Student seeking basic help please

[FiestyFejioa]

I'm a beginner, and I'm modelling a simple timber slab with a beam surround, and for the life of me,

I cannot get the beam and the slab perfectly aligned. Please help

Operating system used: Windows 11

[AllanP · Accepted solution]

You can draw one shape, then magic wand the other tool to that shape.

the Magic wand function is the tracing of an already drawn shape with the currently selected tool(must be a tool that can be drawn with an edge i.e. slab, fill, beam, wall etc...but not a point placed item like an object, window, column.

to activate the magic wand function , just "hold down the space bar",

move you mouse on the edge of the shape to be traced, or inside the polygon area you want traced, archicad will show you the line/edge that will be traced,

then just left click "while still holding down the space bar".

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Getting-started/Magic-Wand/ta-p/303966

https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/20/INT/AC20Help/02_Interaction/02_Interaction-108.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ncgvQ7jBh0

I hope this helps.

[Lingwisyer]

Not sure how you drew your slab, but it does not look round while the beam does... When drawing your initial shape, are you using the Arc by Centre Point option? Or the Curved Method in terms of the Beam?

Ling.