topic Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab in Modeling

Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:51:20 GMT

Hi,
I'm a Architectural Technologist student and am learning ArchiCAD after many years as a draughtsman using AutoCAD. I'm working on a project to block model the city centre of Liverpool. I'm trying to model the Radio City Tower. However spanning across the blue should be "Radio City 96.7" I have tried creating a custom material using a tif with the text on a blue background, however I cannot get the text to show as a single line. You can just make out the yellow dashes on the blue which in fact are tiny yellow writing, not matter what I do to scale in material editor I can not enlarge the text. Does anyone know what to do?
Thank you for your time,
Rich

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:36:12 GMT

This is what it should look like, sorry I could not seem to attach 2 images for some reason.

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:58:11 GMT

i was going to say 3d text object but it dosnt seem to have the option to wrap it around a center point.. u *could* use 3d text and do 1 leter at a time then move each into place.. if u think about it, thats how it will be done in real life.

hope that helps

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:58:43 GMT

Rich

Try using the 3D text object. You will have to insert each letter individually and rotate them to suit, but should do what you want.

(And yes, we are limited to only one image per post, you aren't missing anything)

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:06:18 GMT

pretty easy.. place your 1st leter.. then rotate copy it around the center point

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:27:52 GMT

Go to Olivier Dentan's web site
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/archilib.od/
and download "MultiText - 3D Curved.gsm"
This object arrays text in a curve and has
the capability to make multi-lined text.
Peter Devlin

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:55:43 GMT

I would just like to say thank you to everyone who has helped, I found Peter's suggestion the easiest (hence the one I followed ) I thought I share it in case anyone else stumbles across this sort of problem.

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Erika Epstein — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:11:35 GMT

Nice model! Now for the Liverpool and its logo!

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:35:00 GMT

Thank you, I not sure I deserve the compliment as i'm only on week 4 of learning, and experimenting. The hardest part has been walking around Liverpool guessing how tall the buildings are so I can make the slabs the right height, have only done a third and have walked miles already!!

I've tried adding the Liverpool 08 logo to the triangular slab on the tower, by creating a custom material and applying it, it does not work well as it repeats wrong and on the rear face it is mirrored. I've tried attaching a figure, which does not show in 3d and i'm at a loss of how to do it! Any ideas are greatly appreciated!

Thank you again for any help,
Rich

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:23:43 GMT

Rich

You can use the Picture object from the standard library to display an image of your Liverpool logo. The image needs to be loaded with your current Libraries, and then you put the name of the image into the Use Custom Picture field. (Turn off the frame to make it blend with surroundings, you can't have zero thickness picture unfortunately). Luckily it looks as though the logo is on a flat surface.

Another object downloadable from the Object Depository is the Parapicture (Parapic?) which also considers Alpha Channels for transparency where needed.

Say Hi to my wife's family for me.

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:48:59 GMT

Thank you s2art, that helped! I love easy fixes! Tomorrow when i'm walking around liverpool taking measurements of more buildings I'll pass the thought to her family

And here is my progress so far

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:53:33 GMT

Just an update really, I was struggling to get the slopes top and bottom on the tower, I tried all sorts, sloped walls, complex profiles the list goes on. IIt turned out it was as easy as instering a cone object, duh! Included a picture on Liverpool so far.

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Erika Epstein — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:59:45 GMT

Rich,
Wow, your model is evolving very nicely.
Next up is doing the glazing using the curtain wall tool

Re: Attaching text to Edge of Slab

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:49:58 GMT

Thanks Erika,
The curtain tool seems to be teasing me, it's perfect for what I want, I created my cylindrical glass wall, great I thought until I noticed the slant tool was greyed out. It seems that you can only slant straight curtain walls, is this right or (hopefully) am I mistaken? I looked at ArchiGlazing but there is no ver 12 compatable addon yet

Thanks
Rich