topic making a lamp in Collaboration with other software

making a lamp

keily — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 23:13:49 GMT

hey everyone! how do i make this light in archicad?? is there potential to reshape/stretch an existing lamp for example the below one, to this shape? can I make it from a morph? or how do I get it? could I revolve around a shape? not very sure :))

Re: making a lamp

Lingwisyer — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 01:04:26 GMT

Draw a section of half of the short side, then use the Shell Tool to extrude your shape.

Ling.

Re: making a lamp

keily — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 01:25:15 GMT

how do i use the shell tool to extrude it?

thanks 🙂

Re: making a lamp

Lingwisyer — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 03:17:19 GMT

Actually, it would be better to do a Complex Profile and trace the perimeter.

Profile Editor

Complex Wall

Fillet Corners

You would then duplicate it for the number of elements in your light, set and different materials, then save it as an object.

Re: making a lamp

jl_lt — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 03:09:33 GMT

yeah, i too would go with the complex profile option