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2022-12-08 05:31 AM - last edited on 2023-05-09 03:11 PM by Rubia Torres
Hi there, has anyone in Australia successfully created colorbond fencing with an edit of a preset railing ? I don’t need a high level of detail except to show the metal sheet profile in the panel settings. How do I get a colorbond panel to show up in my railing panel setting ? A standard Bunnings fence kit with inserts is what I am trying to model up.
I do have “CI tools Coverings” installed so I might just draw a standard railing with a few edits and just clad the rail or even draw a wall and just add the colorbond profile to it ? If you have a better method please reply.
Please see the PDF below for a picture of what I am trying to model.
Thank you.
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2022-12-09 02:39 AM
Without scripting a custom piece, it all just comes down to how small a single segment of your sheet pattern is and what gradient your fence is at.
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2022-12-09 01:57 PM
It's not that difficult though is it - really?
2022-12-10 01:40 AM
Great job Jim to get the top of the fence to slope like that.
2022-12-12 07:18 AM
BTW I used a different method in this instance and made my CI tools do the work for me with the coverings tool. I created a thin invisible wall and attached the cladding to it and made a top and bottom rail appear with the coverings settings. Then I used the column tool to make the posts and the rest is history.
Thank you very much for all the help and suggestions.
2023-11-20 02:34 AM
Hi Jim
Would you be able to share the setting used for this?
I have tried the custom balusters but keep getting those gaps in between.
2023-11-20 02:36 PM
Here you go, Railings can be fiddly, but fun when you get the hang of it 😀
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/029DAQSTaqIUJ9zvCXzh_wVqw#Colorbond
2023-11-21 03:41 AM
Hey James
I 100% agree with you. It is a powerful tool hence I am trying to utilise it.
The link you have provided is saved as Archicad 27. Are you able to provide a version in Archicad 26?
2023-11-21 01:45 PM
Try this.
https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/058nKO6s3Sl_lBqZ9Fr8C4i-A#Colorbond_AC26
2023-11-22 01:18 AM
Amazing, Thanks a lot for your help with this one. 👍
2024-02-09 05:29 AM - edited 2024-02-09 05:47 AM
Hi all, I have successfully transitioned from using the CI wall coverings tool with an invisible wall, to a railing with a custom colorbond sheet fence profile.
I need to taper the top of my fence down from 1.8m high to about 1.0m high. Similar to the picture that @Jim Allen, has provided above. How do I achieve this with the railings UI and how do I create a tapered top sheet profile ? (Without GDL of course)
Any help would be much appreciated.
Edit: I will try and use a tapered beam with a complex profile for the fence sheets to see if that will work or not ?