When inserting doors or windows into composite walls, is there a way to achieve internal and external cladding layers returning neatly around the frame? At present I get the edge of the wall showing all layers... I guess the closing piece could form part of the .paz cell and have a generic closing piece according to the position of the frame within the wall (unless use ''Match wall'' option of course)... Perhaps better if the wall ''reacting'' automatically? Either way way beyond my programming ability... Anyone or am I missing something/expecting too much?
You will have to add the pieces of cladding you want, to the frame. This is the best way to achieve what you want, because if you add them manually after placing the frame, the frame will cut them away!
Using Frame Builder you can add cladding by using the add form command or by adding a second frame.
HTH André
Yes thanks Andre, I understand, I thought of doing similar in PC Studio... Problem is how can the opening recognize and adapt to internal/external cladding, otherwise would have to create openings for each wall type which would be unmanageable....so perhaps end condition of the wall reacting to the placement of an opening would be a better solution... AECOsim programmers out there?
Or can it be argued that that level of detail is not needed in 3D model and can be added later in 2D?
if you use 2 opening elements (RoughOpening) one of them Blind = True, Directional -1 , you get these result.
a simple example Parametric File is attached.
OK thanks for that Karsten. I am looking at the case where you have a frame say about the centre of the wall which has plasterboard on the inside say 13mm and cement render on the outside say 25mm; I want those to return to the frame ...
At the moment the only way to to do this would be to model these elements as a part of the cell, either in the creation of the PAZ or as Andre suggests in frame builder. It would be similar to adding a reveal lining to the window frame. Frame builder can add "Trim" but this is intended as a reveal and Architrave.
Adding these elements to the cell would be far easier than a programming solution.