topic Re: Slopeing a wall in Modeling

Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:53:58 GMT

Heya,
i would like to slope a wall a have for a project.
the effect i am trying to achive is in an elevation perspective

- starting at 9 meters high then at 3 meters across gradually sloping down to 6 meters then leveling off

i hope that makes sense
can anyone help?

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:43:15 GMT

Either use a sloping roof thru your wall as an operator in an SEO (Solid Element Operation) or the old fashioned "Trim to roof" which is permanent. (If you use SEO the operator must remain in the model, but can be on a layer turned off)

(re-reading your question, do you mean a curved slope flattening out? or a constant slope down to a point, then changing to horizontal?)

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:18:47 GMT

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something like that - where the line is the top of the wall
(this is the elevation)

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:08:01 GMT

sorry that didnt work

basically a flat top for a bit
slopes down
then a flat top again

this is refering to the wall in elevation

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:41:10 GMT

If it was unlikely to change I would use the "trim to roof" in that case. 3 sections of wall, first section full height, flat top, second section full height, trimmed to roof, third section lower height.

TIP: you can draw the roof in the 3D window picking relevant points at different heights to set up roof slope if you don't know what the exact angle is.

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:15:06 GMT

the effect i am trying to achive is in an elevation perspective

Something like this? Basic I know! This was drawn with lines just to represent the perspective view. I'm not sure if it can be done but I'd like to be able to do this in elevations myself.

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:38:36 GMT

like this

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:07:09 GMT

You could use multiple roof slabs, and trim to roof (as mentioned before) or a complex profile and SEO (I think, if you're after something slightly more regular than your sketch)

Re: Slopeing a wall

Erich — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:42:03 GMT

Of course there is always the new favorite, the complex profile if you can think of a short wall oriented 90 degrees normal to the length. Also, if it must be that organic, and not just a mouse and a sketched line , then the mesh tool could work.

HTH

Re: Slopeing a wall

Djordje — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:10:22 GMT

KRAY345 wrote:
like this

Custom profile wall describing the top of your wall and long as much as your wall is thick.

Or, flat roof plus vaulted roof plus flat roof cutting off the unwanted portion.

Or, SEO

Many ways ...

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:06:45 GMT

Djordje wrote:
KRAY345 wrote:
like this
Custom profile wall describing the top of your wall and long as much as your wall is thick.

Or, flat roof plus vaulted roof plus flat roof cutting off the unwanted portion.

Or, SEO

Many ways ...

what are you talking about, i dont understand

i need a step by step guide really

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:28:14 GMT

KRAY345 wrote:
what are you talking about, i dont understand

i need a step by step guide really

Listen to yourself dude. You had a similar reply to another post - why don't you RTFM? Or do a search? or get some basic training? You can't expect to take up these power user's valuable time with such simple questions!

And put your toys back in your pram.

Hunter.

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:47:59 GMT

Hunter wrote:
KRAY345 wrote:
what are you talking about, i dont understand

i need a step by step guide really
Listen to yourself dude. You had a similar reply to another post - why don't you RTFM? Or do a search? or get some basic training? You can't expect to take up these power user's valuable time with such simple questions!

And put your toys back in your pram.

Hunter.

if you must know, im a student in search of a little help, i did a search and nothing came up. whats an RTFM.

And dont jump to conclusions - surely your responsible enough to know tat by now

Re: Slopeing a wall

Dwight — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:28:54 GMT

RTFM is very rude, but in this case, appropriate. I'd tell you to look RTFM up in the list of internet acronyms, but I'd be falling into the same trap as everybody else, expecting users to celebrate their problem-solving aptitude.

You correctly identify the sloped wall as a weakness in Archicad modeling that receives constant discussion [and plenty of whining, myself included]. It would be great to assign individual heights to each wall node and maintain the utility the wall tool brings us - automatic window openings for instance. Archicad doesn't do this.

There are three ways to do this once you have made a wall to the maximum height you will need.

1: Solid Element Operation: You must cut the wall down using a shaped Solid Element Operator - instructions on page 261 of the USA Manual.

2: Roof Tool "Trim to Roof" page 207

3: An irregular shaped Complex Profile Wall - page 197.

The diagrams our colleagues provided already are enough to solve this. Why not try it all three ways [from Sunday]?

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:28:21 GMT

i dont have the manual anywhere i can find it on the net - any suggestions?
or a step by step guide?

Re: Slopeing a wall

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:00:24 GMT

These are the manuals they are refering to. Please don't tell me you still don't know where the help file is after two months of using ArchiCAD!!