Allplan 2013

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Advanced 3D

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Contents

Contents
Before you start ... ........................................................................ 1
Requirements..........................................................................................................2
Feedback on the documentation ..................................................................... 2
Sources of Information ....................................................................................... 3
Documentation ............................................................................................................ 3
Additional help ............................................................................................................ 4

Training, coaching and project support ......................................................... 5

Basic settings for the exercises ......................................................................... 6
Setting the default planes ....................................................................................... 6

Unit 1: Volume from 2D Lines................................................... 7

Exercise 1: Arc as Volume Solid ........................................................................ 8
Drawing a two-dimensional parabola .................................................................. 9
Converting 2D entities to 3D ................................................................................12
Modeling an arc based on 3D elements .............................................................13

Exercise 2: Building Outline, Gravel Stop ................................................... 16

Drawing a cube .........................................................................................................18
Creating a polyline sweep solid ............................................................................19

Unit 2: Hatching and Text in 3D ............................................ 23

Exercise 3: Patterns and Hatching in 3D .................................................... 24
Drawing the building structure ............................................................................25
Creating the 2D basis...............................................................................................26
Editing the round opening in the wall ...............................................................27
Creating patterns ......................................................................................................28
Converting pattern to 3D element ......................................................................30

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Exercise 4: Text as Three-Dimensional Element ....................................... 34

Task 1: creating three-dimensional text ........................................................... 35
Task 2: text on straight wall ................................................................................. 44
Task 3: text on curved wall ................................................................................... 47

Unit 3: Sloping Walls Walls with Slants .......................... 57

Exercise 5: Modeling Walls ............................................................................. 58
Task 1: sloping straight wall ................................................................................. 59
Task 2: splaying of wall .......................................................................................... 72

Unit 4: Unusual Window Shapes ........................................... 81

Exercise 6: Custom Outline for Opening .................................................... 82
Drawing 2D outline of window and saving it as a symbol .......................... 83
Creating a straight wall.......................................................................................... 84
Creating the opening .............................................................................................. 85
Using the smart symbol designer ........................................................................ 88

Unit 5: Roof Planes From Spline to Dormer .................... 91

Exercise 7: Dormers incl. Area Calculation ................................................ 92
Creating the 3D roof object .................................................................................. 94
Drawing a dormer in two dimensions ................................................................ 95
Creating the dormer in three dimensions......................................................... 97
Converting the model to architectural planes .............................................. 102
Area calculations .................................................................................................... 103
Creating roof covering ......................................................................................... 108

Unit 6: Stairs Walls Ramps ............................................ 111

Exercise 8: stepped wall ................................................................................. 112
The stepped wall following the course of the steps ................................ 112

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Designing a stair .................................................................................................... 113

Converting the stair to architectural planes ................................................. 118
Designing a stepped wall ..................................................................................... 120

Exercise 9: The Ramp and the Trick with the Stairs .............................. 124
Designing the ramp ............................................................................................... 125
Converting the ramp to architectural planes ................................................ 129
Creating walls on the ramp ................................................................................ 131
Alternative options for creating ramps ........................................................... 134

Unit 7: Experimenting with CAD ......................................... 135

Exercise 10: From Freehand Lines to Animation .................................... 136
Digital sketches or scanned sketches ............................................................... 136
Quick edit ................................................................................................................. 139
Custom curves with the Spline tool ................................................................. 141
From lines to components................................................................................... 141
Creating walls based on lines ............................................................................. 142
Animation ................................................................................................................ 144

Exercise 11: Intuitive Modeling Three-Dimensional Sketches ....... 145

Task: redesigning a schoolyard .......................................................................... 147

Appendix 1: Modeling in Detail ........................................... 161

Exercise 12: Modeling A Wall Lamp ........................................................... 162
Objective ............................................................................................................. 163
Basic 3D elements .................................................................................................. 163
Editing 3D elements .............................................................................................. 165
Solids based on 3D lines and 3D surfaces ...................................................... 168
Modifying ................................................................................................................. 171
Useful aids................................................................................................................ 172

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Appendix 2: Stairs and Ramps in Detail ............................ 173

Exercise 13: Stairs ............................................................................................ 175
Task 1: straight stair .............................................................................................. 176
Task 2: spiral stair along curved wall ............................................................... 183
Task 3: freeform stairs .......................................................................................... 195

Exercise 14: Ramps .......................................................................................... 199

Task: ramp based on u-type stair ...................................................................... 199

Index ............................................................................................ 203

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Before you start ...

Before you start ...

The methodic combination of individual modules makes
it possible to resolve complex tasks tasks that could not
be accomplished using a single module alone.
Simple lines, 3D elements, architectural planes each of
these entities has its own specific capabilities. The aim is
to harness the capabilities of each entity in order to
achieve the best possible results by intelligently
employing the Allplan 2013 module best suited to the
3D Modeling module plays a
task at hand. The
central role in this respect.
The simple, short exercises in this guide will demonstrate
how the modules interact.
The appendix deals with two important topics in detail:
modeling as well as stairs and ramps.