How was this acheived ?

[Anonymous]

i just read on the graphisoft website about this .
http://www.graphisoft.com/community/press_zone/jury-biotechlab.html

looks fantastic but im very curious about how he formed the base and ergonomic columns tieing into the main biulding structure ?

i would be very interested to see what would be the strategy to pulll this form off ?

thanks.
Ian

[Anonymous]

ufff....have no idea what that error message says...

way you describe it is exactly how I get it done...

I don't even have to click exactly on spline, anywhere around it works...

[Anonymous]

ok now its working.
i selected the spline line, first, then the shell tool and NOW it will let me select the profile.
i got the extrusion at 90 degrees and then. clicked on the new shell extrusion and FREE ROTATE 90 degrees.

Getting closer.
Ian

[Anonymous]

i still have to tweak my extrude profile so the middle piece does not get cut so sharp.
but principally, this is correct i think ?

thanks a lot for the help.
Ian

[Anonymous]

ok taking my existing element and joining 3 more copies together.
I can start to get an idea of this type of roof.
cool.
Ian

[Anonymous]

strange thing archicad 15.
i did my SOE cuts and the model shows up perfectly in section but no changes show up on plan ?
a form this line, can really only be formed using solid object editing,,, so how do people cope when they have this complex form created and then cant produce one single usable plan for it ?

any work around suys ?
Ian

[Anonymous]

i was just thinking.
a very bad bad work around could be ??

make the model with SOEs.
Then create an elevation view on each cut beam.
Trace around the profile of the cut beam.
go to complex profile editor.
copy the profile into the complex editor.
save it as beam number 1.
go back to plan and place your beam number 1.

repeat this process for every beam or cut wall.

drink a lot of coffee for this system.
you probably wont see your family for a long long time.
Ian

[Anonymous]

mmmmmm thinking again, i dont think my alternative solution will work ?
the intersection between crossing beams will be too sharp.
in the SOE model the top of the beams are also cut and curved to fit the SOE object, therefore giving a smooth usable top surface.


the thinking continuous....
Ian

[Anonymous]

the thinking continuous....

i was thinking about the plan problem....
if before SOE was used, the core elements on plan were edited and cut to shape.
then on the general plan, the SOE wouldnt matter to much.

but when i think a little more...
if there was for example a drop in the top surface of 3 meters down, that would cut through possible a lower internal slab.
if SOE wont give me that information and i dont think it will, then .... SOE is unusable for anything else than pritty 3d modelling.
and the other users are right, SOE as it stands is a disgracful walk in the opposing direction to BIM !

i cant really believe it......

[Eduardo Rolon]

You can try the option of starting the first/base shape as a square shell with "Skylights" (it works also with subtracted slabs) as empty openings and then the SEOs will show on plan.

[Eduardo Rolon]

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