How to make the structure?

[Anonymous]

Hello to everybody!
I'm new on the forum and it's my first time to post a thread. So I would be grateful if you can give me an advice or tip how to realize my project in Archicad. I want to make my project (shown on the scale model) using a metal structure (shown on the 2 images bellow the scale model), but I don't have idea how. Can someone give me advice how to start?
Thank you all!

[Eduardo Rolon]

There are different ways to approach the problem and you will need to explore which will give the best result.

Items you will need to read in the Help Files:

1. Mesh
2. Custom Profiles
3. Layers (Wireframe)
4. Beams
5. Morphs - Once you get the idea using Beams for the rough in then you can try using morphs to develop more detail.

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I am assuming that you know AC basics like drawing, opening 3D window etc.

[Eduardo Rolon]

1st step is to draw in floorplan the shape with the intersections.

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Then I would Magic Wand a Mesh to the perimeter of the shape

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Then I would add the ridges to the mesh (using Magic Wand)

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Which will give the following result in the 3D Window.

BTW change material for the mesh for the screenshots and also made the Mesh a single plane.

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Then I will edit the intersection points of the mesh elevating them into their position.

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with the following result

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Change the Mesh layer to Wireframe, in this case it is the Layer L-Site

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Using Complex Profiles create the section of the Beam.