Wish: Custom Complex Profiles for Door/Window Jambs

[Red]

I know it isn't as easy as what I am saying/typing, but I would like to start the conversation on it at least. If possible, it would be incredible if doors/windows had custom profile frames (header, sills and jambs) similar to other parts in the ArchiCAD. AC sections have definitely come along way with the evolutions of complex profiles and this, in my opinion, would be another huge step for saving time in detailing.

Hopefully I explain what I am thinking here....

Possibly still have the level of detail for 2d and/or elevation options... Similar to complex profiles now, it could have a "Massing" option similar to "Opening Reference" so that a polyline rectangle would determine width/height of the simple level.

Thoughts?!?

[Hmooslechner]

Its just a problem with the overall-performance of Archicad - which slows down massively at using too much profiles this way. When using this, it should be only used in detail-level drawing-scale or - in 3D - only, when the cam in near the object. I doubt that the 3D-engine is capable of doing this.

Recently, i mad a GDL for the Slab-addon - which allows to get a whole Building in a view simple klicks. In the mass of windows - it slows down the performance massively just at using normal rectangular shapes.

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Parametric-Object-Factory/quot-entire-building-quot-with-slab-ad...

So in summary, its possible to develop this, but at a certain ammount of used profiles, Archicad gets too slow to work with.

[Lingwisyer]

Thinking about using many profiles, does the actual profile, given similar surface area make much of a difference?

[snow]

I'd say, we – above all as users – should not think in "ways how to...)... do not mainly consider problems, difficulties and so on...

... but in results.

With the possibilities we've now in Archicad I feel so limited in my working process, in my way of representing drawings, details... sometimes it is not possible to get "true" display, especially of window- and door-parts (but a´ lie...).

There must be a change!