Tips on Quantifying ARCHICAD Complex Profiles

[@ayan13yxq]

What a useful tutorial! Thanks John!

[@mejriabir6032]

you are the best

[@bambooqn1]

How do you create plaster of concrete beam? Using complex profile of beam, wall or another object? And how do you schedule them ? Thanks.

[@CONTRABIM]

Hello. If you want to model both at the same time, you could use a complex profile and model the concrete, and model the plaster together. Use the technique shown in this video for defining the "base line" under the list component area, specifically for your plaster and you should be able to buildup the takeoffs similar to the profile around 8:30. This will get you the surface area of the plaster, however for concrete you could schedule separately and price by length, or volume. You could also use the surface takeoff method for calculating the plaster, in which case you could simply override the surface of the beam without modeling a separate layer. Check out my recent video on that one to learn more on surface takeoffs! Thanks

[@franciscoxpnobrega]

thank you so much.

[@CONTRABIM]

You're welcome!

[@LennoxArchibald]

WHERE DO WE FIND THE TRAINING COURSE INFO.

[@CONTRABIM]

Hi Lennox! Thanks for the question. I added some links to the description, but in general everything is on www.contrabim.com

[@CONTRABIM]

Quantity and Cost Estimating Course www.contrabim.com/quantity-cost-estimating-course CONTRABIM 5D Estimating Pack www.contrabim.com/c5d

[@bravedave88]

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