topic Joining Composites with Unequal Compositions in Modeling

Joining Composites with Unequal Compositions

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 06:11:40 GMT

I have a wall here in a toilet, with extra space behind the toilet.

How can I join this?;)

You see on the left side, I tried putting in a vertical wall, but that didn't work. Is there some trick to join these?;)

The two walls are the same, but the one with the toilet has some extra airspace for the built-in toilet

Re: Joining Composites with Unequal Compositions

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:11:35 GMT

I've modified the wall reference lines and directly attached them, but I'd like to see the skins join around this blue skin.

Re: Joining Composites with Unequal Compositions

DGSketcher — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:17:46 GMT

I fixed my last difficult wall connection with a complex profile column which extended out to meet the square ends of the connecting walls. Provided you aren't doing quantity take offs this gives an easy modelled solution. The other thing to watch for is zones don't recognise columns as a boundary so you may have to add a polyline to complete the zone boundary.

Re: Joining Composites with Unequal Compositions

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:09:21 GMT

Not sure how that is done? Only part of the profile would contain a new skin

Re: Joining Composites with Unequal Compositions

DGSketcher — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 21:49:58 GMT

Basically the column complex profile would look like the floor plan you want to achieve. Drop it on plan and extend to match your wall heights. Adjust the adjoining walls to meet the column. Provided you use the same building materials everything should join without lines in 2D & 3D. You can use renovation filters to display different columns with existing & new skin build ups.

Re: Joining Composites with Unequal Compositions

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:08:11 GMT

So you mean, create such a complex profile for each skin?

Re: Joining Composites with Unequal Compositions

Barry Kelly — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 09:32:44 GMT

Model it as it is built.
You will have return walls at the sides of the void.
You need to model those in as well.
I don’t have ArchiCAD with me at the moment, so I can’t show you, but I think it is pretty clear what I mean.

Barry.