1. ARCH 3691 Advanced Design & Building Information Modeling How to Create a Space Frame Creating a Mass (Family) for the overall Space Frame Professor Paul C. King, RA, AIA, ARA Pking@CityTech.Cuny.Edu Prof.Paul.King@Gmail.com Oscar Morales Oscar.morales.11992@gmail.com

2. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass CREATE A NEW FAMILY FOR THE SPACE FRAME SELECT THE “CURTAIN PANEL PATTERN BASED” TEMPLATE FILE GO TO THE LEVEL ONE FLOOR PLAN VIEW. WORKING IN THIS VIEW WILL BE THE EASIEST.

3. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame SELECT THE OPPOSITE CORNERS TO CREATE THE REFERENCE LINE CREATE A REFERENCE LINE COPY ONE OF THE ADAPTIVE POINTS TO THE MIDDLE OF THE REFERENCE LINE Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass

4. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame DELETE THE PREVIOUS REFERENCE LINE AND CREATE 4 NEW REFERENCE LINES, EACH STARTING FROM THE OUTER ADAPTIVE POINTS TOWARDS THE CENTER. CREATE 1REFERENCE POINT EACH ON 2 OF THE REFERENCE LINES MAKE SURE 3D SNAPPING IS CHECKED Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass

5. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame SET A WORKING PLANE ON THE CORNER ADAPTIVE POINT TO CREATE THE SPACE FRAME. ON THE SURFACE PLANE, CREATE A REFERENCE CIRCLE. THE DIMENSION WILL DETERMINE THE SPACE FRAME. USING THE SAME STEPS CREATE A WORKING PLANE ON THE REFERENCE POINT AND CREATE A REFERENCE CIRCLE FOR THE SPACE FRAME. Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass

6. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame SELECT THE REFERENCE CIRCLE AS WELL AS THE 4 OUTER REFERENCE LINES. 12 3 4 SELECT “CREATE FORM” AND “SOLID FORM” TO CREATE THE SPACE FRAME. USE THE SAME STEPS TO CREATE THE FORM FOR THE INNER FRAME. Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass

7. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame SET A WORKING PLANE ON CENTER ADAPTIVE POINT. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO CAN BE MANUALLY CHANGED. CREATE A DISTANCE LINE FROM THE CENTER ADAPTIVE TO AN OUTER ADAPTIVE POINT. Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass

8. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame SAVE THE SPACE FRAME AS A FAMILY TO LOAD INTO A PROJECT FILE. OPEN A NEW PROJECT FILE. Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass LOAD THE SPACE FRAME FAMILY INTO THE PROJECT.

9. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame CREATE A 20’x 20’ SQUARE FROM MODEL LINES TO USE AS REFERENCE. OFFSET THE LINES BY 2’ TO CREATE A 2’x’2 GRID. Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass

10. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame CREATE AN IN-PLACE MASS AND NAME THE MASS. MAKE SURE NOT TO NAME THE MASS THE SAME NAME AS THE SPACE FRAME FAMILY USING THE MODEL LINES AS REFERENCE CREATE THE MASSING AND SELECT CREATE FORM. Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass

11. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame SELECT THE TOP FACE OF THE MASS. DIVIDE THE SURFACE TO FOLLOW THE GRID OF THE MODEL LINES. ONCE THE SPACE FRAME FAMILY IS LOADED, WHILE STILL HAVING THE BOTTOM FACE SELECTED, CHANGE THE PATTERN TO THE SPACE FRAME FAMILY. Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass

12. Oscar Morales Arch 3691 Space Frame ONCE THE PATTERN IS CHANGED THE SPACE FRAME SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE DIVIDED SURFACE TO REMOVE THE MASSING OUTLINE GO TO THE VISIBILITY/GRAPHICS MENU UNCHECK THE “FORM” BOX TO REMOVE THE BOX FROM THE VIEW Family Editor  Reference Lines  Working Plane  Solid Form Load Into Project  Model Lines  In-Place Mass