting the form
layer — exactly the kind of thing that happens when you bolt a new spec onto old architecture.

The photo lockup issue tracks too. UAD 3.6 requires significantly more photo documentation than 2.6, but if the
file format wasn't designed for that payload from the start, you get exactly what you're seeing.

November is ambitious for anyone retrofitting. The vendors who started from scratch with 3.6 as the foundation —
not layered on top of 2.6 — are going to have a significant advantage here.

Appreciate you putting in the time to document all this. That kind of testing is how the industry figures out
what actually works versus what just looks good in a demo.

 

[Tom D]

How did fannie decide it would work without a basic program, or understanding to set it up. Somebody drew it on paper like a cartoon, or they just imagined what can be. The savant idiots where no one gets fired for stupid.