Composite wall with adjusting thickness

[Zendrix]

Hi! 

Lets consider a stone wall, like in old houses, where the thickness of it would vary and you would have 20mm plaster inside and outside:

Is there a way to have a composite wall like this, where the inner core keeps adjusting its thickness and the outter and inner endings are always 20mm plaster? If there is no direct way, whats the best workflow? I have seen the option of creating pilars, but if you have a skewed wall its not practical.

Or are you better of just drawing a simple stone wall? But then how could you represent the plasters thickness?

Thanks

[Zendrix]

Thanks Barry!

So i think im progressing, tell me if you thibk its a normal worflow:

1. I created walls nº 1, nº2 and nº3. They all have different thicknesses, so i had to create 3 different composite walls where the stone thickness was going to vary;

2. Wall nº3 i removed the plaster from outside skin cause its agains earth material;

3. Now i have a trapezoidal wall in the front façade but i cant seem to adjust its end thickness. i used the trapezoidal geometry, i tried changing the ending width parameters, tried hovering my mouse on some hotspot, but i cant seem to stretch that end in order to match it;

ALso, you said only one skin will change the thickness on a trapezoidal wall... couldnt it be the core changing its thickness?

Thanks,

[Zendrix]

so i tried to get a pilar going on the corner in order to correct it, but:

1. I insert a pilar with the same building material

2. I chose the right wrapping method.

But im not getting the results, what am i doing wrong?

Cheers,

[Barry Kelly]

I don't have Archciad in front of me at the moment.

Reading the help file it seem the last 'core' skin is the one that will get thicker.

Or it will be the thickest skin if your composite has not 'core' skin.

https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/28/INT/index.htm?rhcsh=1&rhnewwnd=0&rhmapid=#t=_AC28_Help%2F040_Eleme...

Barry

[Zendrix]

Hi Barry,

thanks for your relentless help. Yes, regarding the thickening of the skin, i also read that same text, it seems u cant get what i was looking for, but i think i can manage with it the way i have now.

But regarding the application of the pilar in the corners im having trouble making the pilar "blend in" with the walls, its just not happening, dont know why.

Cheers,

[Barry Kelly]

Now I have Archicad in front of me.

The plaster skin on the composite wall can not be a 'core'.

it must be 'other' or 'finish'.

Barry.

[Lingwisyer]

The column needs to penetrate the Core of the wall. The Finish and Other skins will then wrap.

I am not sure how you would go about a trapazoidal Composite wall as I have never needed to... You want something like the Tapered Complex Beam option, but for Walls.