Curved Walls in y axis?

[Anonymous]

Hello ArchiCAD Users,
I am wondering whether anyone can help me with what I am trying to achieve. I have attached a quick SketchUp model of what I am trying to do to ease assistance. I am trying to create a curved wall in the y axis, I know how to do this in the x axis but am unsure of the technique for what I'm after. I have heard of custom profiles, would this be the solution?

Thanks,
Chris

[Dwight]

In Archicad, the "Y" axis is not the vertical one. We use cartesian geometry here, pardner.

If that curved roof is what you want, complex profiles can do it.

http://www.archicadwiki.com/Creative%20Uses%20of%20Complex%20Profiles

It can also be done with the roof tool, but this method is tedious.

Now if anyone can help me view .wmv files on a MAc, i would be in heaven.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the help, I'll give it a go and get back to you all, try the Flip for Mac Component which plays WMV files in Quicktime.

Chris

[Dwight]

Great.
I am perplexed because i AM up-to-date with the Flipper, but it still needs something more…

[Anonymous]

Dwight wrote:
Great.
I am perplexed because i AM up-to-date with the Flipper, but it still needs something more…

Do you need any special codecs perhaps? (Sorry, know nothing about Macs!)

[Ralph Wessel]

Dwight wrote:
Great.
I am perplexed because i AM up-to-date with the Flipper, but it still needs something more…

Depends what codec is required. Some other possible avenues:
Perian http://perian.org/
VLC media player http://www.videolan.org/

[Djordje]

simschr wrote:
Hello ArchiCAD Users,
I am wondering whether anyone can help me with what I am trying to achieve. I have attached a quick SketchUp model of what I am trying to do to ease assistance. I am trying to create a curved wall in the y axis, I know how to do this in the x axis but am unsure of the technique for what I'm after. I have heard of custom profiles, would this be the solution?

Thanks,
Chris

Vaulted roof. It will be segmented, but it's a roof - meaning that it displays and behaves like a roof.

Alternatively, if you need a smooth curve, and know all the workarounds, then Complex profile.