topic Drawing 3D linework in ArchiCAD in Modeling

Drawing 3D linework in ArchiCAD

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:01:46 GMT

Dear all, i'm returning to Archicad after a long absence. As such, i'm not as familiar with the features of AC16.

I'm attempting to model a complex creeper trellace that is suspended between a steel portal frame. Sounds easy - I can model the suspended creeper trellace itself, because it is essentially trench-mesh cold rolled and clamped together. My challenge, and my question to the forum, is that i want to also model the 48 wire cables that suspend the trellace in place. While each wire is straight, each one has a different profile, slanting in both the x and y axis.

What i am trying to do i could do in sketchup, 3d studio and rhio, but i'm hoping to do it here in ArchiCAD: Is it possible? I would like to draw a guide line and then extrude a profile along it, or use an existing library part?

I've attached an axo so that you can see what i'm trying to achieve.

Thanks for any advice you can offer in advance ; )[/img]

Re: Drawing 3D linework in ArchiCAD

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:25:00 GMT

Use morph tool for this, you can use polyline method to drawer centreline in 3d and then extrude face along this path, look at the YouTube tutorials for examples

Re: Drawing 3D linework in ArchiCAD

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:04:39 GMT

Videos detailing all aspects of the Morph Tool:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1196509B1C879ACD

Re: Drawing 3D linework in ArchiCAD

JaredBanks — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:44:10 GMT

Since morph lines can be drawn in elevation or section, this should be super easy to do now in ArchiCAD 16.