drelARCH Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Hi, I am looking to find way to set up correct wall closure for custom opening. It is wall opening with stepped edges and am using symbol to cut it out. At the moment finish components of wall style stop where edge is stepped and will not wrap around to the desired place...tried different wall hole and wall closure components for symbol but no success so far... Here is case: view from one side (purple - finish component, gray - core, green - finish component) view from other side This is current state: and this is objective: Is it achievable using one wall style combined with custom symbol with wall hole and wall closure component? Would like to hear your suggestions. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 What would happen if you used your wall hole/wall closure symbol just to form the smaller opening in the wall + to get the components to wrap up to the insert, then you clipped the larger opening as a second operation using a Wall Recess? Not sure if this would work. Plus with a Wall Recess you wouldn't get the component wrapping on the soffit of the opening, just the sides. @Matt Panzer will know the answer... This is just an opening then a wall recess: Quote Link to comment
drelARCH Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 Thanks @Tom W. for you suggestion. Your solution is closest to desired result. Ideally i wish i could achieve this using one wall and only one symbol... Recently I really enjoyed watching video focused on wall closures for custom symbols presented by @Matt Panzer https://university.vectorworks.net/mod/overview/view.php?id=3027 Quote Link to comment
Tom W. Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I saw that video + thought it was very good too. It should be far easier to find these things on the University. I've been watching a few of the 'Coffee Break' videos but it seems pot-luck whether you find them or not. There were several I'd earmarked for watching + now I go back + they're nowhere to be seen... Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Matt Panzer Posted May 9, 2022 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted May 9, 2022 I don't think there's a way to do this with wall closures. This is certainly a gray area between wall closures and wall recesses. Unfortunately, I don't think either can quite do what you're after. However, we do want to make improvements to wall features (and further implements to wall closures) that could provide this capability in the future. 2 Quote Link to comment
zeno Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I suggest to create a hybrid symbol who you model auto hybrid object near parametric object. You can reference everything on the symbol x y z parameter. Then you can create a big symbol when you manage also the 2D hole. If there are part between wall and symbol who don't get well you can adjust them by continuingmodelng and autohybrid. I suggest to use material, so you can have the right representation on sections. Is not very smart but works Quote Link to comment
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