topic Re: How do you make the top of a wall on a 30 degree angle? in Modeling

How do you make the top of a wall on a 30 degree angle?

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:25:27 GMT

Okay fellas,

Thanks for replying to my last post re: non-vertical walls- one last question on that- can you install louvres/windows in the canted wall??? I have tried but to no avail- they sit outside it.

Now I am after a wall that goes from say 2 metres high at one end to 5 metres high at the other with the top of the wall on a diagonal. How do I do this? Is it possible to do in ArchCAD 8/9??

Thanks fellas.

Andrew

Re: How do you make the top of a wall on a 30 degree angle?

LiHigh — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 01:49:46 GMT

Just trim the wall with any element which has the desired slope (ex. Roof) using SEO command.

Re: How do you make the top of a wall on a 30 degree angle?

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 02:57:40 GMT

What is the SEO command? I dont want a roof on top of the wall, it is just a wall by itself. So what do I do?

*UPDATE*

Okay I have found the SEO command. What does it do?

Re: How do you make the top of a wall on a 30 degree angle?

Aussie John — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:08:15 GMT

you have a target element ( the wall) and an operator element ( a roof)
you can then subtract the operator from the target- hide or delete the operator and there is your sloping wall

Re: How do you make the top of a wall on a 30 degree angle?

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:19:33 GMT

Aussie wrote:
you have a target element ( the wall) and an operator element ( a roof)
you can then subtract the operator from the target- hide or delete the operator and there is your sloping wall

If you delete the operator you lose your operation don't you? The good thing about using SEO (over trimming to a roof, say) is that if you move your operator, the hole / cut moves too. Just keep that operator on a layer which is not visible. If you want you can "trim to roof" then delete the roof, but if you want to change it later you have to create your roof again, undo roof trim from wall, and re-trim to new roof.

Cheers

Re: How do you make the top of a wall on a 30 degree angle?

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:31:58 GMT

Thanks John,

I appreciate your help.

Re: How do you make the top of a wall on a 30 degree angle?

Anonymous — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:34:38 GMT

Yeah if I delete the operater (roof) the wall just goes back to normal...I just used trim to roof...it should be alright now.

Cheers,

Andrew

Re: How do you make the top of a wall on a 30 degree angle?

Aussie John — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 06:15:35 GMT

Nuggy wrote:
Yeah if I delete the operater (roof) the wall just goes back to normal...I just used trim to roof...it should be alright now.

Cheers,

Andrew

ooops means to say just hide the wall- got carried away