Hatching

[Anonymous]

There is a great feature in revit that allows you to add hatching to your walls etc in the materials dialogue that will show in elevation. In ArchiCAD, if I want to do the same I have to draw a fill patten manually over the wall in elevation to show brick lines etc. If I move a window, I have to go and manually change the fill.

Is there an easier way to do this?

[Djordje]

Andy,

Andydob wrote:
I havent used ArchiCAD for a year since I left university, and have to use AutoCAD at work and am looking at Revit as I want to introduce my company to BIM products. There is no way they would be interested in ArchiCAD as there is no upgrade path from AutoCAD.

As with the 3D hatching, it seems you did not do your homework. Not being nasty, just stating a fact.

There very much IS an upgrade path from anything to ArchiCAD. Talk to your local reseller or GS UK. If your company has quite a few seats, I do think they will come running. And, it is definitely not going to be more expensive than Revit, unless they give it away.

Plus, you don't have the subscription stranglehold on you if you don't want it. You can upgrade when you want, or not upgrade at all (not a smart option ...) and as someone else said, sell your licenses to someone at any time.

So, in the ROI field, the decision to go Revit or ArchiCAD is very much on the side of ArchiCAD, as re-training and implementation are the same - going from flatland to VB or BIM is the same road, whichever you choose.

Not knowing it is out there does not mean it is not out there.

[Rick Thompson]

~/archiWIZARD ... I just knew you would know something:) thanks

(and yes, I had no real training)... and furthermore know how much I could learn from just re-studing the manual and tutorials again after over 10 years. It's so easy working away getting your work done and not taking the time to fully explore options until you find you don't know how to do something.

[Stress Co_]

~/archiben wrote:

Rick wrote:
It would be nice to be able to manipulate that. If you know a trick here I would appreciate knowing it.

rick

using the 'Align Texture' tools (Edit>Align Texture) sets the origin and direction for the internal engine vectorial hatching as well as the openGL textures . . .

HTH
~/archiWIZARD

Too bad it doesn't work in elevation windows It should.