no "columns capital" can be done in archicad?

[Anonymous]

hi, guys. i fell disappointed with ac, i just try a little bit , and find out it not useful for structure guys. can not do columns pad footing, slab thicken panel(drop), nor capital of columns. nor folder-in slab. what are archicad guys doing here? there are always slab drop(fold-in) and columns capital in almost every building i ever see!

[Rakela Raul]

i have seen many "prefabricated" column objects with their diffrent 'style'
, which is much faster than 'modeling' from scratch.

thats one of the beauties of ac

[__archiben]

couple of things . . .

linmin9 wrote:
... and all different style of footing. strip, pad, cassion ...

as james said, what you require are more parametric objects/element-accessories rather than plain 'tools': you wouldn't want to alter the line of your slab and then have to go back and repeat the operation for the footings, etc. would you? take a look at cadimage's 'accessory tools' pack...

http://www.cadimage.co.nz/main.php?main=8&side=38

it will allow you to do most things that you would ever want with slab edges. also, take a look at the complex profiles in archicad 10 - they may suit some of your other needs (training required).

second thing...

linmin9 wrote:
... "capital" and "slab drop panel" mean the same things.

speaking as someone who's worked/lived in several different countries and liaised with people in others, architectural terminology isn't always "the same thing". sure, maybe we can work it out with a bit of head scratching and some time . . . but a little more info, or even screenshots of what you want to acheive and what you are acheiving would help the people who drop into this forum in their spare time to help others . . .

~/archiben

[__archiben]

Dwight wrote:
Please remember that many posters aren't having the english as their first language and when it seems that they are complaining, it is merely the bile of fear rising in their throat...

quite so . . .

~/archiben

[Anonymous]

linmin9 wrote:
well, finally, good to hear "s2art" asking about "what is capital".

5 hours by my calculation...one might think it was days or even weeks.

I think a very simple object could achieve my interpretation of your needs. Look at "precast column 10" for a column with a capital. This does not have a footing, but often footings are modeled with the slab or wall tool and only happen (in my case) on the story below story 1

[Anonymous]

Mike wrote:

linmin9 wrote:
well, finally, good to hear "s2art" asking about "what is capital".

5 hours by my calculation...one might think it was days or even weeks.

And Tom was even quicker!

BTW, for the column capital as suggested, I would use a flat roof, under the slab, slope the edges. Makes perfect sense.

[TomWaltz]

s2art wrote:

Mike wrote:

linmin9 wrote:
well, finally, good to hear "s2art" asking about "what is capital".

5 hours by my calculation...one might think it was days or even weeks.

And Tom was even quicker!

BTW, for the column capital as suggested, I would use a flat roof, under the slab, slope the edges. Makes perfect sense.

That was my thought, but I didn't feel like answering after the original poster had the little hissy fit.

[Anonymous]

Us Architectural types, we're just TOO sensitive.

[Djordje]

While each of us might be a whale shark in his/hers own pond, remember that here we are in an ocean.

So don't ever assume that the persons you ask something actually know what are you talking about. Language, differrence in practices and professional qualification (architect in the US is not the same as architect in Europe) curriculii is a great ground for misunderstanding.

Let's all take it easy and be SURE that we are understood first. Posting a screenshot is invaluable as the picture speaks a thousand words.

As Ben said - after working on three continents and more countries than I can remember now, assuming that the other person actually know what are you talking about is dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Djordje wrote:
As Ben said - after working on three continents and more countries than I can remember now, assuming that the other person actually know what are you talking about is dangerous.

And as old Ronnie once said in very different circumstances, "Trust, but verify."

Trust: that people are volunteering their time to help their colleagues (and pick up a few tips along the way) not to polish and tune-up their flame-throwers.

Verify: that you are being understood (and/or not misunderstanding others), and elucidate as needed.

As Djordje says, pictures help a lot. Everyone here should have a good screen capture method.