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Dear Community members,
For this October tip, we have another practical solution from @Yves, who keeps up his streak of contributions! Yves addresses @RasNor's question on how to efficiently draw slope symbols on site plans in Archicad.
Challenge context
@RasNor shared with the community that while he knows how to draw the mesh in 3D, it doesn’t display as a "slope symbol" on the site plan, and creating it manually is time-consuming. In response, @Yves has shared a practical solution! Watch his demo while following the description to see exactly how it works.
Yves’ custom slope symbol objects solution
@Yves created two line type objects that adjust their line spacing relative to the drawing scale, ensuring the slope symbol remains legible when printed. The symbol lines can follow splines, making them adaptable to varied site contours and slopes. This solution offers a time-saving, integrated approach compared to manual drawing, enhancing the precision and presentation quality of site plans.
Benefits
- Scale-aware line spacing keeps slope symbols clearly visible at any print scale.
- Follows spline paths, fitting varied terrain and mesh shapes.
- Speeds up documentation by replacing manual symbol drawing with repeatable, modifiable line types.
Download @Yves’ custom slope symbol as GDL objects (import to your embedded library).
Ligne talus droit (Straight slope line)
Ligne talus courbe (Curved slope line)
Note:
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The objects are in French but can be easily translated.
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The “Ligne talus droit” object uses the “Ligne talus courbe” object as a macro, so both objects must be loaded into the library to function properly.
Honorable mention to @CosminF for sharing a useful tip on working with custom line types.
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Last but not least, here’s the link to the original forum discussion where you can leave kudos to @Yves for his helpful answer.
