topic Re: archicad equivalent of autocad's block command????????? in Modeling

archicad equivalent of autocad's block command???????????/

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 13:44:49 GMT

is there any equivalent or better coomand in archicad for autocad's BLOCK command??????
I beleive there should be one !

Re: archicad equivalent of autocad's block command?????????

Eduardo Rolon — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:48:09 GMT

Depending on what you need to do, you have the following options

read about modules - for complete 3D spaces

read about groups - for any kind of element

read about objects - for unique constructions (chairs etc)

read about patches - for 2d objetcs

read about creating fills - how to create custom hatches.

Re: archicad equivalent of autocad's block command?????????

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:49:53 GMT

I checked on the net and one place says:

The BLOCK command allows you to group items and then store them in a file so that they can be recalled as needed. The BLOCK command is frequently used in situations where a particular part or element is used multiple times in a drawing. This saves time by reducing the need to create the same item over and over.

So you are essentially looking for Hotlinked Modules in ArchiCAD.
You need to save a group of elements as a Module and then place them as Hotlinked Module.

Re: archicad equivalent of autocad's block command?????????

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:20:57 GMT

thanx, its working!!!!!!