topic Re: One building = one module? in Project data & BIM

One building = one module?

MarinRacic — Fri, 26 May 2023 09:11:46 GMT

I have a situation where I need two identical houses to be placed (mirrored) one besides the other on the same site. I've made a few variations of the house as the project is still in the approval phase, but I'd like to speed up the placing of the modules and their positioning afterwards so my question is:

Is it possible to place the whole house as a single module? That way I wouldn't need to move/rotate every story.
How do I use modules for placing multiple buildings on the same site when their the number of stories isn't the same and their heights vary?

I've checked the Multi-story Hotlinks article on ArchiGuide, but that tip works only when you have same repeating stories...

Re: One building = one module?

fuzzytnth3 — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 08:12:17 GMT

Yes it is. We do this with Flat types a lot.

Just create a Publish set of each storey of the house and then insert the modules of the house into your site file. This will allow you to make alterations to the original and then republish to update your insterted modules.

The other way to do the same thing but not using a Publish set. Would be to put a Multi Storey marquee around your house copy and save as module. You then insert this module into your site model. The advantage of this way is that the entire house comes in on one module rather than having to say insert three storeys to create the house plus avoiding problems when moving the hose around the site.

I did a wee tutorial a while back on my website for doing something similar for Flat types here http://tinyurl.com/49hsa

Re: One building = one module?

fuzzytnth3 — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 08:22:02 GMT

Another way we have done this to avoid problems with storey heights is to save the House as an ArchiCAD library object. Just do a 3d view axonometric plan and save as object into your Project specific library folder. The house object can then be inserted into the site plan and moved up down and sideways where ever it needs to go.

(There is also the File / Save Special / Archicad Object command)

Repeat the process when you need to update the design and overwrite the old library object (maybe move the object and keep in a separate folder in case you need to go back to an old scheme)

Cheers