topic Roof accessories in Modeling

Roof accessories

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:18:43 GMT

I downloaded the accessories from the "help goodies" pannel.
I copied the accessories folder to Ac add-on directory and reopened AC for roof accessories to be instaled.
Then I selected the roof, wwent design->design extras->roof accessories, but I got an empty accessories object window
What am I doing wrong?

Re: Roof accessories

Chazz — Mon, 14 May 2007 12:57:06 GMT

Are you absolutely sure you told Library Manger to load the folder the the accessories are in?

Sorry if this is to simple but if this is done, it really should work.

Also, do you have a roof selected when you go to the accessories?

Re: Roof accessories

Anonymous — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:09:24 GMT

"Chazz" wrote:
Are you absolutely sure you told Library Manger to load the folder the the accessories are in?

ermmm, Chaz can you tell me what to do here.
Seems that I missed this part
Sorry, newbie here

Re: Roof accessories

Anonymous — Mon, 14 May 2007 14:36:48 GMT

O.K.
Its done!

Re: Roof accessories

__archiben — Mon, 14 May 2007 22:55:52 GMT

Mario wrote:
O.K.
Its done!

i hope that you do have it working . . . but just for clarification: you have downloaded the accessories add-on AND the accessories library from the goodies webpage, right? one won't work properly without the other . . .

~/archiben

Re: Roof accessories

Anonymous — Tue, 15 May 2007 08:58:10 GMT

Yeah that was the problem

Re: Roof accessories

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:21:30 GMT

i'm having the same problem (screenshot above) for accessories..

and i don't think i have downloaded library..how do i do this, exactly
..can't find it

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Re: Roof accessories

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:58:18 GMT

Hi Mac,

Under the Help menu, Click on 'ArchiCAD 10 Goodies'

Scroll down the web page that launches until you see 'Accessories Library' and download the correct file to your desktop.

Extract it to the 'Graphisoft\ArchiCAD 10\ArchiCAD Library 10' folder (the same place as your AC library lcf)

Restart ArchiCAD and Bob's your uncle!

Hope that helps,

Pete.

Re: Roof accessories

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:19:25 GMT

thank pete
i found the library download further down the page
the standing seam works good for me...
-but my next question..? how do i control roof visibility settings..??
i can't see my floor plan thru the cover fill of the roof...
it doesn't seem to me that the first floor roof should even be showing in the first floor plan...!!

i've clicked dozens of settings but nothing seems to work..i'm sure it's something simple..

i've only been using archicad for less than a week...

Re: Roof accessories

Anonymous — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:02:30 GMT

To control the visibility of the roof, create it on the storey you want to view it. Then control how it is displayed, according to the Floor Plan Cut Plane, using the projection settings in the roof setting dialog.

AC11 gives you more control than AC10 over how and where things are displayed, by giving you the option of defining a 'home storey' that the element belongs to and is displayed on.

The manual explains things in greater detail. The control of how elements appear can be complicated, but stick with it and think logicly and you will get the hang of it.

Dont forget to put in your signature your AC version and build number etc as the procedure is a bit different depending on what you have.

Good luck!!

Re: Roof accessories

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:38:20 GMT

thanks...if i understand, then i will have to redraw the first floor roof on the second story using the ghost wall below as pivot line..? -i'm pretty sure i drew it on the first floor plan..
-maybe i can cut and paste..? will this fix it ?

what i am after is to see the roof below if i am looking at the second floor plan. and not see it at all on the first floor plan.
or be able to turn it off altogether.

Re: Roof accessories

David Maudlin — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:12:41 GMT

mac_mosquitocreek wrote:
thanks...if i understand, then i will have to redraw the first floor roof on the second story using the ghost wall below as pivot line..? -i'm pretty sure i drew it on the first floor plan..
-maybe i can cut and paste..? will this fix it ?

You can copy and paste from floor to floor. The height of the roof is set relative to the floor level, so will need to lower the roof after the paste, use the "Relative to Project Zero" to keep the same height you had on the first floor.

mac_mosquitocreek wrote:
what i am after is to see the roof below if i am looking at the second floor plan. and not see it at all on the first floor plan.or be able to turn it off altogether.

Roofs, slabs and objects have an option to display on more than their home story. To hide the roof, put it on a layer that can be hidden with layer combinations.

HTH

David