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Complex profile? or is there a better way?

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:57:23 GMT

Hi I have archiCAD 10 a I am designing a bar, I am having trouble with the elbowrest, I need it to look like the one on this bar

I was able to make this one using the wall tool with a custom complex profile which worked fine

But the bar I am working on now is L shaped so the part I am having trouble with is this corner

I can not figure out how to put a radius like this on a wall with a complex profile is it even possible? or is there a better way to create this elbowrest?

Thanks alot! And if any one has any suggestions about how I can improve my renderings I would appreciate that also. Thanks!

Re: Complex profile? or is there a better way?

Dwight — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:28:53 GMT

In later versions, the complex profile can be drawn as a curved wall.

In Ancient Archicad 10, you must first create the curved path with an arc and then magic wand the profile to it as a series of short wall segments.

How you do this is:

Visit the magic wand settings, set 'linear segments' to 1/2" or something short like that.

You'll get overlapping segments that approximate the curve.

Re: Complex profile? or is there a better way?

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:53:47 GMT

thank you so much! I really need to get your book ASAP!

Re: Complex profile? or is there a better way?

Dwight — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:46:29 GMT

Perhaps we can trade for wine.

Re: Complex profile? or is there a better way?

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:05:40 GMT

lol, I would but we sell the wine racks, i'd be happy to trade you a custom wine rack/cabinet

Re: Complex profile? - where vision meets reality

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:19:55 GMT

I have a feeling from the photographs that the trim carpenter used the same reference material when he built the reference bar edge.

My Canadian window manufacturer from Canada segmented the curve for my custom windows, and you can also see it in real life.

The same thing happened with a radiused exterior solar shading device I modeled.

I have a feeling we're on to something.

Can I have some wine, too? 😄

Anyway, here's my question along these lines:

I have been exploring hyperbolic paraboloid roofs on a smaller scale than the Fentress Bradburn Denver airport, but with similar sensibilities. For residential projects, it is a way of achieving dramatic site-sensitive architecture on a budget, while directing stormwater where you want it.

I have tried using the mesh tool on a skeleton of sloped beams, but with limited success. Do I need to start purchasing plug-in software or can ArchiCAD handle it?

Please advise.

B.S.

Re: Complex profile? or is there a better way?

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:27:02 GMT

Dwight,

Just saw your "mesh to roof" suggestion RE: curved roof. I'll try and locate that plug-in.

B.S.

Re: Complex profile? - where vision meets reality

Dwight — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:12:21 GMT

bswain1 wrote:

I have been exploring hyperbolic paraboloid roofs Do I need to start purchasing plug-in software or can ArchiCAD handle it?

B.S.

With initials like those, how can anyone believe what you say?

What you need is Tentmaker.
Perhaps someone can direct you to to it.
Perhaps it is in the depository?

Re: Complex profile? or is there a better way?

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:12:39 GMT

There
http://www.opengdl.org/Home/Objects/Specialities/Construction/TentmakerGSM/tabid/2043/Default.aspx

Re: Complex profile? or is there a better way?

Dwight — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:19:23 GMT

Thank you.

Now, if everyone gets this, and they should, seeing as how it is a virtuoso piece of coding work, Graphisoft will have one less feature to actually design into the application and can focus on marketing or something else, like improving the rendering engine or something.

Re: Complex profile? - where vision meets reality

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:00:07 GMT

Dwight wrote:
bswain1 wrote:

I have been exploring hyperbolic paraboloid roofs Do I need to start purchasing plug-in software or can ArchiCAD handle it?

B.S.
With initials like those, how can anyone believe what you say?