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mesh tool question

Anonymous
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I know its been asked and answered before, but I couldn’t find any of the threads..
But how do I get a mesh to have a uniform thickness of say 100mm or what ever.. instead of the bottom having a set height and it gets thicker the higher the mesh goes..


for say an uneven driveway/path etc...

thank you
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Barry Kelly
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GeNOS wrote:
I know its been asked and answered before, but I couldn’t find any of the threads..
But how do I get a mesh to have a uniform thickness of say 100mm or what ever.. instead of the bottom having a set height and it gets thicker the higher the mesh goes..


for say an uneven driveway/path etc...

thank you
Set the top contours for the mesh and give it a thickness of at least 100mm below your lowest contour level..
Duplicate it and drop the copy down by 100mm.
Now do a Solid Element Operation subtracting the copy away from the original.
Hide the copy in an unseen layer.

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Laszlo Nagy
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The other option is to use the Mesh To Roof Goodie to achieve this effect.
Click the Goodies link in the Help menu to go to the download web page for the Goodie.
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Thomas Holm
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laszlonagy wrote:
The other option is to use the Mesh To Roof Goodie to achieve this effect.
Click the Goodies link in the Help menu to go to the download web page for the Goodie.
Or try the Mesh 3D V2 in the Object depository
http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/object_depository.php?
Find it under General Contruction, Basic Shapes
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Anonymous
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cant even work out how to use that 3d mesh library item :S

i downloaded the mesh to roof add on and followed the instructions on installing it. only problem is when i go to use it, its greyed out and i cant select it????
Barry Kelly
Moderator
GeNOS wrote:
i downloaded the mesh to roof add on and followed the instructions on installing it. only problem is when i go to use it, its greyed out and i cant select it????
Make sure you have the mesh selected first.
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Anonymous
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still no good
Anonymous
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need to be in plan view for it to work.. i was trying from a 3d view.
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