https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/TUBE-does-not-intersect-properly-to-other-elements/m-p/119536#M12935 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>I am working on an object that needs to have different straight and curved extruded profiles. The only suitable command seems to be TUBE.<BR /> <BR /> The object needs to intersect properly to other ArchiCAD elements like slabs or walls; every other GDL command cuts properly with those elements without showing any intersection or contact line, but TUBE does.<BR /> The instersection lines seem not to be possible to be removed; I have got this problem with different objects using TUBE since years, but I cannot find a solution.<BR /> <BR /> Does anyone have an idea?</T></DIV> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:22:33 GMT Jochen Suehlo 2014-01-03T19:22:33Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/TUBE-does-not-intersect-properly-to-other-elements/m-p/119536#M12935 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>I am working on an object that needs to have different straight and curved extruded profiles. The only suitable command seems to be TUBE.<BR /> <BR /> The object needs to intersect properly to other ArchiCAD elements like slabs or walls; every other GDL command cuts properly with those elements without showing any intersection or contact line, but TUBE does.<BR /> The instersection lines seem not to be possible to be removed; I have got this problem with different objects using TUBE since years, but I cannot find a solution.<BR /> <BR /> Does anyone have an idea?</T></DIV> Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:22:33 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/TUBE-does-not-intersect-properly-to-other-elements/m-p/119536#M12935 Jochen Suehlo 2014-01-03T19:22:33Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/TUBE-does-not-intersect-properly-to-other-elements/m-p/119537#M12936 Before you look to the lines, have a look at the surface too. I mentioned, when programming a bath tube, that same orientated surfaces of prism and tube do not look in the same colour. In openGL and Rendering. Could be an additional problem.<BR /> <BR /> Sorry for no ideas to the line problem. I do not have a solution with it. Have you tried to substitute with sweep? Mon, 06 Jan 2014 07:27:08 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/TUBE-does-not-intersect-properly-to-other-elements/m-p/119537#M12936 Frank Beister 2014-01-06T07:27:08Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/TUBE-does-not-intersect-properly-to-other-elements/m-p/119538#M12937 Joachim,<BR /> Can you post a screen shot of what you mean?<BR /> There are masking values that can turn on or off the base and top (end) surfaces and edges.<BR /> I sometimes use GROUPs to create accurate connections between curved surfaces.<BR /> <BR /> Barry. Sat, 11 Jan 2014 03:56:21 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/TUBE-does-not-intersect-properly-to-other-elements/m-p/119538#M12937 Barry Kelly 2014-01-11T03:56:21Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/TUBE-does-not-intersect-properly-to-other-elements/m-p/119539#M12938 Barry:<BR /> see a screenshot of what I mean.<BR /> - Mask Values have nothing to do with the clean intersection between an object and an ArchiCAD tool like a wall<BR /> - A Prism with no mask values insects clean with a wall, if he has the same material (it does not intersect clean, if you use invisible edges defined by mask!)<BR /> - TUBE never intersects clean with a wall, if you use mask values or not<BR /> - I cannot define groups between a wall and a TUBE-object; SEOs do not make it better.<BR /> <IMG src="http://gdl.b-prisma.de/img/tube_intersection.png" /> Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:43:04 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Libraries-objects/TUBE-does-not-intersect-properly-to-other-elements/m-p/119539#M12938 Jochen Suehlo 2014-01-13T09:43:04Z