Archicad Tutorial #80: Site Modeling in Archicad

[@doragemenetzi1492]

The most holistic approach I have come across regarding terrain and mesh out there. Took me a while to find it, thanks for this!

[@Shoegnome]

You're welcome!

[@mizraeable]

Such an informative video and your daughter did a fantastic job at editing! Thanks Jared and Maddie!

[@Shoegnome]

Thanks!

[@fusionbim]

Aha! I like the double SEO and neighbouring building Beam you're doing Jared. So cool to see your daughter participating along 😃

[@Shoegnome]

Thanks. The building as Beam trick is really great and easy. Also it can be saved as a favorite!

[@genekniaz1207]

Thanks for this Jared - it's been a huge help on a current project!

[@nalituts]

Double SEO works like magic😍

[@Shoegnome]

Such magic! I actually wonder if it's a bug because it seems like it shouldn't be doable. But it works and has worked for well over a decade. I actually first learned of the technique from a video Eric Bobrow did back in November of 2010.

[@MorningThief_]

@@Shoegnome great workaround! the downside to that, i guess is when you do cut a section through the double-intersect & the cut fill you see will be of the site (earth cut fill) & not the road cut fill (conc / composite)...which is exactly what i want. i want the Mesh tool to have significant improvements where you can have segmented composites -- asphalt & roadbase are at their proper thicknesses & below it is the site/earth fill. the asphalt & roadbase thicknesses move up/down like a typical mesh & anything below that is the site/earth fill -- all in one Mesh. basically, a "Segmented Mesh". can't stand having to model multiple meshes with multiple SEOs just to get it appear accurate in both the 3D model & Section...

[@Shoegnome]

The Mesh tool is in desperate need of an upgrade. It has basically had zero improvements since it was added to Archicad. We really need a Mesh with a bottom that follows the top and the ability to apply a composite to its thickness like a Slab or a Roof. I agree. This work around is great, but frustrating that there's not a better answer.

[@MorningThief_]

@@Shoegnome I hate to say it, but I prefer the Floor Tool from a certain architecture software which will not be named, simply because you can have it's thickness retained at whatever ridge height you need it to be.

[@Shoegnome]

Hard to argue with that!! Archicad, get your act together!

[@23strawbale]

great video, thanks! Can you share a screenshot of the graphics overide settings to create the transparent walls effect? Many thanks.

[@Shoegnome]

Sorry just seeing this comment. The G.O. is in my template. Grabbing that off my website will be the easiest way to see the exact settings.

[@emresenoglu]

Hey jared, great video with some really nice small tips! Could you elaborate on how you transform the survey data to a 'user friendly' mesh? **edit** oops i was a bit too fast to post this, as you actually show it later on in the video ;) do you get all your survey data in contours? i am curious if you ever tried creating a mesh from xyz data and how useful you find the current import tool.

[@Shoegnome]

:) Glad I answered the question in the video! I've imported xyz data before, just as a test, but I don't bother with it on live projects. It's so fast to trace a survey with polylines and simplify the contours in the process, that that's what I always do. I think of doing the polyline solution as a little bit of zen time.

[@LearningArchicad]

shared

[@Shoegnome]

Thanks!