how do i make a part

[Anonymous]

i have modeled using slabs a nice clean fire house door.
I want to save it as an object and bring into into an exisiting project.
Then rotate it, so it is standing up.

I have made it and saved it.
Now i need to get my head around exporting it as an object file and bringing it back in.

Im kinda loos now
Help me please.
Thanks.
Ian

[Anonymous]

"pixpast" wrote:
just something i learned.
i created a full 3d german fire truck using slabs on plan.
tried to save it as object, but it kept arriving in my project as lieing on its side.
so i saved it as a door.
then in my real project, i created a wall and then inserted my door.
the fire truck stood up perfect.
but of course i had a big wall in the middle of my project.
so i brough the wall right back to the front and back of my fire truck, then the truck was there and no sign of a wall.

there must be a easier way of creating an object from plan and then flipping it up 90 degrees.

any help guys ?

Thanks Barry for the help !
Ian

[Barry Kelly]

pixpast wrote:
there must be a easier way of creating an object from plan and then flipping it up 90 degrees.

Eduardo mentioned the trick earlier in this thread.
In the 3D widow you need to set the projection to the view you would like to see in plan.
So you will need a side view with a camera azimuth of 90°.
In 3D it will appear as if you are looking at the top of your fire truck.
Now you save this as a 3D object.

It is no use just rotating the 3D view - you must set the projection settings.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

im quite proud to present this graphic.
my second working object. a german Lentner Crashtender 6x6
Ian

[Anonymous]

"Barry Kelly" wrote:

"pixpast" wrote:

there must be a easier way of creating an object from plan and then flipping it up 90 degrees.

Eduardo mentioned the trick earlier in this thread.
In the 3D widow you need to set the projection to the view you would like to see in plan.
So you will need a side view with a camera azimuth of 90°.
In 3D it will appear as if you are looking at the top of your fire truck.
Now you save this as a 3D object.

It is no use just rotating the 3D view - you must set the projection settings.

Barry.

ah ha !
thanks a lot arry for the help.
I will give it ago in a little while.
cheers for the help !
Ian

[Anonymous]

barry where do i change the projection settings ?
I have set up a camera with the program still wont let me export as object ?

Ian

[Anonymous]

had a few minutes and improved my GERMAN LENTNER Crashtender 6x6
FIRE TRUCK:

I think as a basic first try with creating new objects, im happy with it.

THE FRONT TRUCK IS THE LATEST VERSION !!
Enjoy.
Ian

[Anonymous]

here is a photo of what i am trying to create.
i know i could bang this out in Blender or Max, but i wanted to see if I could produce a nice object only from archicad.

I know its not perfect but the other option was to buy a max file off the net for 90 dollars. no thanks.
Ian

http://www.firefighter-emt.com/

[Anonymous]

here is my latest render of the german fire truck.
getting better.......

[Laszlo Nagy]

Good stuff!
Lateral thinking is one of the keywords in ArchiCAD.
You just have to learn what geometry each tool is capable of and you can then model thing with the tool that is the best for the given task.

[Anonymous]

Thanks laszlonagy.
Im happy you like it.
i just need to understand where i can set the perspective view thing, so i can save this out as an object in the correct elevation.

also i am contemplating how to add a round barrel to the water gun ontop of the fire engine ???

Ian