Convert external object into Beam, Column, Wall

[Anonymous]

Hello everyone,

I've tried to search on the forum and in general but I couldn't find a complete and successful answer. I have some 3D models that I created with Rhino5, and for this reasons all the elements, when imported, are considered as Objects.

My question is very simple: is there a procedure or a way to "tell" ArchiCad to consider an object as a specific architectural element in ArchiCad? For example if I select the extrusion of a column (created with Rhino), can I convert it into the element "Column" in the software?

If not, is there any way (maybe an external plugin/add-in) to manage this?

Thanks in advance, and have a nice time!

[Ahmed_K]

any thing imported is considered as an object, you can't create a column from an object, place it as it is, or convert it to morph for further editing

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

You can use 'classifications' to classify any element as anything you like.
So then when saved as an IFC file, the object will be classified as a column.

But within Archicad it will still be an object (with a column classification).


Barry.

[Anonymous]

Thank you both for your kind replies

Barry wrote:
You can use 'classifications' to classify any element as anything you like.
So then when saved as an IFC file, the object will be classified as a column.

But within Archicad it will still be an object (with a column classification).

And thank you Barry Kelly for this explanation, I will consider to use this in case I have special shapes that I need to import as objects! Thank you!