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Curved glass block wall

Marky
Contributor
Does anybody know how to build this type of wall?
Neither Cadimage Wall Coverings nor ArchiWall is able to do it.

glass_block_wall.jpg
AC 6.5, 13 - 19 Pl, OctaneRender for ArchiCAD, MoI 3D, Blender; W7 Pro 64;
i7-4790K/32 GB; GTX 980/4 GB
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Anonymous
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Marky,
make a new material, set the right texture (glass blocks), and assign it to the wall.

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Anonymous
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Hi Marky,
if you check in the windows library, you should find in the "fixed windows" folder a "ww glass block wall" window. Its settings are a bit quirky but after a few tries you should get the settings you need, have a look at the image attached
Marky
Contributor
Hi Til,

Thanks, I know that but I need to insert there some doors and that's the problem.
AC 6.5, 13 - 19 Pl, OctaneRender for ArchiCAD, MoI 3D, Blender; W7 Pro 64;
i7-4790K/32 GB; GTX 980/4 GB
Solution
Anonymous
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Marky,
make a new material, set the right texture (glass blocks), and assign it to the wall.
Marky
Contributor
Hi Andro,

That's it!
I was thinking about it.
Have to check if it has a thickness and what happens to the other side but looks very promising.

Anyway, that's the solution!

Thanks.
AC 6.5, 13 - 19 Pl, OctaneRender for ArchiCAD, MoI 3D, Blender; W7 Pro 64;
i7-4790K/32 GB; GTX 980/4 GB
Anonymous
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And some textures for the glass blocks for download:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kdcnoc7xcxz3iri/Glass%20Blocks.zip
Marky
Contributor
Wow, this forum is the source of abundance! At least for ArchiCAD users.

Thanks a lot Andro!
AC 6.5, 13 - 19 Pl, OctaneRender for ArchiCAD, MoI 3D, Blender; W7 Pro 64;
i7-4790K/32 GB; GTX 980/4 GB
Anonymous
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How to you distribute the glass brick along the wall, bcz only allows to me to make windows with a certain length.
Erwin Edel
Rockstar
You could try doing this as a Curtain Wall. Hidden frames for the mortar joints, panels for the glass blocks and a curved wall as mortar (SEO out the glass blocks Curtain Wall).
Erwin Edel, Project Lead, Leloup Architecten
www.leloup.nl

ArchiCAD 9-26NED FULL
Windows 10 Pro
Adobe Design Premium CS5
Anonymous
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I read about drawing like a curtain wall. But apparently in the second post on this thread it can be possible to draw like window brick glass. Can anyone confirm this and if so how can I make a curved window.

Regards