Window/door molds and opennings

[Anonymous]

I need help in the modeling of windows and doors of a XVII century building in Mozambique Island.

Im attaching some pictures so you can have a better view of the challenge.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

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[Djordje]

Basic object making will help for the molding.

Which Archicad are you on? 12 has more reveal options than any one before.

[Anonymous]

Im on 11.

I started doing the objects based on my 2D survey of the building. So the molds dont have a problem.

The problem is in the openings.

[Anonymous]

I remember wanting to know how to achieve custom doors and windows and even custom panels. I have yet to make one myself (as far as I remember), but I did compile a short list of references that might guide me to the answer as to how I might go about achieving this for when the time comes. Custom door panels are easy..... but with specially shaped doors...well there's more to it.

Go to the help menu in archicad and do a search on "custom doors".... it roughly explains the process.

Some of these articles (if not all) is dated but might help shed some light on the process:

http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2006/issue4-archicad.html
http://www.graphisoft.com/support/archicad/archiguide/customwindows.html
http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/archicad/select/tutorials/103003_pacifico_window.htm

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the links but custom doors I already did and it was quite simple.

My problem is still on the openings.

Can I make a object as the negative of the opening and then remove from the wall the piece with Solid Elements?

[Anonymous]

Ruben wrote:
Thanks for the links but custom doors I already did and it was quite simple.

My problem is still on the openings.

Can I make a object as the negative of the opening and then remove from the wall the piece with Solid Elements?

Yes you can do it that way if you wanted.....but there is something more intuitive to achieve what you want......it involves "wallhole" ....if I'm not mistaken one or more of the links I gave you suggest this technique....

Or you could also do a search in the ArchiCAD help - type in: Saving Custom Shape Doors and Windows from the Project File

[Ralph Wessel]

Ruben wrote:
I need help in the modeling of windows and doors of a XVII century building in Mozambique Island.
Im attaching some pictures so you can have a better view of the challenge.

The advice in the following post may be applicable in this case too: http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=124425&highlight=#124425

[Anonymous]

Dwight also suggested a way using SEOs ...
here's the link to that topic: http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=19310&postdays=0&postorder=desc&highlight=custom...