Window holes into wooden framed walls
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Hi there,
i am constructing a wooden-framed house and the walls are made out of multipe solids (cladding, slats, bars, plates etc).
The subtraction tool works precisely and fine, but it is awfull timeconsuming to cut the window-hole into each single element. There should be a faster and more elegant way to get it done. Sorry, but I have a deadline and need help as soon as possible.Thanks from the north of germany, taipi
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Brave doing a deadline when you're just getting going on a method. Try one of the hole punching tools like....http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=41582 Of course each tool depends on certain conditions. It depends on how you've created your model. This one requires the components to be solids.
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Thanks pbacot, you are right, it is not easy to work on a project (since many, many weeks) beside still learning this pretty good, but complex program. The push/pull tool seems to change the faces of the bars and plates in the wall. They need to be cut clean like it is possible with the subtraction tool, which unfortunately only can handle two solids at the same time.
In my model all bars and plates, which have different dimensions are named components and accurate on a millimeter scale. I need e.g. this part list for comparing prices and offers and ordering the exact sizes. -
If you trim with the solid tools, your components change to groups. Better count your materials beforehand.
Framing for that matter, would not be cut by the wall holes. You'd have to make the framing members right before or after, I would think to have correct sizes. Battens on the outside of a wall are tricky. You almost need to add them "by hand" aligned "by eye" after all the trim is in place. Last thing to do during design and modeling. Did I say battens were tricky? They're a bitch to do correctly.
For going through your sheet goods, plaster etc. I would use the the trim tool (not the subtract tool). Select the cutting element, select trim tool, then click on each layer of material. Click, click, click. Pretty fast I think, if you create a view that gives you all the layers (such as roof hidden or section). Saves the cutting element for re-use at similar openings.
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thanks again! Bars and battens are tricky, especially within the roof, where they are sloped. What drives me crazy sometimes is push/pull. I will try trim again. Have a nice sunday!
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Look at 1001bit Tools. I use it for different sorts of framing and battens. The problem I have with battens on walls is that it is still a lot of setup and the battens don't end up where I want them in lay-out--so I end up where some sort of "manual" application is just as good. But for roofs I might use this and I also use Instant Roof by Valiarchitects.
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@taipi said:
Hi there,
i am constructing a wooden-framed house and the walls are made out of multipe solids (cladding, slats, bars, plates etc).
The subtraction tool works precisely and fine, but it is awfull timeconsuming to cut the window-hole into each single element. There should be a faster and more elegant way to get it done. Sorry, but I have a deadline and need help as soon as possible.Thanks from the north of germany, taipi
You can try VisuHole, which can create holes across multiple components and groups.
Fredo
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Hi Taipi, hi folks.
If you are going through the trouble of modelling inside wall beams to get an accurate count, dont forget that, cutting a hole is not sufficient. You must add some additional framing elements to account for the material removal caused by the hole, for example, lintel at the top of a window or door and extra studs on the sides and bottom too.
See tis page for example:
http://www.small-house-building.com/framing/window-framing/
Just ideas.
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