morph or slab with seo

[Llian]

I want to do a custom arch wall opening;
1. can a morph be shaped to a specified radius and cut into the wall?
2. any good video out there to show the SEO

thanks

[Barry Kelly]

You should be able to SEO anything from a wall.

You might need to be careful of the strengths for the Building Materials that you use as some elements will automatically connect based on the BM strength so will basically perform an automatic SEO.
I don't think morphs and wall do automatically connect though so you shouldn't have a problem with this.

Alternatively you can create a slab the shape you want and give it an ID of WALLHOLE.
Then save this slab as a window object and it will automatically be converted into an empty window hole of the shape you want.

If you need the actual window frames then you can model those as well (without an ID) and save it altogether as a window object.

Here is a link to instruction in Help Centre ...

http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/tips/archicad/library/how-to-create-custom-window/

Take note of the link at the bottom for custom shape windows.

Barry.

[Llian]

Thanks Barry.
I created a model of the arch and save the view in the plan view as an object. I place the object on the project plan. I select it to show in 3d but it is not showing up. I am not sure what I am missing here...the slab that I created it before save it into a plan view object is showing but not the library part object....

[Barry Kelly]

We might need a few screen shots to see what you are doing.

Not sure if it mentioned in the help files but when creating objects / windows / doors it is best to work at the Project Origin so the newly created object is not displaced.
i.e. centre base of the window on the project origin.
Might be best to do in on the zero storey (storey 1 in the US version) as well so the height is not displaced.

Are you saving the slabs as an object or a window/door?
If a window/door then it will only place in a wall with the window/door tool.

Barry.

[Llian]

Hmm... I drew the slab on the same storey level so the level is 0. And how do I create a slab at 0,0?

[Barry Kelly]

Llian wrote:
Hmm... I drew the slab on the same storey level so the level is 0. And how do I create a slab at 0,0?

Simply set you slab out at the Project origin (not user origin).
See attached image.

Barry.

[Llian]

I see...project zero would be my Main Floor Level...I will give a try

[Llian]

I have success when I did it on a new archicad pln...where I created THE ARCH WALL as a library object and it shows up in 3D.

I wonder if it has to do with the Teamwork project. I used the same process but it is not showing up in the 3D.

[Llian]

Barry wrote:

Llian wrote:
Hmm... I drew the slab on the same storey level so the level is 0. And how do I create a slab at 0,0?

Simply set you slab out at the Project origin (not user origin).
See attached image.

Barry.

Barry, where do I find the project zero?

[Barry Kelly]

Follow the cursor co-ordinates back to 0,0.

You will be best to reset the user origin to the default project origin (just in case you have a user origin set as this will register as 0,0 co-ords as well - so you need to remove it).

Barry.