Mis-mesh

[Anonymous]

I constructed an organic form(a solid balcony) that clings to an acute angle corner of a two-story wall by drawing the profiles of the form every three inches using the mesh tool. Each 'slice' was drawn as a separate mesh. How can these be combined into a single mesh so it will render as a solid in the 3D window?

[Anonymous]

HELLO,MR DJORDJE
not all roofs
how can we do roof like this?may be impossible ?

[__archiben]

ayman wrote:
how can we do roof like this?may be impossible ?

it actually looks relatively easy - unless there are double curves on those seemingly flat folds?

just use the roof tool . . .

if you feel the need to use a mesh, it looks regular enough that you can use the 'mesh-to-roof' tool once the final mesh skin has been defined.

alternatively, there is a 'tensile roof' library object that can be found in the /special construction/basic shapes library . . .

HTH
~/archiben

[Anonymous]

ayman wagdy, Might I interject that you are in good hands. ~/archiben and Peter Devlin(if he gets a look-see at this) are far beyond competent problem-solvers.
Your folded plate roof is beautiful and well suited for long span applications. Can I ask why the 'opposing tapers' of each cell?

[Anonymous]

i think now may roof will be more understood,i hope

i make this roof in 3dmax,i try and try more than you can belive to do this in Archicad but i couldn't

how can i do this? mesh and also roof couldn't be array on double curved path

[Anonymous]

Ayman,
You are correct. Making the roof with roofs is too difficult
because the assembly undulates. If all the roof ridges lay in a plane
it could be done with the roof tool.
I think the only way is to use the mesh tool to make the ridges and
valleys then use a de-elevated copy and SEO to get the folded plate shape.
Peter Devlin

[Anonymous]

DEAR,PETER
i think the way of using mesh will take hours and hours of time and 100%
it will be very bad and not correct ,nice try

i make this folded plate in 35 second in 3dmax and it's 100% correct and nice

i used spacing tool in 3dmax after a draw one part using archicad roof tool
and it done very fine
the Qs. is how i can get it in archicad fast and correct
thanks anyway for help

[Anonymous]

Anything that takes 35 seconds is the way to go, why look elsewhere, fool?

[__archiben]

ayman wrote:
the Qs. is how i can get it in archicad fast and correct thanks anyway for help

use the 'Import 3D studio...' add-on? it can be found in the goodies folder and loaded using the add-on manager . . .

but it will come in as a dumb surface object - no intelligent archiCAD information. i still think that this could be done relatively quickly using archiCAD itself (but not 35 seconds!). send me a few key setting out drawings/dimensions and i'll have a go? e-mail below . . .

~/archiben

[Anonymous]

Now with the SEO successfully trimming walls and skylight wells, I've encountered another problem. This roof consists of two meshes(I tried to make it a single mesh) which meet at the center ridge. I have been creating holes for the skylight wells (as seen in the lower left), but am having trouble with the wells that traverse the ridge and occupy both roof planes. I have tried to create two separate holes on each plane, but this creates an open polygon and makes the entire roof plane disappear. Is this a good time to use the 'mesh to roof' add-on?

[Anonymous]

garytom,
You shouldn't use the make hole command if the hole will
intersect the edge of the mesh.
Use the subtract from mesh pet pallet option.
Peter Devlin