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complex walls (arc)

Anonymous
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Hi.

I just got the student version 17. I was wondering if it was possible to do the following in archicad.

I want to make a wall that's arced. I found the arc wall tool, but it appears that I can only make arcs that are evenly distributed. (no matter how i stretch it, etc, it's just a part of a circle).
Instead, I want to make some unevenly distributed arcs, like a snail shell i guess. If you've used illustrator, I'm imagining something you make with the pen tool.

please let me know if this is possible.

thank you in advance.
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Anonymous
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Can you sketch what you have in mind? You can always create a spline and then magic wand to apply the wall.
Anonymous
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Miki

Thanks for the tip.

This is what I have in mind (attached image)

Could you explain a bit more on how to do the spline>wand>apply wall method?

Thank you
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Anonymous
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Draw the spline on the floor plan where you want the wall to be. Activate the wall tool, then hover your pointer over the line and press space bar and a little wand will appear in place of the pointer, and then click on the line. It will automatically trace the line with the wall.
Anonymous
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Thank you very much!