Extract frozen geometry from an attached wall

Extract frozen geometry from an attached wall

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Extract frozen geometry from an attached wall

Anonymous
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Hello, I'd like to suggest creating another attachment tool that essentially extracts the outline of the attached wall, and freezes it, eliminating the need to keep attached surfaces. 

 

Reason: When working on a complex model (continuously changing roof) that requires this workflow:

  • rhino import of mass
  • then roof or wall by face
  • attach wall to get the top/bottom geometry correct
    • PROBLEM: you must keep the geometry attached to
    • Workset: Internal for hiding
    • THIS CREATES A VERY LARGE FILE SIZE, that is entirely unnecessary
    • It also means, that if you're in a linked model, you cannot bind the link while keeping the information intact.

Proposed solution: Enable the user to keep the attachment outline and extract a shape from it, that maintains the top/bottom of wall condition - i.e. freeze the geometry.

 

Please contact me if you have any question.

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Sahay_R
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Post this in the Ideas forum.

 

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/custom/page/page-id/Ideas-Page


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ToanDN
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@Anonymous

 

To sum it up, you want to have the option to keep the shape of a wall even if the shape defining targets are removed.  Sounds like a good idea.  I would vote for it.