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Merge Elements: Roofs, Shells, Morphs

Use the Connect > Merge Elements command to enable priority-based intersections among any number of Roof/Shell/Morphs and other elements. (At least one of the merged elements must be a Roof, Morph or Shell.) Note: Alternatively, you can use Roofs and Shells to trim other ...

Define Trimming Bodies

The trimming element is always either a Roof or a Shell. The Roof/Shell has a “trimming body” attached, which represents the direction and shape in which it will execute the trim on the other element(s). Since a Roof/Shell shape is often quite complex in itself, it may be difficult ...

Define Trimming Bodies

The trimming element is always either a Roof or a Shell. The Roof/Shell has a “trimming body” attached, which represents the direction ...

Composites (Attribute Manager)

(Parent topic: Attribute Manager: Editable Attribute Parameters) Select one or more Composites. Each Composite’s “Use With Element type” definition (Wall, Slab, Roof, Shell) is shown in the columns to the right, where you can edit them (multi-select available).   ...

Composites

(Parent topic: Attribute Manager: Editable Attribute Parameters) Select one or more Composites. Each Composite’s “Use With Element type” definition (Wall, Slab, Roof, Shell) is shown in the columns to the right, where you can edit them (multi-select available).   ...

Revolved Shell: Define Contours in Section

  Here, you draw several revolved Shells having a common endpoint for their profiles, but slightly offset from each other. Then, in the Section window, select each Shell separately and draw its contour in the shape of a rectangle - use progressively smaller rectangles. The result is ...

Extruded Shell: Wavy Canopy Roof

  1.Activate the Shell Tool and choose the extruded geometry method with detailed input method.   2.In the 3D window, click on a surface, or click three points, to define an input plane onto which to draw the profile.   3.Draw the desired profile, in this case a wavy ...

Extruded Shell: Wavy Canopy Roof

  1.Activate the Shell Tool and choose the extruded geometry method with detailed input method.   2.In the 3D window, click on a ...

Ruled Shells

A Ruled Shell requires two separate profiles in any two planes. Each of the two profiles, like line-type elements, consists of segments and ...