topic Re: Easy way to add crown and floor moldings in Modeling

Easy way to add crown and floor moldings

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:49:33 GMT

Hello all.. I am new to archicad and wanted to know if there is an easy was to connect floor molds and crown molds to walls.Right now i add the floor mold and but it usually is below my slab so i manually move it up until it looks like it is connected to the floor and wall. I have not read through the manual a lot so maybe I am missing an easy step. Also, is there an easy way to add objects on top of another object. Say a lamp on a table? Right now i sort of "eyeball" it until it looks like it sits on it.

Thanks in Advance!
Mike

Re: Easy way to add crown and floor moldings

Aussie John — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:27:29 GMT

It looks connected to your slab because you probably have used the same section fill.

You can make the moulding using the wall accessories to varying degrees of success.

You should never eyeball things in CAD. Make sure you use the coordinates. Presumably you know how high your table is, so set the lamp at that height.

Re: Easy way to add crown and floor moldings

__archiben — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:17:05 GMT

mykey38 wrote:
Hello all.. I am new to archicad and wanted to know if there is an easy was to connect floor molds and crown molds to walls.Right now i add the floor mold and but it usually is below my slab so i manually move it up until it looks like it is connected to the floor and wall.

presumably you know at what height you want to se the skirting, chair and/or crown moldings up and down your wall? simply set the values you need in the moldings and panels dialogue . . . archicad doesn't design it for you!

i presume that you're using the 'moldings and panels' object as an 'accessory' not just a dumb object? that way it will always be associated to your wall's attributes.

Also, is there an easy way to add objects on top of another object. Say a lamp on a table? Right now i sort of "eyeball" it until it looks like it sits on it.

as john said: never ever eyeball! use the height values of selected elements from your info box to determine the heights of new elements.

that being said - there is a limited gravity function for meshes, slabs and roofs. with gravity turned on and set to whichever type you require, the bottom height value of new elements will read the top of the mesh/slab/roof at the point the mouse is clicked. have a read of the manual.

~/archiben

Re: Easy way to add crown and floor moldings

Djordje — Sun, 05 Nov 2006 16:51:35 GMT

Eyeballing is a nono in any CAD.

Snaps and coordinates exist, so they should be used.

Re: Easy way to add crown and floor moldings

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:35:30 GMT

Thx to all... I am totally new to using any CAD software so that is why I ask such a newbie question. I will read the manual more thoroughly once I have the time. I just thought there may have been some shortcuts I was missing.

Re: Easy way to add crown and floor moldings

TomWaltz — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:47:55 GMT

Number 1 Rule of CAD: Be exact, precise, and accurate.

Re: Easy way to add crown and floor moldings

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:29:32 GMT

That would be rules 1, 2 and 3, Tom.

My motto... "There's nothing wrong with 'perfect'". Now, if only i could live up to that.

Re: Easy way to add crown and floor moldings

TomWaltz — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:37:14 GMT

I thought rule #2 was "Know when to violate Rule #1 and get away with it" and #3 was "Do not tell anyone about rule #2 until they had been out of school about 8 years"