Honeycomb Wall
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‎2011-01-07
04:48 PM
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‎2023-05-09
04:41 PM
by
Rubia Torres

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‎2011-01-07 05:26 PM
Draw a complex profile fill corresponding exactly to the elevational view you desire.
Create a complex profile wall and draw it PERPENDICULAR to the facade direction.
Viola.

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‎2011-01-07 06:57 PM
OR...
if there's an empty window in ArchiCAD that is the right shape (which would be very easy to make without any GDL knowledge; there's a great tutorial somewhere on the forum that I've used), you could add lots of empty windows to a regular wall. Then they'd show up nicely in plan. Though that might be insanely cumbersome in this case with so many holes.
Lots of options.
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‎2011-01-07 07:35 PM
JaredBanks wrote:Or make the operator(s) beams and the holes are automatic.
Use that as the operator in a SEO to cut the holes out.

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‎2011-01-07 07:40 PM
Placing windows, beams or whatever individually has the drawback of only being placed in plan view and then pulled into place. This seems like more work and more cumbersome editing.
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‎2011-01-07 07:45 PM
Dwight wrote:I just meant that using a CP beam cuts the wall automatically eliminating the need for the SEO.
Complex profile as SEO cutter is better than making the wall as a complex profile AND allows arrangement using the elevation as a cue. This simplifies editing.
Placing windows, beams or whatever individually has the drawback of only being placed in plan view and then pulled into place. This seems like more work and more cumbersome editing.

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‎2011-01-07 07:47 PM
The complex profile allows for 'ganging' operations of the kind we're discussing and it is important to emphasize the ease of editing combined with the elevation layout aspect for productivity.
NOW: If only we could Trace reference views in the Complex Profile window. THAT would increase productivity!

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‎2011-01-07 08:18 PM
Dwight wrote:That would be awesome.
NOW: If only we could Trace reference views in the Complex Profile window. THAT would increase productivity!
I like the idea of using the beam to cut the holes. Though it should be noted that you need to make sure the intersection groups and layers work correctly.
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‎2011-01-08 07:04 PM
I use only columns and walls with some SEO's on the ends.
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‎2011-01-08 10:46 PM
These openings are made with three beams automatically punching through the one wall. The nearest beam is shown in wireframe. Of course the same effect could be accomplished with a single profiled beam or arrays of simple ones. I have used squares for speed and simplicity. The shapes could be just about anything.
Of course after all this about beams and auto-intersection, there may be performance advantages to the SEOs. I haven't tested this.