topic Re: How to model wall recesses? in Modeling

How to model wall recesses?

Ernest Atanasiu — Wed, 24 May 2023 18:00:42 GMT

I'm having a problem modelling the following windows and walls.
(see attached image)

I have tried using an empty window to cut the recess and polygonal walls for the pillars between the windows. This still leaves some lines in story views and it's impossible to have a clean model, easy to modify later.

Besides SEO and modelling every wall around the windows (very non-productive) is there any way to solve this?

Thank you

Ion, architect.

AC12 on W7

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Ernest Atanasiu — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:14:25 GMT

how i modeled so far.

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:39:59 GMT

Hi Usinata,

I'd use a "Wall Niche" window...

HTH.

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Ernest Atanasiu — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:11:15 GMT

you saved me!
thank you!

i searched for every keyword possible in the library, but niche.

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Ernest Atanasiu — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:27:31 GMT

by the way, nice blog, i visited yesterday and tried to make the "Material da Parede" script, but with no succces, it gives me an error.

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:56:00 GMT

Thanks Uisanata!

Miguel Kripphal created the blog and a couple of months ago he invited me and Patrícia Leão to contribute there... We are doing our best to improve the ArchiCAD portuguese community...

About the error... Could you tell me whats exactly the error message?...

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Ernest Atanasiu — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:04:12 GMT

i will attach the gdl script here. couldn't tell you exactly where is the mistake since this is my first GDL script ever.

it doesn't give an error message, but it just doesn't work.

Thank you.

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:33:57 GMT

Hi Uisanata,

Here it goes...

Master script:

if tMatSid = "Base" then rr = REQUEST ("Numele Materialului", WALL_MAT_A, nMatNam)
if tMatSid = "Opposite" then rr = REQUEST ("Numele Materialului", WALL_MAT_B, nMatNam)
if tMatSid = "Top" then rr = REQUEST ("Numele Materialului", WALL_MAT_EDGE, nMatNam)

Don't translate the "Name_of_Material" REQUEST... Its an internal variable not a string/text.

DEFINE STYLE "Stil_1" LABEL_FONT_NAME, rTexSiz, LABEL_ANCHOR_POS, LEBEL_FONT_STYLE

Also you have to change the "LABEL_ANCHOR_POS" to "1" (without quotations). This is my fault... but strangely I get no error message.

Parameter script:

values "tMatSid" "Base", "Opposite, "Top"

If you look carefully, there is a missing quotation mark after "Opposite".

Everything else seems to be fine.

Thanks for the feedback!

p.s.: If anybody feels interested about this label object, here is the whole story.

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:13:27 GMT

wouldn't a complex profile wall with the recesses already in it be the easiest????

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Erika Epstein — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:54:20 GMT

I used a complex profile wall for a project but had problems with corner windows. I ended up putting an empty opening in the wall where the wall was set back, and then placing a regular wall the size of the empty opening. Into this regular wall I could easily insert corner windows.

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Ernest Atanasiu — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:19:43 GMT

Yep, the script is working now. Very useful. Thank you.
I like GDL!!

The profiled wall requires extra operations at certain points (corner, when the profile changes etc). The wall niche works best. It has only one problem: it doesn't have a wall contour line option (like empty windows and doors) and requires some cleanup (see attached).

Re: How to model wall recesses?

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:18:14 GMT

uisanata wrote:
it doesn't have a wall contour line option (like empty windows and doors) and requires some cleanup (see attached).

Try to break the wall in that point and bring the recessed wall to the background.
HTH.