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Getting Started Guide: Objective

This document provides tutorials for using the Objective plugin to model architectural elements in ArchiCAD. The first tutorial demonstrates how to create a trim around an arched doorway by defining a profile and extruding it around the opening. The second tutorial shows how to create a curved ramp by defining a cross-sectional profile, setting the start and end points, bending the path into an arc, and applying a rise to slope the ramp along its length. The document introduces the basic functions of Objective and provides step-by-step instructions for completing the tutorials.

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Getting Started Guide: Objective

This document provides tutorials for using the Objective plugin to model architectural elements in ArchiCAD. The first tutorial demonstrates how to create a trim around an arched doorway by defining a profile and extruding it around the opening. The second tutorial shows how to create a curved ramp by defining a cross-sectional profile, setting the start and end points, bending the path into an arc, and applying a rise to slope the ramp along its length. The document introduces the basic functions of Objective and provides step-by-step instructions for completing the tutorials.

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ObjectiveGettingStartedGuide

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Contents
ProductOverview
CreateaTrimaroundanArchedOpening
CreateaCurvedRamp

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ProductOverview
Objectiveisdesignedtoextendyourabilitytomodelin3DinArchiCAD,inawaywhichfeelslikeanaturalpartofthe
environment.
Eachtoolandlibrarypartisdescribedinthefollowingarticles.RefertotheGettingStartedTutorialsforsomeexamplesof
Objectiveinuse.
WeassumethereaderhassomeknowledgeofArchiCAD,andsuggestthatnewusersalsorefertotheArchiCAD
documentation.
DownloadtheObjectiveGettingStartedManualinPDFformat:
GettingStarted

WatchhowtocreateExtrusionsinunder5minutes:
DemonstratedinArchiCAD18

CreateaTrimaroundanArchedOpening
Inthistutorialwewillplaceatrim/architravearoundanexistingarchedtopdoorwayasshown.

Theprocessis:
. Definethetrimprofile.
. Extrudetheprofilearoundthedoorway.

1DefinetheProfile
Drawafillpolygonthatmatchestheprofileofthetrim.

Withthefillpolygonselected,gototheOBJECTiVEmenuandchooseComponent>NewProfilefromthemenu

ANewProfiledialogwillappear.

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SettheprofileTypetoSection,enteraNamefortheextrusion,andchoosetosaveitintotheEmbeddedLibrary.Setthe
PlaceNewProfileandDeleteSelectedItemcheckboxesOff.ThenclickOK.
YouwillnowbeaskedtoClickontheprofileanchorpoint.Inthiscaseitmakessensetochoosetheinsidecornerofthe
trim.Movethemousetothispointonthefillpolygon,andclick

TheprofilehasnowbeencreatedasanobjectintheEmbeddedLibrary.

2ExtrudetheProfilearoundtheOpening
Openanelevationviewthatfacestheopening.

DoubleclickontheFramingtoolintheArchiCADToolbox.

Selectthelibrarypartyoucreatedinstep1DefinetheProfileabove.
IntheInfoBox,choosetheRotatedDiagonalplacementmethod.

Clickatthebaseoftheleftsideofthearch.

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Arubberbandwillnowfollowthemousecursor.

Movethemousecursortotheoppositeside,andclicktoplacethetrim.

Selecttheprofileyoujustplaced,anduseitscenterhotspottobenditupuntilitfollowsthecurveofthearch.

Ourfinalchallengeistoextendtheendsoftheprofiletothebaseofthewall.
Opentheobject'sSettingsdialogandnavigatetothePathpage.Enter600mmintothetwoendextensionfields.

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Theexactdimensionisnotimportantatthisstage,aswecanadjustitgraphically.ClickOK.

Nowusetheendextensionhotspotstopulltheendsdowntothebaseofthewall.

NOTE:Thismethodofextendingtheendstangentiallywillonlyworkforsemicirculararches.Formoreshallowarches,youwill
needtoplacemultiplepiecesoneforthearchandoneeachforthesides.

CreateaCurvedRamp
OBJECTiVEcanbeusedforelementsthatmayotherwisebedifficulttomodelusingArchiCAD.Acommonexampleiscurved
ramps.Inthistutorialwe'llcreatealargecurvedrampforuseinacarpark.
Thebasicprocessis:
. Definetheprofile.
. Definethepath.

1.DefinetheProfile
UsetheFilltooltodefinethecrosssectionalprofileoftheramp.

Selectthefillpolygon,andfromtheOBJECTiVEmenuchooseComponents>NewProfile

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SettheTypetobeSection,andsettheremainingfields.

ClickOK.
YoumustnowSelectanAnchorPoint,byclickingonapointontheprofile.Inthiscasethebottomrightcornerwasselected.

2.DefinethePath
Havingdefinedtheprofile,Inowwanttouseittomodelacurvedramp.InparticularIwantto:
. Settheendstobecutvertically.
. Definetheendpoints.
. Bendtheramparoundanarc.
. Maketheramprisealongitslength.

2.1SettheEndstobeCutVertically
DoubleclickontheFramingtool,andselecttheRamp1object.
OntheProfilepage,choosetheProfileremainsVerticaloption.

SettheResizetheWidthorDepthonPlacementcheckboxtoOff.

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ClickOK.

2.2DefinetheEndPoints
Clickoncetoindicatetheramp'sstartpoint,andagaintoindicatetheendpoint.

Theresultingramprunsinastraightlinebetweenthestartandendpoints.

2.3BendtheRamparoundanArc
Selecttheramp,andfromtheObjectivemenuchooseTools>Bend.

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Bendthearctothedesiredradius.

2.4MaketheRampRisealongitsLength
Ourfinaltaskistomaketheramprisealongitslength.
Selecttheramp,andopenitsSettingsdialog.
OnthePathpage,enteraRisevalue.

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