topic Re: Tapered Wallhole in Libraries & objects

Tapered Wallhole

Lingwisyer — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:52:37 GMT

Hi all,

How would you go about making a tapered void in a wall? I am wanting to use a window but it would appear that you cannot use a morph(?) as your WALLHOLE. I just get a box hole when I try... In GDL you could probably use a cutting object of the desired shape instead of a wallhole but is making it rather complicated...

Ling.

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Barry Kelly — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 05:19:09 GMT

I would say that the 'WALLNICHE' would be the solution here.
It has a method to produce a pyramidal hole, so all you need is the shape (which you have) and what would be the apex point of the pyramid (which you will have to work out).

Barry.

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Steve Jepson — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:43:58 GMT

SEO

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Lingwisyer — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 01:18:53 GMT

Having a million and one SOEs becomes troublesome once something changes...

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Hmooslechner — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 04:37:39 GMT

the possible workflow:

https://youtu.be/Tysfk2fTaIg

example EduAutAC22-Version:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/edr69y5fckueqdf/%20TAPERED%20WALLHOLE%20Window.pln?dl=0

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 06:35:56 GMT

I have just done a rectangular wallniche.
You will just need to add the points for your curved shape.

Barry.

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Lingwisyer — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:28:52 GMT

That is an idea Heimo. Did not think of building out the taper in a linear void...

Barry, that was written by AC? Where is the option to do a niche?

Ling.

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:46:02 GMT

I created a WALLHOLE (slab with ID) and then turned it into a WALLNICHE but I just tried and you can do the same if you call the ID WALLNICHE - it will create the WALLNICHE code correctly.
You just have to change the method to pyramidal and set the x,y,z co-ordinates for the apex.

Barry

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Barry Kelly — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 07:52:11 GMT

Here is one with a curved slab with WALLNICHE ID.
I recommend placing the slab on the project origin - I didn't do that for this example hence the co-ordinates being away from '0'.

Barry.

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Lingwisyer — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 08:14:49 GMT

Hmooslechner wrote:
the possible workflow:

https://youtu.be/Tysfk2fTaIg

example EduAutAC22-Version:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/edr69y5fckueqdf/%20TAPERED%20WALLHOLE%20Window.pln?dl=0

Barry wrote:
Here is one with a curved slab with WALLNICHE ID.
I recommend placing the slab on the project origin - I didn't do that for this example hence the co-ordinates being away from '0'.

Barry.

Given my current shape, there is no single convergence point... though that can be modified.

Thanks all,

Ling.

Re: Tapered Wallhole

Steve Jepson — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:05:13 GMT

Ling,
I hope you will show us what that window looks line in the building.