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Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 13:04:27 GMT

Is it possible to create walls at an angle to the floor other than 90 degrees?

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 17:18:38 GMT

While elements can tilt in plan, to make a tilted wall that retains the same editability as a wall element - in particular interaction with doors and windows, one creates a really thick wall and trims it down using the Solid Element Operation and roof planes or other elements as cutters.

For less-sculptural solutions: A battered wall or a canted wall element can be added to the faces of a wall - find these tools under Extras>Accessories>Wall Accessories.
These tools perform operations in plan view on selected walls.

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:10:30 GMT

Thank you, I'll experiment with these methods.

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:19:08 GMT

We are quick to help people on this forum when they use an eye affliction for a screen name.

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:27:34 GMT

Eye affliction? Oh well. I got the name from the latin name of a plant, but I don't suppose it matters. 😉

Or is this a hint that I should use my real name?

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:38:53 GMT

Just joking.

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 20:45:11 GMT

Ah ok 😉

So you use Lightwave? With ArchiCAD? What export-import workflow do you use?

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:14:25 GMT

I have it but am not totally current...... see:

http://buyer.pcpro.co.uk/buyer/macuser-labs/65214/lightwave-3d-8.html

LW had several options, but the above article makes reference to import problems with the latest version.

OBJ seemed to cope with surfaces the best...... but LW is a slow way to make renderings as it is neither quick nor easy to learn.

LightWave is strong for computer imaging artists - it makes very "Rich" images.... but it is not time-efficient.

Do you use it in your other work?

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:26:42 GMT

Yeah, I use LW (7.5 still, haven't upgraded) for modelling and rendering. I've used other 3D apps as well, but I find LW scenes easy to set up, and although the renderer isn't that fast I can usually get the results I want. I know it's not the first choice of render option for ArchiCAD, but as I have a license and know how to use LW it would be good just to get it working for the time being.

I haven't seen an OBJ or 3ds export possibility in ArchiCAD, but then I am very new to the program. From AutoCAD I've usually exported as 3ds, and that has worked fine.

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:42:24 GMT

from the 3D windo "SAVEAS":
"wavefront" for "OBJ
and
"3DStudio" for "3DS"

If myosotis is "forgetmenot," [myosotis crepusculatum] then call me "alleno"

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:45:13 GMT

Oooo, from the 3D window! That explains it! Thanks.

Sorry. I easily get overexcited when learning new software.

And yes, it's forgetmenot. I like them. Alleno???

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:29:52 GMT

latin for "forget."

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:49:00 GMT

alleno,

Any of various plants of the genus Myosotis, such as the forget-me-not

from Latin myostis, mouse-ear; from Greek muostis : muos, genitive of mus, mouse.... I guess you could say that Forget-me-nots look like mouse ears

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 22:54:22 GMT

Plants as mouse parts:

arisarum proboscideum

http://lazyssfarm.com/Plants/Perennials/A_files/Ar_files/Ar%20Images/arisarum_proboscidium.htm

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 10:03:13 GMT

lol, and I was just trying to find a screen name that wasn't already used everywhere...

Plants that look like mouse parts might prove an interesting subject though. To bring the subject back in topic: Can you model them in ArchCAD?

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 10:59:32 GMT

that mousy thing would have to be made in halves - a lofted mesh, saved as an object, then mirrored. I have done similar for an eagle head log end.

That is what chainsaw carving has come to.

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 22:21:55 GMT

Ok, I get the lofted mesh part, but why saved as an object and mirrored?

Chainsaw carving sounds fun. Maybe I should try it.

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 23:13:47 GMT

The mouse plant is symmetric only along the Z axis.
The mesh allows for lofting only along the Z axis, so the form must be created, as with most ArchiCAD objects, "lying down" on the floor.

You then take a 3D elevation view in the 3D window from what would be the "top" of the form in reality and save the view as a GDL object.

Placing this object in the plan, you place another one adjacent that is mirrored to become the opposing side of the mouse plant..

Think of it as a rudimentary injection mold where the two symmetric halves will have a seam down the middle.

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Dwight — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 23:49:00 GMT

Here's an example since I am studying new ways to make ice with the LightWorks surfaces.

see how the mesh is stood upright and joined.

Re: Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

Anonymous — Sat, 08 Jan 2005 02:05:17 GMT

Dwight wrote:
Here's an example since I am studying new ways to make ice with the LightWorks surfaces.

Dwight,

Could you put that in a glass with a little Dewars?

Woody