Detailed kerb Modelling

[Anonymous]

Hi there,

what is the best way to model detailed kerbs (using profiler as example) in ArchiCAD on a sloping terrain along a winding road? Is Architerra 3 any good for this? Any other software we should be looking at?

Cheers Carsten

[Anonymous]

Carstene wrote:
Hey,

thanks for all the feedback. I have been modeling with the terrain for a long time, but now we need more detail in some cases ( close up ) while rendering animations.

- the beam tool would be great if you could do curved beams....
- OBJECTIVE looks very interesting I think I will investigate this further.

Cheers Carsten

I just made a curved beam. Made it with the slab tool then saved it as a library part with the subtype beam. It's not parametric but it could be for someone with more gdl prowess. I figure it will at least show up in lists as a beam instead of a slab.

[rocorona]

Wrathchild wrote:
I just made a curved beam. Made it with the slab tool then saved it as a library part with the subtype beam. It's not parametric but it could be for someone with more gdl prowess. I figure it will at least show up in lists as a beam instead of a slab.

I'm sure it doesn't show up as a SLAB.
I think it shows as on OBJECT ...

[Anonymous]

rocorona wrote:

Wrathchild wrote:
I just made a curved beam. Made it with the slab tool then saved it as a library part with the subtype beam. It's not parametric but it could be for someone with more gdl prowess. I figure it will at least show up in lists as a beam instead of a slab.

I'm sure it doesn't show up as a SLAB.
I think it shows as on OBJECT ...

Oh well.....gotta try new things. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.

[Dwight]

Parametric elements rarely start with drawn shapes as you have done.

For instance, your curved beam-made-from-a-slab is not extruded along its length, but from the top down, making a series of nodes approximating a curve along each face.

This data has no "intelligence," since it isn't related to the parameters we use to control beams.

A curved beam would be made in GDL by describing the section and then applying a SWEEP [described by a radius and arc length] or TUBE [described by lateral path nodes] command.

Today, the best bet for curved things that change elevation is the wonderful OBJECTIVE Add-On. The attached shows an arcing sweep made from a complicated section shape via OBJECTIVE. Yay, Ralph!!