any easy way to build gap between marbles or tiles?

[KURTLIN]

For now, i 'm using complex profile to build the gaps

but i need to adjust it every time if i want to change to size of column or beam or wall

want to find out is there a much more convenient way to do it

btw 

not a English speaker

what is the proper noun for the things that i'm asking

(the gap between marbles maybe filled with silicon or other materials)

Operating system used: Windows 25

[CosminF · Accepted solution]

Hi!

I see three options for your case: 
1. Try to model that geometry using curtain wall You can model the individual panel and adjust the gaps as a whole. Or individually in 3D if you'd like.
From what I can tell, you might have a few walls there (including in the horizontal plane). 

2. Another workaround would be to intersect them with a cutting grid (made out of horizontal and vertical elements such as walls and slabs) which would be placed on a hidden layer. And you can select all elements and adjust their thickness at once (so the gap would get bigger or smaller). Be wary of intersection priorities here.

3. Maybe try to use a cladding object tool, and wall accessories . I know Equitone and other suppliers have cladding for this use  case: https://productsite.bimobject.com/en-US/equitone/product/eq_lunara/equitone
Of course, this is also region-dependant.

hope this helps.

[Laszlo Nagy · Accepted solution]

I think you could also create Parametric Complex Profiles, and then create multi-segment Columns and Beams that would use those Profiles. The Profile should be parametric in a way that by changing a parameter, you could model the "grooves" of the geometries as well.

If using the same parametric Profile for both groove and non-groove segments is not easily achievable, you could simply create two separate Profiles and assign them to the proper segments of the multi-segment Column.

So, let us say that these grooves are 50 mm wide and are 1500 mm apart on the Columns (the two sides). Then you would have 1450 mm long Column segments, and 50 mm long Column segments between them for the grooves. The top segment would be longer as needed for the proper connection to the Beam.

So, the Column on your screenshot would be composed of 11 segments (because it has 5 grooves), the 6 normal segments would be the same geometry, while the groove segments would be smaller.

The same principles would apply to the creation of the multi-segment Beam at the top.

Both Columns and Beams can have non-perpendicular Start and End cuts so the mitred connection between them in the corners is also achievable.

[KURTLIN]

thanks for your help 

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