topic Re: off set in Modeling

off set

Anonymous — Mon, 17 May 2004 20:03:56 GMT

can ArchiCAD do Offset just like AutoCAD?

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TomWaltz — Mon, 17 May 2004 20:12:34 GMT

yes.

User Guide Volume 2, Page 29,

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Anonymous — Mon, 17 May 2004 21:44:47 GMT

could you teach me how to use ArchiCAD to do offset? Thank you!

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Djordje — Tue, 18 May 2004 05:48:51 GMT

ashley wrote:
could you teach me how to use ArchiCAD to do offset? Thank you!

TomWaltz wrote:
User Guide Volume 2, Page 29,

See above

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Anonymous — Tue, 18 May 2004 15:01:49 GMT

ashley wrote:
can ArchiCAD do Offset just like AutoCAD?

Actually, no. ArchiCAD can do offsets, but it's not "just like AutoCAD". ArchiCAD doesn't offset existing objects, it will only offset the object you are currently drawing.

I find this method very annoying compared to AutoCAD's method. There are a lot of instances I have run into where the polyline I want to offset can't be drawn in one shot, so I wind up building the polyline using the Unify command. Then I have to start another polyline, use the magic wand to trace what I already built, then give the offset distance. Once the new polyline is drawn, I then have to erase the first one. So it winds up taking five time longer than it would have in AutoCAD.

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Djordje — Tue, 18 May 2004 15:33:27 GMT

Jay wrote:
ashley wrote:
can ArchiCAD do Offset just like AutoCAD?
Actually, no. ArchiCAD can do offsets, but it's not "just like AutoCAD". ArchiCAD doesn't offset existing objects, it will only offset the object you are currently drawing.

Depends on what you do. It can do this, OR create a new object based on the existing one. What exactly do you want to do?

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Anonymous — Tue, 18 May 2004 16:08:00 GMT

Djordje wrote:
Jay wrote:
ashley wrote:
can ArchiCAD do Offset just like AutoCAD?
Actually, no. ArchiCAD can do offsets, but it's not "just like AutoCAD". ArchiCAD doesn't offset existing objects, it will only offset the object you are currently drawing.
Depends on what you do. It can do this, OR create a new object based on the existing one. What exactly do you want to do?

I would like to be able to offset an existing polyline. There are situations where the polyline has existed for days, but today I need to offset it by some distance. The only solution I could see was to aquire the polyline settings with the syringe, then redraw the polyline using the magic wand and the offset, then erase the original. If there is a way to just offset the existing original, that would be much easier.

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Anonymous — Tue, 18 May 2004 16:20:09 GMT

Jay,

Just click a node and chose the offset icon in the pet palette. See below.

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Anonymous — Tue, 18 May 2004 16:37:32 GMT

I am retarded. I repent in dust and ashes.

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Anonymous — Tue, 18 May 2004 17:45:53 GMT

thank you for all of the help. It's good to know, because I am stuck with my curve line offset. It's impossible for me to draw same space in curve line. Thank you!

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Ben Odonnell — Tue, 18 May 2004 18:24:33 GMT

Or if you want to offset a copy, just use your magic wand.

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Anonymous — Tue, 18 May 2004 18:29:04 GMT

Thank you! That's good to know, too. now, I know how to copy faster :lol:
I have more problem with the offset in sertain demantion. The line will even longer or shoter, but with same curve. Sorry of my poor English.

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Djordje — Tue, 18 May 2004 19:37:34 GMT

ashley wrote:
I have more problem with the offset in sertain demantion. The line will even longer or shoter, but with same curve.

Type r and input the offset value when you start offsetting.

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Anonymous — Wed, 19 May 2004 08:01:32 GMT

thank you! this is gonna to save lots of my time :lol:

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Anonymous — Wed, 26 May 2004 15:38:26 GMT

We're having problems offsetting a spline. We've also drawn it as a polyline with curves and it still won't offset. That nifty offset in the pet palette doesn't come up with all of the tools unfortunately. Sometimes it just gives you the option to offset one side at a time. The only thing we've gotten to work is to explode the spline or polyline into arcs and offset each arc individually. This takes forever and is a little cumbersome because an arc offset seems to be by its radius so you have to know the starting radius and then add whatever you want to offset.

Has anyone been able to offset a spline or a curvy polyline?

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Anonymous — Wed, 26 May 2004 16:10:18 GMT

Amanda wrote:
We're having problems offsetting a spline. We've also drawn it as a polyline with curves and it still won't offset. That nifty offset in the pet palette doesn't come up with all of the tools unfortunately. Sometimes it just gives you the option to offset one side at a time. The only thing we've gotten to work is to explode the spline or polyline into arcs and offset each arc individually. This takes forever and is a little cumbersome because an arc offset seems to be by its radius so you have to know the starting radius and then add whatever you want to offset.

Has anyone been able to offset a spline or a curvy polyline?

I have no trouble offsetting a polyline. Select the polyline tool, select the offset button, and space bar click on the spline or polyline.

Remember that the distance you can offset the line will be constrained by the radius of the smallest arc.

The attached image shows a polyline offset to the left of a spline (left) and to the right off another polyline (right)

In the center is the strange result of offsetting a spline (red) to another spline.

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Djordje — Wed, 26 May 2004 18:30:18 GMT

Amanda wrote:
We're having problems offsetting a spline. We've also drawn it as a polyline with curves and it still won't offset.

Screenshot? Can you send a zipped MOD?

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Anonymous — Mon, 31 May 2004 19:40:12 GMT

I still have problem offset the spline line. It only let me drag the original. I try to click ctrl to make a copy, but it doesn't work. Here is what I did, please tell me what I did wrong.

I click polyline line tool--> select the spline line that I want to make a copy--> blick parallel botton--> hold down ctrl key and set up A and R and drag

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Anonymous — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:07:02 GMT

Here's a screenshot of the spline we tried to offset. Making it a polyline didn't work either.

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Anonymous — Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:11:44 GMT

screenshot