Help on a very complex roof

[Anonymous]

Hey i trying to design a roof based on the Transparent Roof created in Eric Owen Moss's project, the "Umbrella"
Here's a link to some photos of the roof i am talking about.
http://www.ericowenmoss.com/projindex.html
Just chose Umbrella as the project.
I was wondering if anyone knew how to create rooves like these on archicadd. And how do you add support structures, like the steel supporting structures shown in the photo, on archicad.
I am a student architect and none of my archicad tutors (who are student tutors) were able to help me. What i mainly want to know is how to creat the cascading glass and how to add the steel supports.
Thank you. I would be very appreciative of any help.

[Steve Jepson]

By squidgy_wiji, I'v give up (for now) on making a solid out of this.

Anyway, there you have it. A wavy roof curved in both directions. Easy to make and you will have complete control of the dimensions.

Just hook some curves together for the side-to-side profile of the roof and extrude along the front-to-back curves with ArchiForma.

[Djordje]

Steve wrote:
By squidgy_wiji, I'v give up (for now) on making a solid out of this.

Did you try ArchiWall? It can also use a curve traveling along a curve - and if you copy it, and use SEO on the other side, you DO get the solid! Then save it ... Rotate? Hm, might work?

Fabrizio?

[Anonymous]

WOW! the result is amazing. I cannot believe it only take few click to make pantheon's dorm ceiling.

By the way, how to use SEO :oops: I have problem with tile floor. In the begining I was think I need to buy ArchiTiles, but now I think the step you just describe can make the floor and wall looks like tiles fllor and tile wall