Creating Complex Profile Offset Modifiers in Archicad Walls

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00:00 Introduction to Wall Composites vs Complex Profiles
02:25 Changing Composites and Profile Settings
03:45 Note on PERFORMANCE!!
05:30 Sample Wall - EIFS with Furred Interior
06:13 Capturing Composite Structure in Profile Manager
07:30 Nominal Width = Stud Member Width
08:30 Adding Thickness Modifiers
11:40 Testing Modifiers for Errors
12:30 Fixing Errors by Adding 2nd Skin Face
14:40 Testing New Modifiers - SUCCESS!
15:25 Performance Check
15:45 Adding More Modifiers
18:30 Modifiers in 3D View
19:20 Creating Vertical Offset Modifiers
24:45 Reviewing Vertical Offsets in 3D
26:00 Order of Operations Best Practice
26:45 Additional Samples for Footing Walls
27:45 Final Thoughts - Thanks for Watching!

[dbaddiepostedonmybed]

I swear to God this the best channel to learn about archicad.

[gerardofaustin]

Welcome 🙏 back. Please remember the tutorials for the Google Earth and ArchiCAD.

[keithblake]

Great new tutorial! Thank you for posting a new video 🙏

[JeremyAtchley]

Love that material for the stud and insulation. I have always wanted to make one, but still just use a solid color.

[chadconrad]

Really good stuff John! Thank you for putting this together. This is something I have not sued much but now feel better about wanting to use the entire BIM for 3D detailing, etc.

[ayanyxq]

Welcome Back John！ So nice to hear your voice again!

[a_p]

Nice to see you creating again! I had no idea complex profiles were that flexible, so thanks for the demonstration.

[ryejuan]

Yeah been using this a lot with ledges. Great video quite precise. 👏

[alexmak]

I give you a standing ovation! Thank you for sharing your knowledge on this topic!

[EnderAydin]

Dear John, welcome back. :) And thanks a lot for this tutorial, great work as always!

[ChrisStow]

Cheers John. Really interesting and very clear tutorial thanks.

[iuca]

great tutorial. A few days ago I started exploring this functionality and this tutorial will help me a lot. Thanks!

[mussamakwa]

s and a couple EDM and Dubstep goals for myself, and I guess I better start learning sowhere. Thanks for the great vid!

[videopeich]

Hi John! Nice to have you back. One thing that bothers me with complex profile walls are the wall caps (for example if you need to offset in height the walls or make a step in a wall). The ends are never good and can't be solved with the wall cap tool. So you need to make a complex profiles for the finish with the shape of the previous profile.

[conmes]

welcome back and thx for nice sharing 👍🏻

[laurencebrill]

Hiya John❗️ Welcome back… but where have you been⁉️ 😳
Nice Tip on Linking 🔗 different elements to adjust vertically simultaneously or separately 🥇
Also, you clarified that clicking on the corner of an element skin and then on the top or bottom surface is correct as I was wondering if this was the right way to do it 🤔💭
Cheers from Laurence DownUnder 🇦🇺 ✏️ 😉

[miyahollands]

Another awesome video, thanks!

With all these functions built into Archicad, why is the construction industry so set on using Revit. Archicad is much happier place to be!

[TheAmericanLandscape]

Wonderful lesson. I've been using ArchiCAD since version 6.5, how I could have not known about this? Just shows how you can get stuck in the ways you were taught and the practices and standards of offices you've work in. I have so many questions, but will start putting this to use right away. This lesson has solved some major frustrations I have had since moving to ArchiCAD so many years ago.

[nielsonhuang]

Nice to see you again, John. Apart from performance issues, I think this workflow is very flexible.
A little off topic. But, I'm curious how you set up your pen at 5:33. This makes the pen sets very powerful.

I also can't wait for your another tutorial video on Archicad 26 update. Cheers!

[ademaydogdu]

You make a great job 👍🏻 Can you make a tutorial with the the roof eaves and the intersections between wall an roof in this video?