Angled Column Library Part ?

[Anonymous]

I am using ArchiCad 6.x
I am attempting to create a round column ( or post ) at an angle (18 degrees to the horizontal). And I need the ends of the round column square to the sides. Any suggestions is GREATLY appreciated.

[__archiben]

do you know any GDL? i'm quite hopeless with advanced GDL, but what you need can be achieved really easily with some very basic GDL . . . either modifying an existing similar object, or making your own:

begin a new object and insert some parameters:
dwColDia - Column Diameter (set as 'length'-type parameter)
dwColLen - Column Length (set as 'length'-type parameter)
dwIncAng - Inclination Angle (set as an 'angle'-type parameter)

in the 3D script:

roty dwIncAng

cylind dwColLen, dwColDia/2

del 1

end

in the 2D script:

project2 3, 270, 2

with a little more reading of the basics of GDL (the GDL Cookbook is a must!) you can embellish this with pens, fills, materials, etc, etc . . .

OR:
go to the object tool and navigate to the '3D primitives' folder (or something similar). there may be an object in there that is a simple cylinder and allows you to rotate it around it's axis . . . i can't remember what was in the 6.5 library.

HTH
~/archiben

[Anonymous]

Dennis,
The part you are looking for is called "cylinder angled 65"
In special construction/primitives.
If you need to cut it at a different angle than the part allows
use roofs to cut it the the way you want.
Peter Devlin

[Anonymous]

Thank you Peter Devlin and ~/archiben. The problem is that I don't have "cylinder angled 65 In special construction/primitives. " ( probably because that is part of a later archicad upgrade version than I have) , nor do I know anything about GDL.

Thanks anyway. for trying to help.

[Anonymous]

Dennis,
With the library part "cylinder angled 65", you don't need
to use any GDL.
You can still upgrade your version of AC to Archicad 6.5 v4.
I believe either GSTR (Graphisoft US Technical Resources)
or Graphisoft ArchiCAD Support ,
has the upgrade and the Archicad 6.5 v4 library.
Peter Devlin

[Anonymous]

dennisewilson wrote:

The problem is that I don't have "cylinder angled 65 In special construction/primitives. "

Dennis,

6.0 is a long time ago but I know that the "Primitives" folder has been around a long time too. It may have been called "Basic Shapes" back then but I do know that the Cylinder with the angled ends goes way, way back (at least to 4.5). Do a Search of your ArchiCAD folder for "cylinder" and I'm sure you will find it.

Good Luck,

woodster

By the way, let me know if you do not find it and I'll look it up when I get back to my office on Monday.