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RORO1
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 Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:33 pm Post subject: inclined surface |
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Dear support Team!
I am testing the Designbuilder intensively. Can i model a inclined surface where the building is have in the ground and have above the surfache.
Please let me know, what i can do, because in Austria many sites will be realized on an inclined property.
Best regards
Robert
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Andy Tindale
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:10 am Post subject: |
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Dear Robert,
The series of images below illustrates how to place a block on an incline surface where there is no basement.
The reply below this shows how to do the equivalent but with a basement.
I hope this helps.
Regards
Andy
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| Start by drawing a rectangular outline or component block to represent a block of ground. |
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| Cut the outline or component 'ground' block diagonally to form the inclined surface. Delete the top block shown in red below. |
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| Then draw the lowest story of your actual building so that it touches the component or outline block representing the ground as shown below. The inclined plane itself is used to cut the actual building block in 2. |
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| Then move the building block onto the inclined plane and draw any subsequent blocks on top of this. |
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| Make sure to set the floor of the building block to be adjacent to ground. Do this on the Constructions tab. |
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Andy Tindale
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| Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:06 am Post subject: Creating basements with inclined ground planes |
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Here are some more images to help explain how to create basements when there is an inclined ground plane. The idea is to divide the block into two, the cutting plane used to divide the block is the plane of the inclined ground surface. The adjacencies in the lower block are set to 'Adjacent to ground'.
The lower and upper parts of the block can be joined to form a single zone by cutting a hole in the lower surface of the upper block and setting the 'Merge zones connected by holes' model option.
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| Draw the block which is part underground, part above ground. |
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| Cut the block diagonally using the inclined ground plane as the cutting plane. |
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| Go to the lower surface of the upper block. |
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| Cut a hole covering the entire surface. Set the 'Merge zones connected by holes' Model Option. This merges the upper and the lower part of the blocks into a single zone for all calculations. |
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| The finished model with the lower block set adjacent to ground. |
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cparroco2
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| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Hello,
Andy I am doing as Robert but I am having troubles.
I understand well your series of images. My problem is that when I have my cursor on a surface it's never lighting up in light blue, there I can never use the protactor appropriately to cut a surface.
I used DesignBuilder 3 years ago and never had this problem, everything went smoothly. I just had to redownload and buy it for my Master's thesis, I now have version 3.0 with all the exciting new features, but this problem is now occuring. I wanted to know if it's some kind of checkbox I forgot to click?
I'm persuaded it's a silly mistake , but went through the manual and still can't figure it out
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