topic Re: Standalone Sunshade Protection in Libraries & objects

Standalone Sunshade Protection

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:37:14 GMT

Hello,

I was wondering how can this structure can be achieved in ArchiCAD.

It is a simple sun protection, but no attached to any window or door.

Also here there is a specification:

http://www2.technal.fr/upload/Professionnels/Dumentation_commerciale/Occultations/10T0985_NOTEAL_volets_Dec3v.pdf

http://www.technal-int.com/fr/mensuiseries-aluminium/Les-Produits/Les-occultations/Volet-Noteal/Volet-coulissant-suspendu/Les-applications/Volet-coulissant-1-vantail-lames-pleines-verticales/

I have tried to use the shutter object, but no railing at the top or bottom.

Also I have tried to use sun protection for windows and doors, but there is no way to define a distance between the door and the sun protection.

Hope can anybody suggest me a workaround. Thank you!!

Re: Standalone Sunshade Protection

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:08:02 GMT

Section Detail

Is possible to attach some files in only one post? I think it is not possible...

Re: Standalone Sunshade Protection

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 11:09:20 GMT

The idea... sun protection is far away from windows...

Re: Standalone Sunshade Protection

David Maudlin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:19:07 GMT

Diana:

Without getting into GDL, I think the simplest approach is to use the standalone shutter object and a Complex Profile Beam for the top and bottom rails. The Complex Profile Beam can be as simple or detailed as needed (more detailed = more polygons = more 3D generation time), and one beam could contain both top & bottom rails (the pieces do not have to touch). The object and beam could be grouped to keep them together, or they could be saved as a new library part, but you would loose the shutter's parametric options, so those should be set before saving.

David

Re: Standalone Sunshade Protection

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:49:26 GMT

I have done similar sunshades entirely with profiles. In this case I would use a beam for the top rail and another for the body of the shutter with columns for the stiles (vertical rails). If you do this just be careful to make their layer's intersection priority different from any others since ArchiCAD will check for intersections and this can slow things down quite a bit.

Re: Standalone Sunshade Protection

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:08:37 GMT

Thank you David and Matthew for your replies. 🙂

Just wondering if it is possible to change in shutter object the distance between rails... ?

Thank you.

Re: Standalone Sunshade Protection

David Maudlin — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:37:30 GMT

Diana:

I looked at the code for the Shutter Rectangular 14 object, and the distance between louvers is the same as the louvre depth, so there is no individual adjustment for this distance. Since the same distance is used for both in the code, it is not a simple task to add another parameter for the distance between louvers without rewriting other parts of the code. If all the sunshades you are using are the same, and it is important that they exactly show as per the manufacturer's details, then you would need to create your own library part from the ArchiCAD tools, following Matthew's advice or perhaps a slab with a bunch of holes.

David

Re: Standalone Sunshade Protection

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:33:57 GMT

Thank you David,

Following your advice, I have managed to get the shutter I need.

I have used also a predefined light steel beam, and seems enough for a 1:300 scale 🙂

Thank you all for your replies.

Re: Standalone Sunshade Protection

David Maudlin — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:15:43 GMT

Diana:

Glad to read you arrived at an acceptable solution, thanks for letting us know.

David