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]

2nd image

[Djordje]

patricprz wrote:
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).

1. Measure the original

2. Model it; save as library part

If you can't measure it, you will need something like ArchiFacade to convert the photos to elevations, and then eyeball it ...

Good luck!

[Anonymous]

when you say 'model it' do you mean with another package like form z?
how would i save it as a library part?
I think i will do it all in FormZ, it s a shame though.... i would have liked to use AC.

[Aaron Bourgoin]

model it lying down on the flat. Highlight it and open the 3D window oriented to a plan view at 270 (camera at bottom of the circle). to save, see image and save as a window object.

[Anonymous]

Aaron wrote:
and open the 3D window oriented to a plan view at 270 (camera at bottom of the circle). .

I am sorry but i lost you at the above. could you please explain that bit again?

I have found the Profiler tool in the goodies folder, which i will be able to put to use.....

[Eduardo Rolon]

HTH

1) draw everything using walls, slabs or combination.
2)make sure the elements are in their proper z coordinate.
2a) All this is done in the story view drawn as it looks in elevation
3) Go to the 3D view and using the window settings get the model to be shown in top view, this is the tricky part until you get use to it. Remember that you drew it in elevation on the story window, so you have to choose the front elevation icon instead of the roof icon.
4)After you are sure you have the object looking as a top view, select all and then choose from File- GDL Objects- Save 3D Object As-


and check this thread

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=2479&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=model

[Aussie John]

What will you be doing with the 3D model?
if it is only for elevations I would draw them in 2d (make a library part for multitple instances)
If it is for a rendering then you will need to model more accurately.
Model only with enough detail as you need.

[Djordje]

patricprz wrote:
when you say 'model it' do you mean with another package like form z?

No, I mean ArchiCAD. You can model all of it quite easily, using slabs and walls and meshes; or Profiler as you rightly noted later.

patricprz wrote:
how would i save it as a library part?

Ouch ... weel, the PDF called Intro to Object Making is in C:\Program Files\Graphisoft\ArchiCAD 9\Graphisoft Documentation ... it is all spelled out there. 124 pages from the GDL guru, DNC, himself. Next best thing to the GDL CookBook, or maybe the first step to it?

patricprz wrote:
think i will do it all in FormZ, it s a shame though.... i would have liked to use AC.

This is going the easy way. So, what is the model supposed to be used for?

If you don't know how, the word training comes to mind ... if the resources and advice found here are not enough.

Good luck

[Anonymous]

the purpose:
I need to draw the existing building and then the proposed with an additional story which is identical to the rest of the building. It will be used for fundraising. Although i only need to model the elevation facing the road i would like to include it in the working drawings as well.

Can you rotate objects around the X or Y axis? For example if i draw a ornamental lintel with the slab tool in plan view, how do i then rotate it around the X axis so i can use it in elevation?

Does anybody know of modelling tutorials for AC?
(It is all good and well to point me to Archiforma, but my boss has already paid thousands for a AC9 license and if I tell him now that we need to buy another piece of software to draw elevations of existing buildings in 3D he would tell me to go where the sun dont shine)

I am 100% sure on how to do it all in Form Z, but I i would like to learn how to use Archicad for the whole lot. In a 3 man band office doing your own GDL sripting seems excessive, then even Autocad seems user friendly.

The tutorials that come with AC do not cover modelling.
Thanks for everybodies help so far!