Yes, you can lean curtain walls after they have been inserted in the model as long as they have been created from straight path curves. You can lean the curtain wall by moving...
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Is it possible to create curved curtain walls with curved panels?
Yes, it is. 1. Create a curved curtain wall Steps: Run the _vaCurtainWall command. Select a style, height and alignment from the insert dialog. Select the option "FromCurves" in...
Can I extract the faces or edges of VisualARQ objects?
Since VisualARQ objects are actually blocks, some Rhino commands don't apply directly on them, in the same way they don't work on Rhino blocks directly. This happens with the...
Split a beam in different parts
There is no command in VisualARQ to split a beam in different parts. However, there is a trick to achieve that using a simple Grasshopper definition with VisualARQ Grasshopper...
Is it possible to display the object dimensions or other information inside tags?
Yes, it is. Tag objects can display other information about the object they refer to, besides the object tag's name. For example, inside a window or door tag label you can...
How can I show or hide the tangent lines between walls?
When two tangent walls intersect, the intersection line sometimes disappears, both in the 3D model and in the Section views. This happens when the visible wall layers have the...
There are some missing lines in the Plan and Section views. Why?
There are two reasons why some lines might be missing in the Plan and Section views: Document units absolute tolerance: when there is not enough units tolerance in your document,...
Is it possible to create beams with custom profiles?
Yes, it is. These are the steps to create a beam from a custom profile: Create a custom profile with the _vaProfileFromCurve command, that will be used for the beam section...
How can I create spiral stairs? Can I add landings?
VisualARQ allows you to create spiral stairs. When you run the _vaStair command, you can select the "Spiral" option in the command line. Or you can click on the spiral stair...
How can I change the opening side of a door or a window?
When you insert a door or a window object in the model, you first need to specify one insert point along the wall, and then do a second click on the desired side of the wall to...
How can I create a custom VisualARQ template?
When you start working on a new document, you can do it from a Rhino template, or from a VisualARQ template. Rhino templates only include by default one "standard" object style...
How can I create object quantity takeoffs and export them to Excel?
The _vaTable command allows you to display a list with the information related to VisualARQ objects only. These objects include walls, beams, columns, doors, windows, openings,...