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2007-02-14
07:52 AM
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03:21 PM
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Rubia Torres
2007-02-14 08:00 AM
LoBasso wrote:? I've lost you? What are you saying exactly?
ArchiCad needs to treat roof surfaces like walls. There should be a way to construct a roof composite, such as built up roof over insulation over concrete over metal deck.
2007-02-14 08:04 AM
2007-02-14 06:03 PM
2007-02-14 10:20 PM
Philip wrote:Strictly speaking, composites can only use fills that belong to the Cut Fills category.
Have you discovered that you can make a composite from what-ever fill patterns you wish? Once you do this you can apply your composite construction to a wall, a slab or a roof. There are no rules here, you are free to create what-ever you need.
Philip wrote:Agreed. That's also what I meant about not being perfect. Usually the structure outside the wall is different to the structure inside the wall. Add to that the fascia/soffit system and composites start to fall down rather quickly.
For instance in the case of a flat roof (using the slab tool), it makes sense to create a composite of the sheathing, deck, insulation etc. just as it does with a wall or a slab. In the case of pitched, tiled roof construction though, I prefer to model the components separately (unless it's just for scheme design) - this results in accurate sections.