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Intersection issues in log walls

Ernest Atanasiu
Advisor
hello!

i came across this problem while drawing with log walls.





the walls have identical settings, the reference line is on the inside of the house and I get 3 different solutions for this type of corner. the 3rd one is the spookiest. I get these lines also in elevations.

here are the wall settings, for the log part



can anyone help, please?
arch. ernest atanasiu
AC 10-26 INT/GER/FR on Win 10/ Win 11
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Ernest Atanasiu
Advisor
newbies get answers, too, don't they?

or is this an unique problem?
arch. ernest atanasiu
AC 10-26 INT/GER/FR on Win 10/ Win 11
Anonymous
Not applicable
Lack of a reply might mean that nobody has an answer, sorry.

Personally I have never drawn a log home (only ever SEEN one!). Surely someone will help you though.

Good Luck.
Ernest Atanasiu
Advisor
it's my first log house, too

and i'm just trying to avoid drawing cover fills all over the elevations, just to simulate the log wall

btw, if the graphisoft ppl are listening: if you made this tool just for the fun, it's okay, but it's a long way from this to something anybody can really use in making a log house. it totally non-customizable, like choosing a profile, using only log walls (there are also timber-frame walls, glulam, etc) and so on (i think you know what i'm talking about here)

but hey, i hope the contractor has archon software and the house will survive.

thx
arch. ernest atanasiu
AC 10-26 INT/GER/FR on Win 10/ Win 11
Link
Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft has a product called Log Home Solution specifically for log home builders, but I don't know what kind of support it's getting these days. In fact I don't even know if it's been upgraded for ArchiCAD 10.

It seemed like GS was caught between supporting existing users and hoping it would just go away. Hopefully they will reconsider their support for it, because it was a good product.

Anyway, it seems that this problem definitely has to do with your log radius method. If possible, try using the other one. Obviously this was not a problem in AC9, so it's a bug.

Cheers,
Link.
Ernest Atanasiu
Advisor
definetely a little tiny bug
and it's bugging me!
arch. ernest atanasiu
AC 10-26 INT/GER/FR on Win 10/ Win 11
Pete
Newcomer
By chance, are you using multi-story walls for the tall ones? I have had odd intersections depending on multi-story settings. Play with those settings and see if it cleans up.
Pete Read
ArchiCAD 12; Artlantis Studio 2
MacBook Pro 2.4 Core2Duo, 2GB, OSX(10.5) and XPpro(SP3)
Anonymous
Not applicable
Whats happening on the 2D plan ?
is there everything righ ?
walls have rightly glued toghether ?
i have made log houses.. i've never seen anything like this!
Ernest Atanasiu
Advisor
yes pete, those 2 walls are multi-storey

let me see if I change them, what happens...

and: yes, the walls are ok in 2D. I even switched their orientation but no results.
arch. ernest atanasiu
AC 10-26 INT/GER/FR on Win 10/ Win 11
Pete
Newcomer
Other related threads:

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=11302&highlight=

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=11036
Pete Read
ArchiCAD 12; Artlantis Studio 2
MacBook Pro 2.4 Core2Duo, 2GB, OSX(10.5) and XPpro(SP3)