topic Re: Stretch cladding in composite wall to cover edge of slab in Documentation

Stretch cladding in composite wall to cover edge of slab

KeesW — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:13:44 GMT

What is the easiest way to stretch claddings of composite walls to, e.g., cover edges of slabs, or roof spaces, etc.. One can use a separate thin wall as cladding, or one can extend the whole composite wall to the underside of the floor and than trim it using solid element operations, or one can use stronger rated materials for floors so that it cuts automatically, etc.but these methods are not always flexible enough. It would be much easier if one could simply select the cladding in elevations or sections and pull it down, or up, to where it is required. Is this possible?

Re: Stretch cladding in composite wall to cover edge of slab

Barry Kelly — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:25:31 GMT

KeesW wrote:
It would be much easier if one could simply select the cladding in elevations or sections and pull it down, or up, to where it is required. Is this possible?

No this is not possible.
I find the extra wall is the easiest - height can be easily stretched if needed.
Or you can create a complex profile wall but the overlap height will still not be stretchy.

Barry.

Re: Stretch cladding in composite wall to cover edge of slab

Lingwisyer — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:03:50 GMT

You can do this now with AC22's Profile Modifiers. Though bit inconvenience by the fact that, in 3D, you can only modify one wall at a time, and you have to do it via a cross-section of the profile, so if the skin in question is thin, it can be rather troublesome to select the Profile Modifier. They can be modified across the board via the Settings Dialogue so if you know the offset, this way is easy enough.

Ling