topic Re: morph question - window collar in Modeling

morph question - window collar

Mats_Knutsson — Wed, 24 May 2023 17:27:42 GMT

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Re: morph question - window collar

Erwin Edel — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 14:07:05 GMT

For these sort of things I prefer the slightly more intelligent option of (stretchable) custom profiles. To prevent elements interacting I ussually put these on a layer with a different intersection group number from the wall.

For this shape you would need 2 profiles, 1 for the corners and 1 for the middle bit. If you make them stretch vertically, you can use one profile for all windows.

Re: morph question - window collar

Mats_Knutsson — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:49:41 GMT

Erwin wrote:
For these sort of things I prefer the slightly more intelligent option of (stretchable) custom profiles. To prevent elements interacting I ussually put these on a layer with a different intersection group number from the wall.

For this shape you would need 2 profiles, 1 for the corners and 1 for the middle bit. If you make them stretch vertically, you can use one profile for all windows.

Hi Erwin,
I'm not sure I'm following how to do this with CP?
Is there anywhere I can dump a short vid to explain?
/Mats

Re: morph question - window collar

Erwin Edel — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:28:05 GMT

Here's a screenshot of stretchable CP.

You'll need a 'corner' bit that is both shapes connected.

Just extrude 3 CP walls (2x corner + middle).

Depending on how many times you would use this there is another option to just code a GDL object for it. I generally weigh the hours spent adjusting these things to the hours spend coding (I'm no GDL guru) and sometimes make the leap to make a custom object.

Re: morph question - window collar

Erwin Edel — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 08:29:07 GMT

CP has the benefit of super easy editing though.

Re: morph question - window collar

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 17:05:28 GMT

Mats, do you know that you could create a Morph in a Section Viewpoint?
I would have just cut a temporary section through the Window, and would have drawn the section of the Morph, then pulled it in 3D.
Then I would have done the same for the vertical portions in Floor Plan.
Then I would have used Morph SEOs to create one Morph out of them.