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[Anonymous]

hi guys,
A new user of Archicad and the experience has been tremendously awesome so far....its much faster designing and drafting plans here though.

Pls i need assistance in designing roofs...especially when the roof is a bit complicated. I understand that there are free add-ons someplace where i can download for complex roofing. In addition, could the walls of my buildings look thicker just like how the polylines/lineweights look in AutoCAD? Before i forget how can you render a camera view only...whenever i render in the lightworks, the building looks so far away.


Thanks so much.

Ters

Think real, think big.....THINK POSITIVE!

[Anonymous]

good

[Dwight]

Roof

Try first with the polyroof tool. See attached. This will place a roof bounded by your contiguous walls. It uses the magic wand to locate the perimeter - It follows around and makes a great job.

Walls

You must specify the actual wall thickness in the Wall tool. Each pen has a controllable thickness. But on-screen you can draw in real thickness or hairline.



Render

Use camera tool to place a camera on the plan in a reasonable place relative to your building. SELECT the camera. F3 for a view.


Every one of your questions indicates that you should thoroughly study the documentation and have a friend show you a few things....