Improved flat roof drawing: mesh with composite structure and variable or constant thickness

[Angel Berruezo]

Drawing a flat roof in Archicad can be tedious, often requiring numerous coping elements and solid operations. In contrast, Revit offers a more elegant and straightforward approach. This process could be significantly improved by:

- Allowing mesh elements to support composite structures

-Enabling the definition of composite layers with either variable or constant thickness

These enhancements would allow any flat roof to be modeled using a single mesh element, with subsequent modifications reduced to a matter of seconds. The same applies to inclined garage floors and other complex geometries, where current workflows demand excessive manual adjustments. Introducing these improvements would streamline the design process and significantly increase modeling efficiency.

[arch_08]

@Laszlo Nagy  

You cannot insert a flat roof window into a slab. You need a roof for that.

It would be fantastic if you could, though.

[Laszlo Nagy]

@arch_08 

You cannot insert a Skylight into a Mesh either (the discussion was about Slab vs. Mesh).

But you are right, any tool capable of modeling a Flat Roof would need to be able to accommodate Skylights as well.