!Restored: Archicad mesh to Architerra Terrain?

[Thomas Holm]

I've got a terrain model, made as a mesh in Archicad. Now I'd like to use Architerra's tools to modify this terrain (especially the Plateau and Road tools). I've got Architerra 2.02, AC9 2172.

Questions:
How do I get Architerra to accept my mesh as an Architerra terrain? Is there some preferred procedure to this? Or is it simply impossble? I've tried the Terrain tool as explained by the Help, but the only thing that happens is that my mesh gets deleted (it's exploded to lines and hotspots). No other Architerra tool accepts the mesh as input. Some tools tell me a mesh has to be part of the selection - but it is!

[Dwight]

There's your problem: The Americans don't speak English.
Ask any British person.

[Gerald Hoffman]

Dear Fabrizio,

Translation is only a part of the solution to good technical manuals IMHO. This has always been the complaint of AC Manuals. The english may be correct but the explanation lacks clarity to the end user.

[Fabrizio Diodati]

Dear Gerald,

I fully agree with what you wrote!
Let me propose a possible solution:
Is there any interested user who could check both the manual translation and the manual "clarity" in the four standard languages (Spanish, German, French and English)?

If yes, and, unfortunately, in a reasonable timing please send me an e-mail and I will use you as "user manual" beta-tester!
Of course, who will carry out this job will gain a free of charge add-on.

Friendly
Fabrizio


P.S. on the other hand, please don't misunderstand me, remember these are simple and cheap plug-ins... we cannot invest too much time on this field or we should change the pricing range...

[Thomas Holm]

Fabrizio wrote:
Dear Thomas,
"An example is the new Architerra terrain mesh I got from you."
What do you mean?
I don't remember... I simply replied on this post and I didn't send you anything....

Sorry Fabrizio, my mistake - I for moment thought that Fransesco (who posted a mesh above) was connected to Cigraph in some way.

Fabrizio wrote:
About ... "global" point transformations ... unfortunately this is the way in which ArchiCAD works: the nodes levels don't care about the mesh movements along the Z axis.

Yes I realise that. I meant that it would be an opportunity for a third-party developer to make a tool that does global transformations the "right" way, by assigning each point the correct value in the process.

[Fra]

Sorry Thomas
I have downloaded your file, terrain mesh.mod
I open it in ArchiCAD with your current values (Story 0 level 59.5 meters)
I ve tried a solution to explode your mesh and recalculate it for work with archiTerra for resolve your problem...

Francesco

[Thomas Holm]

I azppreciate your help Francisco. I'm sorry this Archicad double-node issue got in the way. I had no idea this was a problem. Next time, I'll try Architerra's own mesh creating method instead of Archicad's. It's just that I have a problem understanding the work flow. Probably my English, but I find the manual far from intuitive.