Drawing an existing building

[Anonymous]

I am trying to draw up an existing building and need some help. I need to recreate the original lintels and molded decoration on the facade.
I have no idea how to do that.
Could somebody please give me some adivce. I have attached two images that show what I need to achieve (the white lintels).

[Anonymous]

Thank you for that information.

[Aaron Bourgoin]

Patrick, placing objects on a ramped surface is done using the Gravity tool. It works with slabs, roofs or meshes,

Slect the obejct, activate the gravity tool and select the surface type to be "gravitated".

presto.

[Anonymous]

You have an answer for everything, dont you!
THanks again....

[Djordje]

Aaron wrote:
Patrick, placing objects on a ramped surface is done using the Gravity tool. It works with slabs, roofs or meshes,

Slect the obejct, activate the gravity tool and select the surface type to be "gravitated".

... and, if the object has the rotation parameter, you can check it in the S/E and adjust it correctly.

[Anonymous]

I have followed the instruction but would like to know one more thing.
To create an edwardian window do i have to create the frame surrounding the window seperately as an object and place in front of the actual window?
If you look at the attached image you can see that the opeing in the wall should only be on the inside of the window and not on the outside of the frame. How do you deal with that?

[Anonymous]

THanks for all the help!!!

[Aussie John]

patricprz wrote:
To create an edwardian window do i have to create the frame surrounding the window seperately as an object and place in front of the actual window?

This is where understanding some of the GDL code is useful. Archicad automatically makes the hole in the wall to suit the overall size. By adding the WALLHOLE command you can shrink the hole opening to suit.

Tip: Do this or your hole will end up in the wrong place. Create your object at the project origin with the left hand bottom of opening at the origin, then you should be able to add the WallHole command after these commands you see at the start (example
MULX A/0.8340659340659
MULY B/0.7585164835165
ADDX -0.142032967033
ADDY 0.1239010989011 This will be different in your case)

WALLHOLE 5,1,
0,0,1+2+4+64,
width,0,1+2+4+64,
width,height,1+2+4+64,
0,height,1+2+4+64,
0,0,1+2+4+64

someone else may better advise on the "1+2+4+64" parameters as they comptrol which edges are visible

width and height being your opening size (in metres)

This command will only effect the 3d view and not the plan view.

Also when you create your window make sure "save as editable GDL" is selected in the original dialogue box is selected

[Anonymous]

A tiny improvement in ArchiCAD 9, so small it is not mentioned in the New Features Documentation, eases the GDL dependency. If you write ‘wallhole’ in the ID field of a slab that shapes a wall or door, ArchiCAD will correctly fit your object into the wall that it is placed. No more GDL tweaking!

You first create the parts (frame, mullions, transoms and the glazing etc…) of the window out of slabs on the floor plan. Then define another slab that will form the overall shape of the opening that will be cut into the wall when your window is placed. This slab differs from the rest only in one special way it has ‘wallhole’ in the ID field of the Listing and Labeling field.

Save the Window Object from a 3D Top View at 270 degrees.

Woody

[Link]

Woody is right. This AC9 feature does get a mention in ArchiCAD Help, but wasn't highlighted in the New Features guide.

Also worth mentioning is that there is no longer any need to view these objects from 270 degrees in the 3D window. If you are saving the part as a window or a door, it's shape is actually determined from the floor plan.

And the text is not case sensitive, so you can call the slab (that will define your cut) either wallhole, WALLHOLE, wAlLhOlE, WALLhole, waLLhoLe, etc.

Cheers,
Link.

[Anonymous]

Link wrote:
Also worth mentioning is that there is no longer any need to view these objects from 270 degrees in the 3D window. If you are saving the part as a window or a door, it's shape is actually determined from the floor plan.

You know I've been saving objects out of the 3D window for so long... going to 270 degrees is a habit Link is right... you don't even have to do that any more! GS is making this too easy

BTW; You can make a niche by typing wallniche in the ID field. Just remember no to make the niche object thicker than the wall into which it will be inserted.

Woody