topic Re: How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel in Modeling

How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel

4hotshoes — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 20:09:14 GMT

I have a wall with vertical corrugated ribs as you might see in a shipping container. The one in the image is created from the Steel Deck object turned up on end. I wanted to use the Opening tool to cut a hole for the door, but it will not cut an object. I want the ribbed wall to be all one piece rather than broken parts. What options would work to build the vertical ribbed panel and allow me to cut a hole?

Re: How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel

Qualifa — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 21:17:41 GMT

Dear @4hotshoes,

I can give you some advice. Create a parallelepiped from the morph with the height and length of your doorway, make the width greater than the wall thickness for a clear result, then place the morph under the door coordinates and do the following: Design -> Solid Element Operations... (select surface to be cut as target and morph as operator) -> Execute
As a result, you should cut an area the size of the morph. Hide the morph under an invisible layer.

Re: How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel

Steve Jepson — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:42:35 GMT

You may want to use a Wall as your Operator. You will probably find it easier to control the exact opening you need than a morph. Also, don't forget to assign a useful layer intersect number to the Operator.

Re: How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel

Lingwisyer — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:01:56 GMT

There is an object by one of the other guys on this forum who creates objects and videos in German. ~~Cannot remember his name at the moment...~~ Hmooslechner. Anyway, the object arrays a custom profile along a wall with openings automatically cut into it matching any windows or doors.

Ling.

Re: How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel

Barry Kelly — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 02:03:52 GMT

I think this is the object you are referring to by @Hmooslechner

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Design-forum/GDL-for-Wall-accessories-addon-using-profiles/m-p/249315/highlight/true#M131803

I think the link to the object is in the YouTube video description.

I am not sure if that is the latest one.

Barry.

Re: How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel

Paul King — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:45:31 GMT

The very simplest option I can suggest is just to use the CI Tools library - wall covering tool, which allows ribbed profile claddings to walls and roofs, and respects openings.

Re: How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel

SenecaDesignLLC — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:00:08 GMT

Ci is a lot of money, I also have a wall covering that does this except it's free.

Re: How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel

4hotshoes — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:30:32 GMT

Free? Where is it? Can you share?

Re: How to cut an opening in a vertical ribbed wall panel

SenecaDesignLLC — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:01:20 GMT

I lied it didnt have custom profiles.

but i added them this morning for board on batton and lapsiding.

the object does not have a user interface, so you will have to mess with some things.

you can open the object to alter code to your needs as well.

i do use my coverings for all my projects. so i know they work. one is for framing and sheetrock, the other is for siding.

Ill try to make a video this week for how to use but no promises.

https://bit.ly/BIMRithmWallAccessories