only3d Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 anyone knows y cant i get the solid opreations 2 work(subtract and so on)? i follow the instructions of archicad help (some help!) but nothing happens/ m i missing something? hope u guys can help bye/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_Face Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 First of all I don't know why Graphisoft doesn't call it Boolean operations. Seems wierd to me. Anyway, the key is to create a layer for SE operations "operator". this is to store the object that is doing the operation. For instance if you are removing a slab from a wall to create a reveal. Draw your wall on the appropriate layer. Create another layer (we'll call it boole). Then draw the slab on the "boole" layer and position it. Make the transformation with subtraction using the commands on the transformation pallet and then hide the boole layer. The transformation should be visible now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only3d Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 sorry mate.. still not working. its so easy 2 do on autocad y is it so hard here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_Face Posted May 22, 2004 Share Posted May 22, 2004 sorry mate.. still not working. its so easy 2 do on autocad y is it so hard here? What is it exactly you are trying to do? Maybe then I can give you a complete tutorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only3d Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 in the simplest way- i want 2 create a hole in the shape of a circle in a rectangular slab (if its a niche or a hole is less important) by the way i tried doing it with the magic tool but its not possible (it was on v. 6 wasnt it?) hope u got the answer ace i appreciate your effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only3d Posted May 25, 2004 Author Share Posted May 25, 2004 finally it works i just missed the part about hiding the solid ops layer tnx alot mark! p.s. what primitives exactly? could it be i missed out on them completely? or do u import them from auto cad? again tnx and bye 4 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only3d Posted May 26, 2004 Author Share Posted May 26, 2004 ok this i know, i thought maybe there's something else. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefferson Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 Hi Only, While the solid opps is a long awaited and valuable tool I try to keep my actions the simplest method possible as often as possible. In that way to place a circular hole in a slab I would have stuck with your ver 6, magic wand method. Place a circle where you want it on the slab, with the slab selected and the slab tool active, click on the edge of the slab, select the subtraction action from the pet palette, then magic wand inside of the circle, bingo! The thing is no extra layers to shuffle, hide, or objects to accidentley modify or worse delete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_Face Posted May 31, 2004 Share Posted May 31, 2004 Hi Only, I would have stuck with your ver 6, magic wand method. Place a circle where you want it on the slab, with the slab selected and the slab tool active, click on the edge of the slab, select the subtraction action from the pet palette, then magic wand inside of the circle, bingo! The thing is no extra layers to shuffle, hide, or objects to accidentley modify or worse delete. I agree with Jefferson. The SE ops are best used for modifying wall surfaces, roof fascias, casework... things that cannot be done with the simple archicad tools. The SE ops layer/objects could be messed up. Especially if you're working with teamwork where others might screw up your file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only3d Posted June 1, 2004 Author Share Posted June 1, 2004 first of all tnx 2 all u guys, i appreciate your help. secondly- i know how to modify the slab in v6 its just a bummer having to keep both versions on my computer (its not the best 1 i assure u) none the less we r supposed 2 advance and not go backwords (tnx 2 graphisoft) but i guess i can live with it for now/ cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_Face Posted June 1, 2004 Share Posted June 1, 2004 i know how to modify the slab in v6 its just a bummer having to keep both versions on my computer (its not the best 1 i assure u) none the less we r supposed 2 advance and not go backwords (tnx 2 graphisoft) but i guess i can live with it for now/ cheers You don't need v6 to modify a slab. Those tools are still available in V7 and V8. I agree about continuing to advance, but if I can do something in one step rather than two or three I'll do that. The SE transformations are an enhancement and should be used in lieu of the other workaround tricks we were forced to do in earlier versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
only3d Posted June 3, 2004 Author Share Posted June 3, 2004 how can i do it then? i need 2 subtract a circular part out of a rectangular slab and i know how 2 do it in 6 but in v8 there a different toolbar popping up when u point on a slab. let me know how 2 do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_Face Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Draw a 2D circle and position it over the slab. Select the slab, and with the slab tool active, hold down the space bar and click. It will cut a hole in the slab. Same goes for creating a slab within bounded lines circles and polygons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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