Cadimage Tools Blog

Display Stair winder treads in layout book

Josh — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:00:41 +0000

Sometimes, you may encounter tread lines from StairBuilder are missing in layouts. This is due a problem with the Display Order.

To correct this, right-click on each of the winder components from the bottom to top, and change the display order to “Bring to front”. It is important to select only one winder component at a time. Selecting multiple winder components and changing the display order will have no effect.

Viewing Wall Frames from the Exterior Side

Josh — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:00:16 +0000

The orientation the composite skins are displayed in the Options > Element Attributes > Composites… palette (above) is the same orientation that these skins will be displayed in the elevated frame view (below).

To display the exterior side of a wall in the elevated frame view, make your composite so that the exterior skin is at the bottom of the composite settings display, and your interior skin at the top.

Door Opening Orientation on Schedules

Josh — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:00:21 +0000

By default, ArchiCAD Doors and Cadimage Tools DoorBuilder Doors show opening away from you in the Cadimage Tools Door Schedule.
If you want the Interior Doors to show opening towards you in the Schedule, you can change the settings of the Door so that it Opens to the Exterior.

NOTE: As exterior doors are always viewed from the outside of the building no change is required for these.

Creating a Winder Stair

Josh — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:00:48 +0000

Using Cadimage Tools StairBuilder you can easily make a 180^owinder stair. Place a straight flight, change your flight type to winder and place your winder element.

Select the reference line end node, drag it in a circular motion to new position (use the tracker for accurate placement) for angle adjustments use the top node and set the Flight Turn Angle to 180^o.

Open the settings of the winder and set the Number of Treads to achieve your desired winder number.

Site Updates!

Josh — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:39:42 +0000

As you may have noticed already, we’ve made a few changes to the Cadimage Tools website to make it easier to get into the site and to move around in it.

First, we’ve changed the way you login to the site.

Clicking on the Log In link on the top right will slide down the login form. Simply enter your email address and password and hit Login>>>.

Ticking the Keep me logged in on this computer box will make your computer remember your login so next time you visit the site, you’ll be logged in automatically.

Moving down to the bottom of the page, you can see our new Site Map. This will appear at the bottom of every page on the site(except for the Blog) so that you can easily get to where you want to go, right from wherever you are.

As always, we welcome any feedback from our site visitors, so please feel free to post comments on the blog, or email us at customercare@cadimagetools.com.

Creating a 4 panel Sidelight

Josh — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:00:13 +0000

Using the Cadimage Door Builder you can create a sidelight with more than the basic 3 divisions.

Free Tracking Curve Tool

Josh — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:25:45 +0000

We are very pleased to announce the release of our new Tracking Curve tool. The Tracking Curve tool is completely free and is available for immediate download. Follow the link below to check it out and start downloading:

http://www.cadimagetools.com/trackingcurves.aspx

The Tracking curve tool allows you to produce forward tracking curves for 3 different vehicles(Articulated Truck, Rigid Truck, and Car). The objects are fully parametric and can be easily setup using our Icon-based interface.

Once you have the tracking Curve Tool, follow our quick tutorial video to see how to use it. This is available below, as well as in the Tutorials section of CadimageTools.com.

Registration with CadimageTools is free, and is the only requirement to download the Tracking Curve Tool.

Adjusting Wall Builder

Josh — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:00:51 +0000

Quick adjustments can be made to already placed Wall Accessories by simply selecting the accessory you wish to edit, then by selecting the outer most hotspot on the end of an accessory and choosing Stretch from the Pet Palette you can adjust the end angle of the wall, or by selecting the inner most hotspot and choosing Stretch from the Pet Palette you can adjust the length of the wall accessory regardless of where the ArchiCAD wall ends.

Creating a Handrail for an Accessible Ramp

Josh — Sun, 24 May 2009 20:00:13 +0000

Using the Cadimage StairBuilder and Railing tools you can easily create a handrail that utilizes the powerful display options of the Railing tool.

Create your ramp using a combination of roof planes and slabs, meshes, or your own methods. Once completed, open the Stair Selection Settings dialog for the Cadimage Tools StairBuilder by double clicking the Stair icon within the ToolBox. Go to the Treads & Risers > Dimensions tab and adjust the treads to smaller dimensions. (The example shown allows a finer step and therefore a more accurate railing placement as it follows the top of the stair.).

Simply place a stair including landings while tracing your already built ramp, then in the 3D window adjust the overall height of the stair to match the ramp. (You may also preset this value in the Dimensions tab of the Stair Selection Settings dialog.)

Once your stair is placed it is simply a matter of applying a balustrade using the Railing Tool, adjust the settings to your requirements and attach.

As you cannot delete the Stair without affecting the placed railing, you can put the Stair on a non used layer to quickly hide it. If you prefer not to keep the Stair, drag a copy of the railings to create separate and non associated versions. The original Stair can now be deleted and the original railings will disappear with it.

Straight Downpipe in Roof Builder

Josh — Sun, 17 May 2009 20:00:55 +0000

Sometimes you don’t want a neck on your downpipe and simply want it to be straight.

To get a straight downpipe, simply set the Neck Angle to 90°.