topic Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad? in Modeling

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

vistasp — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:32:28 GMT

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Are you looking for something like this?

Complex profiles should work. There isn't any option to make complex profile slabs, but you can use profiled beams instead.

https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/user-guide/76459/

EDIT: Turns out the original post was spam (and hence deleted), so it only seems as though this post started the thread.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Kristian Bursell — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:27:59 GMT

use the Slab Accessories via Design > Design Extras > Accessories > Slab Accessories.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Kristian Bursell — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 22:36:21 GMT

If you don't have this menu;
1. Install the Accessories Goodie via the Graphisoft downloads page
2. Load the Accessories library which will be in your Archicad program folder (C > programs > Graphisoft)

There is a object in there that gives you some control over the core of the slab, though I don't know if it will do exactly what you need.
You might be able to find other Slab Accessory objects for download, but I am not aware of any because I have never searched for them.
If you know GDL it is quite easy to create your own Slab Accessory, just like wall and roof accessories. i plan to create a very flexible one like my other tools but haven't made time for it yet.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

runxel — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:23:33 GMT

Kristian wrote:
If you know GDL it is quite easy to create your own Slab Accessory, just like wall and roof accessories. i plan to create a very flexible one like my other tools but haven't made time for it yet.

Too bad GS sacked this technology. It could actually be quite great, but by saying this is based on legacy code and is not supported they scared away the users. So I assume there really won't be any other accessories around. (You still can make them, true, but is there any kind of documentation available? I know that Heimo Mooslechner did a great wall accessory....)

Still, so many good things could be done so well with the accessories. They deserve some love.
Or a potent successor.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Kristian Bursell — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 00:12:08 GMT

so many good things could be done so well with the accessories. They deserve some love.

I completely agree!
They provide fantastic opportunities to very easily develop highly intelligent tools without an API.
We should add this to the wish list.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Jp1138 — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:56:02 GMT

I try not to use accesories because being legacy code it seems they may desappear any day, so I cannot risk to develop a workflow around its use, but there are some interesting functionalities there than haven´t been moved to new Archicad versions. So it would be nice of they got revamped or something.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

David Shorter — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 01:09:12 GMT

Like this? its really a series of PC beams using complex profile beam

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Barry Kelly — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 03:35:14 GMT

Looks like the original post was spam as it seems to have been deleted when the poster was banned.

Barry.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Kristian Bursell — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 03:44:28 GMT

Interesting. Still raised some good points; it would be so easy to do if we could rely on Accessory Tools, tied to complex profiles, though I am still yet to test complex profiles in GDL.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Erwin Edel — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 15:34:35 GMT

Regarding the fake question at hand. We approach this a bit more '2d'.

We a have layer on a separate intersection group for this specifically and draft the holes and joints in a complex profile for beams. Copy the beams around, stretch them to match the slabs and your sections will show what you want to see. Keeps the poly count reasonably low too. You can schedule the beams for the individual slab lengths and numbers if so desired.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Hmooslechner — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:26:08 GMT

possible workflow..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaKDOGi2cgQ

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Eric Milberger — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:44:26 GMT

New to product but use Hollow Core are many of our larger projects

David is that a shareable item you created. I am a newby and did not know if these are items that can be shared.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Eric Milberger — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:05:28 GMT

This is an excellent presentation

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

furtonb — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 22:21:40 GMT

@Barry

Is there a way to keep the messages that start a viable thread? At least a summary, or what the second comment replied to.

This one seemed to spark a discussion, the other GPU related is also interesting (we had a brief chat about fake profiles in that already)...
For example, Discourse keeps the messages of inactive/deleted users too - you just cannot click on the profiles anymore, sometimes it just shows a random ID.

Wouldn't you think it would be better?
I'm not sure if these messages are from bots, but they touch "real" subjects.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

Barry Kelly — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 01:47:18 GMT

furtonb wrote:
@Barry

Is there a way to keep the messages that start a viable thread? At least a summary, or what the second comment replied to.

Generally when we ban a user we also delete all of their posts - there can sometimes be many by that user.
It is possible to ban a user and keep the original post though.
I guess if it is an interesting question that has already prompted useful replies, we can do that or try to remember to copy and repost the original post as a quote.

It also depends if the poster adds a web link in the message or in their signature.
As moderators, we can edit a post but not a signature - hence we have to ban the user and delete all of their posts to remove the link.

Barry.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

vistasp — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 04:42:04 GMT

A couple of days ago, I edited my (originally second, now first) post in this thread, in order to give context.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

furtonb — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 16:15:20 GMT

vistasp wrote:
A couple of days ago, I edited my (originally second, now first) post in this thread, in order to give context.

Yes, I saw that, it gave me the idea to ask Barry about keeping the initial ones.

Re: How do i make Hollow slab floor in Archicad?

vistasp — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:17:50 GMT

furtonb wrote:
Yes, I saw that, it gave me the idea to ask Barry about keeping the initial ones.

Ah, ok. Cheers.