Sandwich Panel

[Kikoria]

Hi everybody. I was wondering, can I create sandwich panel by using wall tool?

The panel looks like this:

I built it using railing tool. It was easy, but I couldn't create an opening inside of it. Then I tried to dig into log wall but couldn't get the desired result. Is there any way in the wall tool to make sandwich panel like this?

Thank you in advance!

[Barry Kelly]

I don't think they work with the accessories.

I would assume they are stand alone objects that you just have to put in place.

When you get them from BIMObject, does it say how you are supposed to use them?

I don't have a BIMComponent login so I have not downloaded any.

I would assume it is just an object that you can change the size of.

Maybe @mija can expand on how to use them with an accessory add-on?

Barry.

[Kikoria]

Got it, thanks. But if we use accessories as sandwich panel modelling tool, how can we use it? there are only certain tools in accessories library and there's no sandwich panel-like thing in there.

[mija · Accepted solution]

So this is how I use them..

I downloaded the first one from this manufacturer https://www.bimobject.com/en/europerfil/product/atica_1100_pur

• Add it to your Library manager

•  Draw a wall, select it and follow the path

•  select your panel and customize it as you want
• Then your cursor  will be like an angled eye so you select on which side of the wall you want your panel (sorry, dont know how to screenshot the cursor)

 Taa-daa

• When adding windows/doors you place them to the main wall like this

 

• accessories will follow any modification of the wall
• You can play with other libraries and objects from  bimobject website, but they pretty much work the same.

Hope this helped!

[mija]

Also when I have only sandwich panel as my wall, I use air building material wall with 1cm thickness. And when I am finished I change it to 0cm so it's not visible. Then accessory will not follow the wall modification since it has no thickness. 

So make sure it has when you are adding windows or doors etc.

[Erwin Edel · Accepted solution]

Alternative solution:

• a simple composite with the outer layer as the max. thickness of the panel:

• a whole lot of columns on a hidden layer with a building material that has higher priority than the outer skin to punch holes
  resulting in:

I use columns since they automatically clean up with walls.

[Kikoria]

Thank you!

[Kikoria]

Thanks a lot!

[Barry Kelly]

Thanks Mija.

So it is created as a wall accessory object.

I thought it might have just been a static object that you had to place and multiply.

Much better that is is actually an accessory object itself.

Barry.

[fabioverissimoTUU]

hi!

Does anyone still using this object?

I've been strugling with it. When using Archicad starts using a lot of ram, going from 10GB to 54 and sometimes it gives the error "not enough memory to complete the task".

Using Archicad 29 in windows 11 in a teamwork project.

[Patrick M]

complex profile columns can also work, in lieu of hte add-on/goodies... just be aware of polygon count and profile complexity, and you'll need to patch them around door/window openings