rockyshepheard

tried a window method. Works except I cant make window frame invisible like a can a wall. Why doesn't CA give capabilities to make any object invisible?
polyline worked but can't figure out how to cut hole in wall with it. 

52 minutes ago, solver said:

Multiple ways. Just think about the tools you have available.

 

was doing well until after I drew polyline. Is there a way to cut away wall using a polyline. Here I did material region but don't think it will cut all way through wall.

11 minutes ago, solver said:

Multiple ways. Just think about the tools you have available.

 

Thanks Solver,
What confuses me is that this needs to span multiple floors. But maybe it makes no difference.
Looks like from your example,
you have one floor house
you probably sketched three walls attached to one side of house
maybe you defined it as porch thus creating a concrete patio
my guess is you simply deleted the left and right sides leaving only the front wall
then on the front you sketched a polyline thingy and used that to make hole in wall that cut away all but the top arched section
Am I close?

 
 

The red line sketched on 3rd floor plan is how I am currently approaching this. It will form a box that I cut away what I don't want.
Alternatively, I could model entire addition, import and easily move into position. Problem is it will not have roof plane functionality.
Or I could model and import everything except red, which will allow for roof planes.
I was thinking perhaps a rounded top window for the front opening and rectangular windows on sides for openings but need it clear for columns.
Am I completely off track here?
Thanks for your suggestions.
Rocky

VERS 4 two archways.plan

Thanks all!

I finally noticed I had two wall type which differed only by the last number in name. Thought they were the same. Two walls need the same thickness walls in order to form corner.
Thx

I've spent the last 8 hours researching issue of wall caps not meeting at corners. Very little info out there or in manual.
Still cannot figure out why. Is there a way to see if this bug has been reported yet?
 

On 8/21/2020 at 11:17 PM, rockyshepheard said:

Thanks Glennw!

Hey Glen,
Can you tell me why 80 % of all my pony walls won't add a corner or even a cap?
 

version 15.plan

24 minutes ago, glennw said:

What I would like to know is how are you ever going to build it with the lower pony wall protruding out in front of the upper pony wall. 

I modeled in and imported it but Solver found another way.

5 minutes ago, solver said:

How didest thou that?

54 minutes ago, solver said:

Architecturally, shutters don't belong on those windows, so take the easy and most correct way and just remove them.

Thanks, I spoke to the architect. He said,"Yeah, but the customer wants shutters anyways." 
So given that I need to find a way to bring shutters and arch to the forefront.
My only ideas..
1. Make shutters a symbol and import into plan and place in x,y,z (PIA, given I need to do it six times)
2. Make shutters a symbol and check Insert Into Wall.
Are there other possibilities, no matter how time intensive?

 

Thoughts, please?

Re transom windows shutters, I thought maybe they were hidden inside the behind the pony wall so I increased the width way beyond where they would stick outside of the wall. Still no shutters.
I don't see a Shutters Invisible switch so it can't be that. 
Thanks for helping!
R
 

version 14.plan

2 hours ago, glennw said:

 

No they aren't.

Your exterior casings are off - your interior casings on on.

It is the interior casings that are causing the auto mulling.

 

 

 

 

So smart! Thank you!

But casings are turned off. I would want no respect for casings, given that. So you could put them as close as you want, when casings turned off. That would seem to be better.
Do you agree? Maybe good suggestion for suggestion box.
 

There are so many options. 
1. room definition walls
2. porch
3. regular external walls
and it freaks me out that it has to go to more than one floor.
Would appreciate recommendations.
Thanks!

Not sure what you mean by mulled. What is purpose of mulling?

version 11.plan

Hi, Does anyone know what CA thinks it is doing by filling in white between windows when you get close enough?
Is this a vestigial casing? 

 

Thanks Glennw,
I see now that the hole is automagically created id you enter 6" and check Inserts Into Wall.
Maybe that means you have to enter the wall thickness for it to work.
Thanks for your help!

34 minutes ago, glennw said:

 

You create a Wall Cutout Polyline by opening the symbol specification dbx and on the options panel, checking Inserts into wall.

While you are there, enter the Depth as 6".

Select the window and on the Edit toolbar click Edit Wall Cutout Polyline. 

Oh, I had to change the Y Position Origin Offset to -6" to get the window in the correct location in 3D and cut a hole.

That all works for 3D.

You will probably have to create a new 2D cad block for the wall hole in plan view. 

 

 

I see you using the Edit Wall Cutout Polyline in the video. If you don't have a Wall Cutout Polyline, why are you using Edit Wall Cutout Polyline?

 

 

1966953791_version6 GLENN.plan

I'm sorry. I have version 11 and I cannot open version 12.
Someone suggested using EWCP. I was hoping a pass-through window WAS a wall cutout polyline. I guess not. Would you please export as version 11. I'd really like to see the results. Thank you!!!

31 minutes ago, glennw said:

I can't see the edit toolbar - it is cut off.

Why are you using a passthrough to make the wall hole?

The Wall Cutout Polyline does that.

Post that plan with the custom window symbol placed.

Here you go. I've never used Wall Cutout Polyline. I've never seen the tool.
If  the Edit Wall Cutout Polyline edits a Wall Cutout Polyline, what creates one? 

I tried it. I can see shapes changing but a hole in wall is never created.
Thx

version 6.plan

see video
not sure if I'm trying to change the symbol or the opening. Nothing happens. Not OK button.

thanks all

I followed solver's method and got it to work on a newly created set of four walls. Trouble is it doesn't work in a scenario where I already have the structure built and am just trying to add textures after the fact. I really don't want to start all over from scratch just to get a pony wall on this corner.