topic Re: How to / Advise / Ideas to model roadway transitions in Modeling

How to / Advise / Ideas to model roadway transitions

Rakela Raul — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:10:48 GMT

Where I have a problem is on the roadway transitions I.E. The roadway has 1 slope to the right and a 2nd slope to the left, so, what put this same road together is a piece called 'transition', which is a 'twisting' element that goes from a negative to a zero and then to a positive slope and 'join' the 2 parts of the roadway. (an element similar to an windmill blade)..but, an element that carry parapets, marking, lightpole, etc.

In the past I used ac11 and maxonform to 'twist' elements...now i am on version 12 with no maxonform.

sorry for long post...and please i need ways / approach from you pros to model this.......huge thanks in advance

the original drawing will come in a dgn format

Re: How to / Advise / Ideas to model roadway transitions

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:41:54 GMT

Ralph Wessel's "Objective" add-on might do what you want.

Re: How to / Advise / Ideas to model roadway transitions

Rakela Raul — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:53:37 GMT

thanku Matthew, i had tried objective before but didnt do it.

Peter and Dwight helped me out before on something similar or the same
(i always run into the same problem it seems) and the mesh tool was the most flexible ....i can always go back to 11 and MF

or do some shopping @ OO

Re: How to / Advise / Ideas to model roadway transitions

Ralph Wessel — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:47:29 GMT

Rakela wrote:
thanku Matthew, i had tried objective before but didnt do it.

The latest version of OBJECTiVE (but not released yet) has new properties for profiled objects to twist them around a specified angle - an example image is attached showing a rectangular cross-section twisted through 20 degrees along its length. I can send a beta version to you if you want to try this.

Re: How to / Advise / Ideas to model roadway transitions

Rakela Raul — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:46:53 GMT

Great news Ralph !!!

I would love to try it out.....you already know my contact info since we have objective:

raul rakela / beiswenger, hoch & associates, inc.

thanku vmuch Ralph and congrats, great addon

Re: How to / Advise / Ideas to model roadway transitions

Rakela Raul — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:49:16 GMT

this OBJECTIVE tool should come STANDARD in Archicad.......thanks again Ralph and all.

Attched a quick test

Re: How to / Advise / Ideas to model roadway transitions

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:41:21 GMT

lets hope Graphisoft do that. This would be a HUGE ASSET to the next release...