topic Re: Complex profile on curved walls in Modeling

Complex profile on curved walls

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 10:33:54 GMT

Hello all-

I am trying to use a complex profile that is really simplistic, (slight curve on the top of the outside edge) but the wall looses the profile when it goes into a curve. Is there a simple fix? Works well when the wall runs straight and true, but deviation from a straight line kills it. Any helpful hints?

No problems with the beam use of the complex profile, but beams do not curve either.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Dwight — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:09:18 GMT

It is protocol on this forum when posting a question to state your Archicad Version.

Only in Archicad 11 can the complex profile wall smoothly curve. In Archicad 10, you use the magic wand tool set to short segments - magic wand your complex profile on a spline or arc and the tiny segments overlap to simulate a curve.

Beams don't curve! What do you think this is? GehryCAD?

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:04:23 GMT

Sorry about the protocol Dwight. Check out my new profile at the bottom.

I have already tried every setting that I can tweak under the magic wand without success.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:06:14 GMT

I could just make very short beams and allow the edges to overlap to get the effect that I want, but what a drag.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Dwight — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:16:03 GMT

Use:

linear segments and make them really short.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Dwight — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:17:17 GMT

cdaguru wrote:
I could just make very short beams and allow the edges to overlap to get the effect that I want, but what a drag.

Yet another way to know that it is time to upgrade.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:21:54 GMT

Show off. Linear Segments set to smallest 25/64". Did it work? Nada.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Dwight — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:26:24 GMT

That is old work that took hours to assemble considering that each course is a separate set of segments.

Are you actually magic wanding the wall with the cursor and space bar or trying to draw it?

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:30:06 GMT

Magic Wand and space bar.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Dwight — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:35:13 GMT

I'm stumped since you have used all of the scientific methods. Perhaps we could get superstitious. This often works with computers and love spells.

Did you lift your left leg? Stomp three times?

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:50:08 GMT

No. But when you blow away your previous attempts and start over it works! I had tried this about 6 times before I went to the Talk Forum without tweaking the same settings I was working with in the magic wand. I was getting some weird display so I restarted ArchiCAD and it works. Make me look like a chump. That is my superstition now. First try a memory dump!

Thanks, Dwight for your help and snappy replies. I really do appreciate it.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:52:21 GMT

linear segments and make them really short.

This really makes ArchiCAD work though. Long regeneration time.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Dwight — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:56:39 GMT

cdaguru wrote:
linear segments and make them really short.
This really makes ArchiCAD work though. Long regeneration time.

Yet ANOTHER way to know…

I am just sitting here watching Melrose Place reruns. Beverly Hills 90210 next.

Re: Complex profile on curved walls

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:01:03 GMT

Ouch.