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Reveals in exterior wall

David Bearss
Booster
Am doing wall siding with lap siding above and panel siding below. Panels will have either exposed reveals or exposed trim between. Would there be a way to model the seams / reveals?
David Bearss
Archicad 18/Windows 11
Alienware 17 R5
i7 2.4 GHz / 16 GB ram
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Anonymous
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Try using the niche in the window tool
David Bearss
Booster
Not sure how that would work. That would put a slice through the whole wall. And how would you create a grid?
David Bearss
Archicad 18/Windows 11
Alienware 17 R5
i7 2.4 GHz / 16 GB ram
Anonymous
Not applicable
The niche would become one reveal. You can adjust the size to be really thin, long, and as deep as the reveal
Anonymous
Not applicable
Custom Profiles. Use one at a time, or multiple reveals in one profile if they are regularly spaced throughout the project. If you use beams they are automatically cut from the wall surface (and then you can turn their layer off if you want, the cut remains)
Anonymous
Not applicable
Use columns and beams and put them on a hidden layer. The reveals are cut automatically (no SEOs required). Just make sure the intersection priorities are set correctly (elements and layers).
Wall reveals - cols+beams.jpg
David Bearss
Booster
Oh I like the custom profiles idea. Now I am thinking I might make a grid opject and then just SEO into the wall where needed.
David Bearss
Archicad 18/Windows 11
Alienware 17 R5
i7 2.4 GHz / 16 GB ram
David Bearss
Booster
I like I like!
Thank you!
David Bearss
Archicad 18/Windows 11
Alienware 17 R5
i7 2.4 GHz / 16 GB ram
Erika Epstein
Booster
Another option would be to use the Curtain Wall Tool.
Erika
Architect, Consultant
MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch Yosemite 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Mac OSX 10.11.1
AC5-18
Onuma System

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