When I open a new drawing, VisualARQ toolbars don’t appear on the screen… How can I load them?You can manually load toolbars when they are not automatically displayed after selecting a VisualARQ template by using the same method to load Rhino toolbars:Type Toolbar on the command line and open the VisualARQ toolbar file (VisualARQ.tb in Rhino 4.0 or VisualARQ.rui in Rhino 5), which is located in one of the following directories, depending on the Rhino version you are using:In Rhino 4, visualarq…See More

Is it possible to stretch a room without deforming it?Select the walls you want to move and extendClick on Rhino’s “Control Points On” iconSelect all the control points that you want to moveClick on one of those selected control points, and move it to the wished position.The stretching of walls doesn’t affect the doors/windows position.See More

How can I create a non-straight wall?There are two ways to create a non-straight wall:A. Create a wall from a curve:Use Rhino to draw a curve. It can be any shape, as long as it is planar and open.Left-click on the “Wall: From Curves” icon on the toolbar VisualARQ Walls (you can open this toolbar by pressing on the right bottom arrow of the wall icon) The wall insert dialog will appear. Specify the wall insertion options and select a Curve or multiple Curves that you wish to convert into…See More

When I create a wall with more than 1 component… which component is inside and which is outside?It depends on the direction you draw them:If you draw the walls clockwise, the “Component 1” will be “inside”.If you draw the walls counterclockwise, the “Component 1” will be “outside”.Wall: ReverseIf you wish to flip the direction of the wall, you can run the _vaWallReverse command (Menu > Wall > Reverse Path). This command reverses the direction of a wall path and sides: the start point…See More

I can’t see VisualARQ object styles libraries. Why? How can I load them?When you are working on a document that doesn’t contain any VisualARQ object library, it means that the document was created from a template which was not a VisualARQ template, and the default library of VisualARQ object styles wasn’t loaded.Start working with a document created from a VisualARQ template or import a .val file which contains the default object style library or any other customized object style library…See More

Yes, it is.Since VisualARQ walls are actually blocks, they need their own commands to do certain type of operations, such as the Boolean union and the Boolean difference with Rhino geometry.Wall Add Solids:Option to add a Rhino solid into a VisualARQ wall. This command is the same as the Rhino Boolean union.Run the _vaWallFromSolids command .Select the wall where you wish to add one or more solid objects.Select the solids you wish to add. These solids must be closed extrusions or…See More

Is it possible to create irregular walls or walls from Rhino geometry?Yes, it is.The VisualARQ walls created in the model with the _vaWall command , or from curves , are always created vertically and have a regular height and width.However, there are different ways to create walls with irregular shapes: Wall from Solid: Option to turn Rhino polysurfaces into VisualARQ walls.  Wall Add and Subtract Solids: Boolean operations between Rhino Solids and VisualARQ walls. (…See More

Stair slab: How to create a stair slab and change its thickness.The document files opened with a Rhino template have a stair “standard” style that doesn’t have a slab by default.To add a slab to a specific stair style, open the stair styles dialog box. Right-click on the stair style name and the context menu will be diplayed: select New > Stair Slab.The slab thickness can be edited from the geometry tab, when selecting the slab component.See More

How can I create and select openings?The operation and behaviour of an opening is identical to the one of a window or a door.Steps to create a new opening:Run the “_vaOpening” command (from the command line or VisualARQ drop-down menu).Specify the opening insertion options in the opening insert dialog box.Insert the opening inside a wall in the model.After the opening is inserted you may realize that it is difficult to select. There is an easy way to solve that: Adding a frame component to the…See More

How can I create a custom profile?To create a custom profile you need to use the “Profile From Curve” option:1. Draw a closed and planar curve2. Click on the “Profile From Curve” icon  (inside the VisualARQ Tools toolbar)3. Specify a name for the new profileThe custom profiles you create will be added to the profile list. They can be used to create new door, window, railing, beam and column styles.See More