topic Re: Slabs vs Morphs in Modeling

Slabs vs Morphs

JGoode — Wed, 24 May 2023 17:22:20 GMT

Hello,

What are the pros and cons of using Morphs over slabs? besides the fact you can include morphs in a zone schedule...

Thanks

Re: Slabs vs Morphs

agroni — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 05:46:11 GMT

If I correctly understand your case here, here are some cons of using a Morph instead of a slab:
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In a morph you would need to modify the surfaces instead of a segment in slab. Editing the corners is also no very "smart"

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Slabs have the possibility to work with composites which makes changes much easier. Working with a morph, you would need to model all the layers seperatly

Morphs must be solid if you need to schedule their volumes

If it is not a solid, it wont be exported properly in IFC

Opening holes in a morph needs more steps than doing an opening in a slab

In a morph there are not as much scheduling options as in a slab, especially surfaces

Re: Slabs vs Morphs

DGSketcher — Wed, 01 May 2019 08:27:04 GMT

Whilst morphs are a very useful tool I limit their use to difficult connections and shapes where the connections can't be adapted with PBC or SEOs. I see Morphs as a free form volumetric tool whereas slabs are a readily managed and accurate parametric object. That's not to say slabs don't get converted to morphs for further editing on occasion...