DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE

DESIGN CREATING THE BUILDING ENVELOPE

In this chapter we will cover some straightforward, basic steps: e.g.

Please study the “Getting started with the ArchiCAD Interactive creating a floor slab and adding some walls and columns to our Training Guide” chapter if you need further information on how project. While these are all really simple operations, they willto set up ArchiCAD, adjust the necessary ArchiCAD Work underscore some important core design concepts:

Environment or open the training guide project files.

• All ArchiCAD building elements are “real” 3D objects: you might

1 Open up the ArchiCAD Guide

create a wall or slab in the floor plan view, but their 3D view is also folder in the Navigator and activate at hand immediately and at any time. This enables users to view (by double-clicking) the 

“1.1 Create the project in its own 3D environment (instant, real-time 3D

Floor Slab” pre-set view in the feedback) and to make better, more informed design decisions. “Chapter 

1” folder.

• ArchiCAD enables the creation of a fully integrated design project information database: design development can be done in any view – plan, 3D views, etc. – all other views will be automatically and immediately updated. No tedious, iterative processes are

2 Activate the Slab Tool   in the required of the designer. This is the true power of the “Virtual Toolbox and “Slab Tool Settings” Building™” design concept. button in the Info Box to display the Slab 

1.1 CDefault Settings dialog box. REATING A FLOOR SLAB

3 Click the “Favorites” button at the top of the dialog box and then select the AC10 Guide “Slab-01” item in th e Favo rites List of the Chapter 01_01.mp4 Favorites Palette and select “Apply”. This Wat c h Mo vi e will load the element settings for the slab Let’s start our project by creating a new, rectangular floor slab in the that will be used under the ground floor as active, Floor Plan view. a “default”. You will see the changes in some of the settings in the Slab dialog box. The Slab Default Settings Dialog box enables you to change and adjust all the various settings for the selected tool; including Geometry and Positioning, Floor Plan, Section, Model and Materials, as well as Listing and Labeling attributes. You can also select the layer on which you wish to place the element. Open the ‘AC10 Guide Chapter 01.Pla’ ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of this interactive, hands-on ArchiCAD training guide.

Open the ‘AC10 Guide Chapter 01.Pla’ ArchiCAD project file to complete this stage of this interactive, hands-on ArchiCAD training guide.