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If the 2D contours are made of straight segments (but have too many points), then try to Magic Wand these lines or polyline with an ARCHICAD spline first. If the result is too broad, undo, and adjust the values to find the balance between too many points and not enough. Setting the Deviation from Curve to a higher number or setting the Segment Length for example, can create less segments. To control this segmentation behaviour, and the 2D contours are using a spline or arcs, then review the Magic Wand Settings under the Design menu. When creating a Mesh with Magic Wand, such as from a CAD plan or drawn 2D elements, then contours lines will be created as straight segments that best match the original 2D. When importing a Rhino 3DM File as Object, additional options can be set before import, including segmentation. SketchUp Tips, before sending to ARCHICAD: After import, review the tips below under ‘Reduce’. To control, try to adjust the angle between normals directly in SketchUp (link below), before importing into ARCHICAD. It’s worth trying with the default (middle position) first in a fresh ARCHICAD file to review the results before trying again with a lower segmentation, and then compare the results between the two versions, both visually and with the Pol圜ount palette mentioned above.įor SketchUp SKP files, there is a direct one to one import of polygons. These files may have been modelled at a high level of detail (possibly too much detail) or poorly created, resulting in thousands of polygons once imported.įor RFA and Rhino files, during the import process, you can set the level of segmentation for curves. There are numerous formats that ARCHICAD can import such as SketchUp (SKP), Revit Families (RFA) or Rhino models (3DM).
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The Pol圜ount palette, to identify the number of Polygons by Tool, and by Object. More on that later.ĭownload Goodies (with Polygon Count add-on): Once you review the overall list, you can start to pinpoint the culprits – for example it may be an object that’s been imported into ARCHICAD. When opening, it will check your model (based on what’s visible), so it may take some time if you have all layers on.
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Once installed, you’ll find the Pol圜ount palette under Window/Palettes/Pol圜ount.
SKETCHUP NUMBER OF SEGMENTS IN AN ARC INSTALL
The quickest and easiest way to review the number of polygons in a project is to install the ARCHICAD Goodies, via the below link, and use the Pol圜ount palette. This article can help you to identify, prevent and reduce polygons in your model, and have a leaner and more efficient model to work with. For example, when navigating in 3D, there is a drop of frames (image stutters). If your model is feeling laggy or sluggish, especially in 3D, it may be due to a high number of polygons in the model and on-screen.