MORPH: Tube extrude along a 3d path - profile centre?

[Anonymous]

Hi,

If I want to use the Tube Extrude tool along a 3d path I leftclick on a profile and this point becomes the centre of extrusion. It is not too precise (i.e. if I want to select exactly a centre of a cicrcle). Is it possible to have more control over it?

[Anonymous]

I know editing planes, but still no easy way to just lock the axis (like in sketchup or rhino)

I know that you guys are amazed by this morph tool, but damn - archicad got even more complicated. We have to learn tons of new tricks to draw simple stuff - and its not even in XXI century.

We do have generative components, visual script editors, nurbs, etc. existing somewhere in modrn architecture world. Not here.

And in archicad I can't even design my own light, or window (not talking about dumb objects that are not parametric) without programing skills.

[Anonymous]

stayrudee wrote:
I know editing planes, but still no easy way to just lock the axis (like in sketchup or rhino)

I know that you guys are amazed by this morph tool, but <b>[censored]</b> - archicad got even more complicated. We have to learn tons of new tricks to draw simple stuff - and its not even in XXI century.

We do have generative components, visual script editors, nurbs, etc. existing somewhere in modrn architecture world. Not here.

And in archicad I can't even design my own light, or window (not talking about dumb objects that are not parametric) without programing skills.

You can use other software programs, try many programs and when you find one that like you, buy it... I tried some software before archicad: ADT, Allplan, Revit... and for me Archicad its the best (for now).
Made a tool in gdl for generative components is very easy... I made two dragon and medusa
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxYLRVpVk8Y&feature=plcp
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4_M3gdcoiE&feature=plcp
So if I can do (im architect no programer) I think that everyone can do, and of course if GS want they can do it a lot ot better

[Anonymous]

stayrudee wrote:
Just try to draw a railing

stayrudee

I agree that it isn't perfect tool, but creating 3d railing is as ease as never before.

cheers

grubar

[Anonymous]

My point is that we all invested loads of time/money in this software hoping that it will do the job and each next version would be better. In my opinion it is worse and worse - somebody has to tell that. Archicad has a great potential, but for me it is all spoiled by very stupid bugs, constrained tools (with no logical reason) and uber complicated program structure.

For me v17 should focus just on simplicity, ui and logical tools. I don't want to learn another tons of work-arounds for the simplest things. Honestly please hire some architects to help you !

BTW I have managed to extrude a profile along a 3d polyline (morph polyline - of course normal polyline can't do 3d) - guess what it has to be a closed polyline - so if you want to draw a railing or anything that needs to be extruded along open polyline - forget it. Thats what I am talking about - no logic in that tools.

[Eduardo Rolon]

stayrudee,

You can extrude a profile along an open "3D Polyline".

[Anonymous]

Ok so what I am missing here - when it is closed I pick the profile, than pet pallet tube and pick a polyline with space bar. It is not working on open polylines for me - do you draw that manually ? I am talking about extruding a profile along a path as it is in all other 3d apps.

[Eduardo Rolon]

AFAIK it does not work like in SketchUp which is the way you are describing.

In this case you have to follow the 3DPoly using your mouse not use the magic wand which is the same as the original "follow me" in SketchUp.

[Anonymous]

Which is "you have to draw that twice 😉" But it does work when the 3d poly is closed.

[Anonymous]

ejrolon wrote:
stayrudee,

You can extrude a profile along an open "3D Polyline".

I'm having some issues with Morphing railings and the quoted statement above sounds promising, however never have drawn a 3d polyline, and don't see polyline available when I'm in 3d, searched AC help and archicad wiki and can't seem to find how it works.
Just a bit of direction here would be nice.
Thanks
lec

[Eduardo Rolon]

Select the Morph Tool.
Click on the 3DPoly button.
Start drawing…