Detailed beam designs with curved beams for oak frames

[Anonymous]

Please does anyone have any experience in creating complex oak frame beam designs with curved elements... finding myself really limited with ArchiCad 18

[Dontknow]

I think the 'Add-on Library' will help you with this.

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much for responding
This is indeed a curved beam, but it does not seem to be possible to have an irregular curve nor set the height at one end below that of the other to create an assymetrical arch to the underside of a monopitch roof.... are you aware of any other further options please?

[Dontknow]

Sounds complex.
Looks like you'll have to create the profile of the beam yourself and draw the shape of the profile yourself.
You might want to do this with the profile manager or with a morph.
Can you give an example of the shape of the beam?

[Anonymous]

Ok
I dont think profile manager will work as there is no concept beam to play with and I am not at all sure how to do a morph in this case ... I'm sorry... I guess I just dont have enough knowledge...
Thanks for your help.. much appreciated.. is you have any links to a you tube that might guide me that would be great otherwise sorry to have troubled you.
C

[Anonymous]

I think Ive worked it out !!!!
Thaks so very much for pointing me in the right direction.... morph is the way to go.
Kindest regards
C

[Anonymous]

Just for anyone else's info....
In the section, draw the arc you want as the profile of the beam, one for the bottom face and one for the top. Create a polygonal morph with nodes at the midpoints of the arcs. Curve the straight sections between nodes and then extrude the face.
Seems to work... wish Id done it months ago !!!

[Ralph Wessel]

clairej wrote:
Please does anyone have any experience in creating complex oak frame beam designs with curved elements... finding myself really limited with ArchiCad 18

If you're doing a lot of oak framing, you should take a look at FrameWright.

Also see some examples from The Oak Frame Carpentry Company.

[Dontknow]

clairej wrote:
Just for anyone else's info....
In the section, draw the arc you want as the profile of the beam, one for the bottom face and one for the top. Create a polygonal morph with nodes at the midpoints of the arcs. Curve the straight sections between nodes and then extrude the face.
Seems to work... wish Id done it months ago !!!

Well done!

[Barry Kelly]

clairej wrote:
Just for anyone else's info....
In the section, draw the arc you want as the profile of the beam, one for the bottom face and one for the top. Create a polygonal morph with nodes at the midpoints of the arcs. Curve the straight sections between nodes and then extrude the face.
Seems to work... wish Id done it months ago !!!

That is very similar to what you need to do for a complex profile.
Instead of the polygonal morph you create a simple fill on the elevation in the shape of your beam.
Copy this and paste it into the profile manager.
Set it as a beam and/or wall (can be both).
Now you place it on plan with the beam or wall tool - the length of the beam or wall is the width of your oak beam.

You may find a complex profile is easier to edit if you need to modify the shape of your beam.
Edit the profile and all placed beams will update.
Duplicate and modify the profile and you have another beam/wall to use for a different situation.

The morph could be a little tricky to edit (depending on what you need to do - if anything).

Barry.