topic Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21 in Modeling

3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 10:25:54 GMT

Currently learning how to use Archicad and have gotten stuck on something that seems to have many different solutions but also many restraints. I am trying to trim an I Beam to an I Column intersection but when I use the trim command it automatically deletes the beam in its entirety rather than trimming the flange to the web of the column. Any help would be appreciated thanks!

Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

runxel — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:12:13 GMT

Could you provide a picture of what you're trying to achieve?

Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

Laszlo Nagy — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 21:53:10 GMT

PBI wrote:
Currently learning how to use Archicad and have gotten stuck on something that seems to have many different solutions but also many restraints. I am trying to trim an I Beam to an I Column intersection but when I use the trim command it automatically deletes the beam in its entirety rather than trimming the flange to the web of the column. Any help would be appreciated thanks!

Which ARCHICAD version are you using?
In ARCHICAD 23 it is possible to set the End Angles of both Columns and Beams.

Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

runxel — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 15:28:33 GMT

LaszloNagy wrote:
Which ARCHICAD version are you using?

Look at the title of this post: Archicad 21

So maybe there is only SEO as last resort. But before I've seen the situation it's hard to tell.

Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:14:39 GMT

runxel wrote:
Could you provide a picture of what you're trying to achieve?

Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:54:42 GMT

runxel wrote:
Look at the title of this post: Archicad 21

Sorry, I must have been tired when I was reading this thread, totally overlooked that info.

Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

runxel — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 13:38:49 GMT

Thanks for the image, PBI!

I'm trying to understand what you're trying to achieve. Which part of the beam should be omitted?

Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:22:29 GMT

runxel wrote:
Thanks for the image, PBI!

I'm trying to understand what you're trying to achieve. Which part of the beam should be omitted?

I want to get all three intersecting beams to the outside edge of the center column. Right now they are all connected with the center snap of the column in the 2D story. Because the column only has the center snap point it won't treat the edge of the column as a line I can adjust to. The beams that intersect with the flange I've managed to adjust on some of the columns but they are never consistent but the beam through the webbing of the column refuses to acknowledge the inside edge as a flush trimming point when I use "cmd-".

Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

runxel — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:58:49 GMT

Okay, so if I understood correctly the easiest way here is to just add hotspots to the outer edge of your profile.
You're able to snap to them now – no need for the trim, just normal length edit will do the job.

Re: 3D Trimming ARCHICAD 21

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 20:11:54 GMT

Thanks, definitely overthinking it!