Custom Wallniche Creation

[Anonymous]

Hello everybody.
I'm trying to create a niche with a custom shape. I've followed the instructions in AC10 Reference Guide (page 187), but the result isn't the expected one (all I've achieved is a rectangular nieche).
I will describe in a few words what I've done (using some attached print screens), hoping that someone could help me.
Thank you

So ... here it goes:

[Anonymous]

Adrian,
Try opening the library part for editing.
Go to the 2D Symbol window and change
the line to the color you want.
Peter Devlin

[Anonymous]

Peter wrote:
Adrian,
Try opening the library part for editing.
Go to the 2D Symbol window and change
the line to the color you want.
Peter Devlin

Hi Peter,
Thank you so much for your quick reply.
Here are the settings in the 2D Symbol window. (if I manually draw a line there using the pen I want, nothing happens with the floor plan display - the blue line remains there). Am I missing something?
Thank you again.

Adrian Tudoreanu

[Anonymous]

Adrian,
I am surprised that the 2D symbol has nothing in it.
Did you delete what AC drew ?
Also, I do not know what you finally decided about
setting the window to be symbolic or projected
and if you set wall contours to none.
I have mine set to symbolic and with no contours.
I drew in the wall contour lines and the sill line
in the 2D symbol window.
Peter Devlin

[Anonymous]

Peter wrote:
Adrian,
I am surprised that the 2D symbol has nothing in it.
Did you delete what AC drew ?
Also, I do not know what you finally decided about
setting the window to be symbolic or projected
and if you set wall contours to none.
I have mine set to symbolic and with no contours.
I drew in the wall contour lines and the sill line
in the 2D symbol window.
Peter Devlin

Peter,
I haven't deleted anything in the 2D symbol window. I don't know why it shows like that.
Anyway, I guess I've chosen projected type for floor plan display because it showed the niche almost as I wanted (the only problem being that blue line).
I've set it to symbolic and with no contours now and it behaves just like you've said. I've followed your method and now it shows correctly (still I am a bit surprised by the fact that I have to draw manually the fill in the 2D symbol window, which can be a little bit frustrating if I want to change the wall's cut fill).
Thank you again for all your support.

Adrian Tudoreanu

[Anonymous]

Peter wrote:
Adrian,
I am surprised that the 2D symbol has nothing in it.
Did you delete what AC drew ?
Also, I do not know what you finally decided about
setting the window to be symbolic or projected
and if you set wall contours to none.
I have mine set to symbolic and with no contours.
I drew in the wall contour lines and the sill line
in the 2D symbol window.
Peter Devlin

Guess I was too hurried to speak about the fills. I've discovered that I can add a new variable in the <parameters> box which allows me to easily choose the fill type only by opening the settings window (without having to open the object and change the fill in the 2D symbol window). Guess I've forgotten to say that I'm new to GDL
Hope I wasn't too annoying with this issue

Adrian Tudoreanu

[Anonymous]

To ishpalsingh

Adding a new parameter for a certain object.