Leaning walls in ArchiCad?

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to create walls at an angle to the floor other than 90 degrees?

[Anonymous]

Oooo, from the 3D window! That explains it! Thanks.

Sorry. I easily get overexcited when learning new software.

And yes, it's forgetmenot. I like them. Alleno???

[Dwight]

latin for "forget."

[Anonymous]

alleno,

Any of various plants of the genus Myosotis, such as the forget-me-not

from Latin myostis, mouse-ear; from Greek muostis : muos, genitive of mus, mouse.... I guess you could say that Forget-me-nots look like mouse ears

[Dwight]

Plants as mouse parts:

arisarum proboscideum

http://lazyssfarm.com/Plants/Perennials/A_files/Ar_files/Ar%20Images/arisarum_proboscidium.htm

[Anonymous]

lol, and I was just trying to find a screen name that wasn't already used everywhere...

Plants that look like mouse parts might prove an interesting subject though. To bring the subject back in topic: Can you model them in ArchCAD?

[Dwight]

that mousy thing would have to be made in halves - a lofted mesh, saved as an object, then mirrored. I have done similar for an eagle head log end.

That is what chainsaw carving has come to.

[Anonymous]

Ok, I get the lofted mesh part, but why saved as an object and mirrored?

Chainsaw carving sounds fun. Maybe I should try it.

[Dwight]

The mouse plant is symmetric only along the Z axis.
The mesh allows for lofting only along the Z axis, so the form must be created, as with most ArchiCAD objects, "lying down" on the floor.

You then take a 3D elevation view in the 3D window from what would be the "top" of the form in reality and save the view as a GDL object.

Placing this object in the plan, you place another one adjacent that is mirrored to become the opposing side of the mouse plant..

Think of it as a rudimentary injection mold where the two symmetric halves will have a seam down the middle.

[Dwight]

Here's an example since I am studying new ways to make ice with the LightWorks surfaces.

see how the mesh is stood upright and joined.

[Anonymous]

Dwight wrote:
Here's an example since I am studying new ways to make ice with the LightWorks surfaces.

Dwight,

Could you put that in a glass with a little Dewars?

Woody