topic Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for?? in Modeling

What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 15:49:06 GMT

Good day,

I'm just getting into using complex profiles and I'm starting to develop a good list of favorites for our office. As of now, I only have some complex profiles for foundation walls with a footing and sill plate.

I am wondering, what do you use complex profiles for? I would think that you wouldn't use them for floors (as you can use the slab tool pretty nicely) or other parts of the building that can be easily modeled with other parts of the program, though I may be completely wrong on this.

Reply away...

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Dwight — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:33:14 GMT

The complex profile replaces the now-obsolete Profiler because it is easily edited. And can follow a spline....

It makes more realistic sectional form:

Like:

Easily-edited domes.

Making shapes with interesting terminations and edges.

Any multi-material assemblies.

Situations with many unconnected parts that should remain in an exact relationship while being extruded.

Beams that slope.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Dwight — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:36:03 GMT

The ribs are all complex profiles.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Dwight — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:40:58 GMT

Following a spline

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Dwight — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:43:01 GMT

Many separate things in a matrix

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:51:50 GMT

Ok ok, maybe I should have been more clear. I'm more interested in a residential scope (we are a very small firm, do not do stadiums!). They are beautiful and well drawn, but I don't think I'll be doing anything like that.

I guess I got what I asked for!

Great examples though!

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

David Maudlin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:08:32 GMT

Steven:

Also good for typical trim/finish elements, such as exterior corner boards (use as column), or eave & soffit assemblies (use as beam).

David

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:24:53 GMT

Not quite residential, but you'll get the idea...

On image below used for everything including and above the lower cornice profile, as well as base plinth and window sill. Also interior trim (skirtings, cornices, dado rails etc).

On other jobs: fretwork, bullnose verandahs, anything that can be made with an extrusion.

Just be careful which tool you use (beam and wall in particular) as they clean up funny sometimes, and can require playing around with priorities.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:03:41 GMT

Steven,
Please see this thread.
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=67373&highlight=eave#67373
Peter Devlin

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

fuzzytnth3 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:16:13 GMT

We use Complex Profiles for a lot of things such as walls, windows, stairs, stair balustrades, parapets, copes and flashings to name but a few.

Here is an example of house we are working on just now. I've added labels explaining what Complex Profiles were used for.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:29:00 GMT

my sound kinda simple, but the one i use it for in EVERY job is fascia and gutter.. this is by far a must if your doing residential stuff.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:37:04 GMT

Great that gives me lots of ideas. Thanks to all for the reply's...

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:54:52 GMT

The roof was made entirely with Custom Profiles.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Srinivas — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 03:26:50 GMT

kliment wrote:
The roof was made entirely with Custom Profiles.

Kliment,

Can you please let me know how you made that downspout with a profiler?

Thanks in advance.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:15:38 GMT

Hi Srinivus
Until Kliment anwswers:
I believe he made a profile of the side view, and then extruded the width.
That's how he got the bump around the cornice.
We'll soon fine out if I'm right or wrong?

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Srinivas — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:43:17 GMT

lec1212 wrote:
I believe he made a profile of the side view, and then extruded the width.
That's how he got the bump around the cornice.

May be, but I am interested to know how the hollow inside was done if that was a complex profile.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:39:41 GMT

I might be wrong, but don't think downspout it's hollow inside.
I don't know of a way to do that.
As soon a Kliment get's back, we'll find out!

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Erich — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:39:11 GMT

I can't speak to how Kliment is using complex profiles for a downspout with offsets but doing a hollow is no problem. Just make your fill for the profile and then with the fill selected use the fill tool to cut out an appropriate interior form - just as you would with a slab or fill in plan.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:33:05 GMT

I used CP because I wanted downpipe to be hollow and have a square section with fillet. So I got the contour line of the downpipe from section, copied it to plan and magicwanded it with a CP wall. Then saved it as a LibPart.

Re: What do you use Complex Profiles for??

Srinivas — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:31:56 GMT

Thanks Kliment.