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boatingcow · 2022-11-02

Hi everyone, Since v6, I have wished that we could put windows, doors, openings on their own layers! Like many people, I use layers and layer combinations which correspond to construction/demolition/temporary works phases. This makes it handy to allo...

boatingcow · 2022-08-10

Hi everyone, I got into the habit of modelling wall, floor and roof components separately, in much the same way as they are built. This mainly helps with detailing and scheduling, but it's a bit of pain when it comes to doors and windows, but as you ...

boatingcow · 2017-03-23

Hi everyone, Often at the early stages of design, I like to produce schedules of pipe and wiring lengths, where for any given 'diameter' or 'wire gauge', I can give an early estimate of the total lengths required (at a later stage in design, other so...

boatingcow · 2016-12-23

Hi everyone, I have searched around for information on whether Ecodesigner will give realistic results if I model a building using real-world elements. That is to say, if I model a timber-frame house with insulation panels, services void, breather ca...

boatingcow · 2014-03-21

Hi there, every now and again I would like to place an object which is basically a slab, but in a plane other than horizontal (for example, a damp-proof membrane which follows both slab, wall and roof contours). I'd like to be able to list these obje...

boatingcow · 2023-01-27

Coming from an engineering background, stories, levels and elevations to me are all simply just sections... My suggestion is to combine stories, reference levels, sections and elevations into a better reference/work planes system entirely, just like ...

boatingcow · 2022-10-06

Thank you both for your comments. However, the main reason for trying to find a fix to this was to address the requirement of the energy model to have a "watertight" model made using composite slabs, walls and roofs, but as far as I can tell, using a...

Re: open Profile follows open path in 3d · 2015-01-08

These are brilliant. I'm slowly getting to grips with GDL and I wonder if you have a version that works in ArchiCAD 17 to look at the code? Thanks!

boatingcow · 2015-01-08

Olivier, Mario, this tool is excellent. I think it should be a native feature of ArchiCAD! I have been looking for a tool like this for a while (see this post: http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=45472) but my GDL isn't so good! Do yo...

boatingcow · 2014-03-28

Thanks Laszlo, however ideally the surface should also have a thickness, so either the surface area & thickness, or just volume can be reported in the schedule. Similarly, the polyline should have a cross-section, so either length & section name or j...

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Windows, doors, openings on their own layers

Intersection priorities of roof and wall skins

3D polyline, wire, tube or pipe lengths in schedules

Real-world elements vs composite elements in Ecodesigner

"Surface" tool or ability to rotate slab from horizontal?

Re: Levels (like Revit)

Re: Intersection priorities of roof and wall skins

Re: open Profile follows open path in 3d

Re: Dynamic Polyline base code object

Re: "Surface" tool or ability to rotate slab from