topic Re: using a line for a fill in Project data & BIM

using a line for a fill

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 13:27:27 GMT

Im relatively new to archicad and am currently creating a building using composite walls but am not sure how to get the squiggly line for insulation into the composite structure. I have found the line style under Options>Element Attributes>Line Types... but how do I get it from here to the composite structure? I hope I'm making sense here.

Thanks,
Malte

Re: using a line for a fill

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:58:36 GMT

I was going to suggest splitting the insulation skin in two and using your insulation linetype for the line between the two resulting skins, but it seems you can't use symbol linetypes in composites. Anyone want to make a wish?

Re: using a line for a fill

Laura Yanoviak — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:27:01 GMT

There is this wish: archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=19013

Re: using a line for a fill

Thomas Holm — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:31:30 GMT

if you find a way to do it, don't! Your PDFs will grow too much. Use a fill pattern in your composites, or just an empty or grey fill, and then in your details only, overlay with the sqiggly symbol line.

Re: using a line for a fill

Link — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:17:21 GMT

Using symbolic linetypes in composites is a longstanding wish and GS are well aware of it! In the meantime, the best solution IMHO is using the insulation library part.

Cheers,
Link.