Fundamental concepts of quickly modeling 3D architecture?

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Re: Fundamental concepts of quickly modeling 3D architecture?

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Joyas wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:49 pm The walls were made using the method of "master sketch + many slave sketchs".
Hi, nice model!

I find sketch on one hand allow ease e.g. in change of dimension, but problematic on the other when deletIng and adding new edges. Delete 1 edge in the sketch easily break the external reference. Design development become difficult - if the layout etc is fixed, no problem.

Do you have this problem? Any way you find to tackle it?

Thanks for any idea.
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Re: Fundamental concepts of quickly modeling 3D architecture?

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Very good model @Joyas interesting to see your modeling workflow. It reconciliates me a bit with the idea of using sketches to build walls... It's actually a feature you don't find in other BIM applications (the ability to "draw" your whole plan).
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Re: Fundamental concepts of quickly modeling 3D architecture?

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paullee wrote: Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:19 pm
Joyas wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 11:49 pm The walls were made using the method of "master sketch + many slave sketchs".
Hi, nice model!

I find sketch on one hand allow ease e.g. in change of dimension, but problematic on the other when deletIng and adding new edges. Delete 1 edge in the sketch easily break the external reference. Design development become difficult - if the layout etc is fixed, no problem.

Do you have this problem? Any way you find to tackle it?

Thanks for any idea.
Thanks.

Yes, if you delete a edge, the other edges could get renumbered and you can lost some relationships. Maybe it could be solved if the lines keep its number and user is allowed to change them.
yorik wrote: Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:58 pm Very good model @Joyas interesting to see your modeling workflow. It reconciliates me a bit with the idea of using sketches to build walls... It's actually a feature you don't find in other BIM applications (the ability to "draw" your whole plan).
Thanks. I will try to update it in the future with pipes, electrical connections and a concrete structure.
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Re: Fundamental concepts of quickly modeling 3D architecture?

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Joyas wrote: Wed Nov 14, 2018 12:16 am
Yes, if you delete a edge, the other edges could get renumbered and you can lost some relationships. Maybe it could be solved if the lines keep its number and user is allowed to change them.
yorik wrote: Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:58 pm Very good model @Joyas interesting to see your modeling workflow. It reconciliates me a bit with the idea of using sketches to build walls... It's actually a feature you don't find in other BIM applications (the ability to "draw" your whole plan).
Hi, I try IFCexport (FC 0.17 in Win) and it looks good.

See below-
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic. ... 84#p268884


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Re: Fundamental concepts of quickly modeling 3D architecture?

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vocx wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 4:06 pmThe Draft workbench allow you to create 2D lines and wires that you can turn into Walls. This works most of the time. Changing the size of the wires is a bit more complicated, as you cannot just define the length of the lines; you need to change the points that make the wire. The best way to do this is with a grid, and snapping to points in that grid. It's a bit more elaborate but works better in my opinion. Once you become proficient with Draft, you can align your walls relatively quickly.
Thanks a lot for the suggestion / explanation. Draft doesn't have any parametric controls, right? That would be the major limitation for me, after years of doing mechanical design with parametric 3D solid modelers.
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vocx wrote: Mon Nov 12, 2018 4:06 pmThe Draft workbench allow you to create 2D lines and wires that you can turn into Walls. This works most of the time. Changing the size of the wires is a bit more complicated, as you cannot just define the length of the lines; you need to change the points that make the wire. The best way to do this is with a grid, and snapping to points in that grid. It's a bit more elaborate but works better in my opinion. Once you become proficient with Draft, you can align your walls relatively quickly.
Thanks a lot for the suggestion / explanation. Draft doesn't have any parametric controls, right? That would be the major limitation for me, after years of doing mechanical design with parametric 3D solid modelers I tend to think around the parametric workflow.
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Re: Fundamental concepts of quickly modeling 3D architecture?

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sb56637 wrote: Sat Nov 17, 2018 1:10 pm Thanks a lot for the suggestion / explanation. Draft doesn't have any parametric controls, right? That would be the major limitation for me, after years of doing mechanical design with parametric 3D solid modelers.
Yes, Draft is more about working with a grid. You put wires aligned to a grid. The grid can have as much detail as you want. For example, if you are building a house, your grid can be of 5 cm between lines, which is fine, as most features in a house will have bigger dimensions; for example, a wall may be 15 cm thick, and be 5 m long, and 3 m high. So, your grid doesn't need to be very fine, just fine enough for the big things.

The Arch tools can take the 2D Draft lines to build the walls, but you can also use the tool with any type of solid. What I mean is you can build a solid body parametrically using PartDesign, and only at the end, you can switch to the Arch Workbench, and use the Arch Wall tool to turn that solid into a Wall object. The Wall object basically defines some properties on top of the already existing solid.
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Re: Fundamental concepts of quickly modeling 3D architecture?

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It reconciliates me a bit with the idea of using sketches to build walls...
When I tested Fc Arch (just to see), it's the method that spontaneously came to mind, I must say that I'm a mechanic, and I used another CAD mechanic.
I only regret that Fc does not know "multiline" in a line you do the coating, insulation, concrete, plaster and wallpaper.
but problematic on the other when deletIng and adding new edges
do not delete a sketch that you modify, you open it on the screen and modify it completely if necessary, so it will always bind to the original face without creating any error
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