Timber Framers using Archicad?
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‎2014-03-21
01:19 AM
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‎2023-05-24
07:27 PM
by
Rubia Torres
My questions are-
1) Do any of you know of good examples of Archicad being used for timber design?
2) Is native Archicad the tool for timber design? I am aware of Framewright but this seems over kill for what I'm looking for. Objective looks quite useful but is it being supplanted by the morph tool?
3) I need an acis (sat) file at the end of my design process in order to bring the design into Cadwork. Is there an easy process from Archicad?
Kris

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‎2014-03-24 05:26 PM
Any other timber frame Co's out there using archicad?
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‎2014-03-24 08:36 PM
Dave-
Did you create a custom vectorial hatching for your timbers or is that something you found online?
It's nice.
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‎2014-03-24 11:36 PM
Thanks, it is one I made. If I can figure out how (or if someone can tell me) I'll up load it.
David
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‎2014-03-25 12:31 AM
Attribute Manager > Fills> Select the fill> Append>> Save as…
And THANK YOU

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‎2014-03-25 01:37 AM
Dave wrote:Hello Dave
Marc
Thanks, it is one I made. If I can figure out how (or if someone can tell me) I'll up load it.
David
I've made a simple one before, but yours certainly out does anything I've made and as you found out the AC one doesn't cut it.
Yours is impressive, looks like real pencil drawing.
I looked in the GRAPHISOFTs BIM Components but did not find it.
Maybe you haven't uploaded it yet?
If your not going upload to Bim Components, could I also have a copy?
You can PM me and I'll give you my email.
Thanks
lec

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‎2014-03-25 02:48 PM
lec1212 wrote:Dave Seabury's signature shows that he is on AC15, which won't work with Bim Components. The simplest may be to save the .att file (as per Marc Corney), zip the file, then attach the file to a post in this thread.
I looked in the GRAPHISOFTs BIM Components but did not find it.
David
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‎2014-03-25 03:10 PM
Nick asked me to chime in on this discussion. My name is Mark Christopher. I've used ArchiCad since version 3.14 back in 1988 and have wrapped my entire practice around its power. One of the project types I do is facilities for Christian ranches, camps, conference centers and the like. They tend to be in wilderness locations which seems to call for heavy timber construction, in some cases timber frame construction. I designed an open air dining pavilion for JH Ranch a few years ago, intending that the timber frame would be built the old fashioned way by a craftsmen in Montana. In the end, the owner's representative identified a log home builder in Tennessee who uses CadCam and a CNC process to produce their projects, as to turns out, at half the going cost of the hand crafted alternative. I used ArchiCad to fully develop and detail every timber, bolt, plate, and the like. I exported an IFC file, which HearthStone imported, tuned up, created shop drawings, and fed to their CNC machines. I believe they used something like CadWorks to bridge between my files and their equipment. The project turned out to be a complete success at a considerable savings to the owner. Let me know if I can help further.
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‎2014-03-25 03:53 PM
I guess a profile isn't much good if you don't keep it up to date!
Here is it fill pattern. Originally created for logs, it works well for timbers.
Enjoy.
David
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‎2014-03-25 06:42 PM
And special thanks to you Dave!
lec
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‎2014-03-25 07:28 PM
Thanks for your answer.Sounds like a reasonable workflow judging from your project and my own experience. Do you have any images?
Kris