https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130330#M69307 ...my point was to introduce complex profiles to this user <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_smile.gif" style="display : inline;" /> and with this method he can get what ever shape of wall he wants ... with roof method you are a little bit limited !<BR /> <BR /> For me its easer to draw a <B>fill shape</B> in section and use it as cutter then to adjust roof slope and position of roof and use it as cutter. I hope that you understand ! <BR /> When you get familiar with this method it is just a simple workflow. I finish these tasks in less then a minute. Anyway...all this is workaround..complex profile method and roof method.<BR /> GS team <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_smile.gif" style="display : inline;" /> should make wall strechy in section and 3D like a slab ! Then this stuff would be finished on the fly ! <BR /> <BR /> the biggest defect of complex profile method and SEO is that archicad is not able to represent SEO in plan. /if they dont implement this in ac14 then i dont know what are they doing in their HQ/<BR /> <BR /> question was : how to get specific shape of wall. <BR /> asnwer : you can do it <B>with trim to roof</B> and <B>SEO with complex profiles</B><BR /> COMMENTS ??? <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_smile.gif" style="display : inline;" /> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:16:04 GMT Anonymous 2010-04-23T08:16:04Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130294#M69271 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>hi, newish user of archicad, use mainly autocad.. <BR /> <BR /> anyhow, please could anyone tell me of how to draw a wall wich say starts at 1m high and then gradually inclines to 3m over the distance of say 6m? <BR /> <BR /> i basicly want a wall that starts lower and inclines, have tried to find a way but i have a deadline coming up and so running out of time to find out for myself!! <BR /> <BR /> please help!?</T></DIV> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:27:29 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130294#M69271 Anonymous 2010-04-21T20:27:29Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130295#M69272 <BLOCKQUOTE>joeish wrote:<BR />hi, newish user of archicad, use mainly autocad.. <BR /> <BR /> anyhow, please could anyone tell me of how to draw a wall wich say starts at 1m high and then gradually inclines to 3m over the distance of say 6m? <BR /> <BR /> i basicly want a wall that starts lower and inclines, have tried to find a way but i have a deadline coming up and so running out of time to find out for myself!! <BR /> <BR /> please help!?</BLOCKQUOTE> can you post some pic want you want...just sketch it with lines and i will help you.<BR /> <IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/legacyfs/online/emojis/icon_rolleyes.gif" style="display : inline;" /> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:02:46 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130295#M69272 Anonymous 2010-04-21T21:02:46Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130296#M69273 the side wall of the building i have drawn and attached, is what i need to draw, it is higher at the front of the building and then lower to the rear.<BR /> <BR /> thanks so much,<BR /> <BR /> cheers Joe Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:44:30 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130296#M69273 Anonymous 2010-04-21T21:44:30Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130297#M69274 here is the drawing again without the roof on <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></E><BR /><IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14959i75DC90F9120921A4/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="alone.jpg" title="alone.jpg" /> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:47:04 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130297#M69274 Anonymous 2010-04-21T21:47:04Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130298#M69275 soemthing like this ????<BR /><IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/8038i7A13787EEFBCD0C8/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="Capture.JPG" title="Capture.JPG" /> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:48:16 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130298#M69275 Anonymous 2010-04-21T21:48:16Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130299#M69276 yeah thats the thing i mean <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></E> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:49:27 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130299#M69276 Anonymous 2010-04-21T21:49:27Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130300#M69277 Use the roof element to trim it.<BR /> <BR /> See: "Trim Element to roof"<BR /> <BR /> In USA manual, this is page 736<BR /> <BR /> You draw the wall to full height and use the roof over as the trimer. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:50:15 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130300#M69277 Dwight 2010-04-21T21:50:15Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130301#M69278 Use the roof element to trim it.<BR /> <BR /> See: "Trim Element to roof"<BR /> <BR /> In USA manual, this is page 736<BR /> <BR /> You draw the wall to full height and use the roof over as the trimer. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:50:15 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130301#M69278 Dwight 2010-04-21T21:50:15Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130302#M69279 is there a way if there was no roof?<BR /> <BR /> just to have the wall? Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:52:24 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130302#M69279 Anonymous 2010-04-21T21:52:24Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130303#M69280 Try discarding the roof after the trim. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:55:28 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130303#M69280 Dwight 2010-04-21T21:55:28Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130304#M69281 the wall returns as before, i thought it may have worked as you suggest, like trim on autocad, but rater than staying trimmed the wall pops back! <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></E> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:57:13 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130304#M69281 Anonymous 2010-04-21T21:57:13Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130305#M69282 i will create you a little tutorial with complex profiles !<BR /> whait a few minutes Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:58:36 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130305#M69282 Anonymous 2010-04-21T21:58:36Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130306#M69283 thank you very much, this will be alot of help! Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:59:48 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130306#M69283 Anonymous 2010-04-21T21:59:48Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130307#M69284 <BLOCKQUOTE>joeish wrote:<BR />the wall returns as before, i thought it may have worked as you suggest, like trim on autocad, but rater than staying trimmed the wall pops back! <E><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":disappointed_face:">😞</span></E></BLOCKQUOTE> Sounds like you have used the Solid Element Operation to trim the wall, rather than the less used "Trim to roof" command. Trim to Roof is permanent. SEO adjusts as you move (or delete) the operator. Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:18:09 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130307#M69284 Anonymous 2010-04-21T22:18:09Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130308#M69285 1 step Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:20:05 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130308#M69285 Anonymous 2010-04-21T22:20:05Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130309#M69286 2 step<BR /><IMG src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/14570i0CFC2B209562FDD1/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" border="0" alt="step2.JPG" title="step2.JPG" /> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:20:30 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130309#M69286 Anonymous 2010-04-21T22:20:30Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130310#M69287 3 step Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:21:03 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130310#M69287 Anonymous 2010-04-21T22:21:03Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130311#M69288 4 step Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:21:40 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130311#M69288 Anonymous 2010-04-21T22:21:40Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130312#M69289 5 step Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:22:38 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130312#M69289 Anonymous 2010-04-21T22:22:38Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130313#M69290 6 step Wed, 21 Apr 2010 22:23:14 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/How-to-draw-a-wall/m-p/130313#M69290 Anonymous 2010-04-21T22:23:14Z