topic archi 12 - Problem with stairs in Libraries & objects

archi 12 - Problem with stairs

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 23:48:14 GMT

I can't make the upper section above the stair break invisible. I tried changing it in both the selection settings and the open object settings. Both did nothing.

Could someone please help. Deadlines tommorow! Of course.

Jeff

Re: archi 12 - Problem with stairs

__archiben — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:00:31 GMT

Jeff wrote:
I can't make the upper section above the stair break invisible. I tried changing it in both the selection settings and the open object settings. Both did nothing.

is the object itself set to show on the storey above? you set up 'storey sensitivity' in the stair object's parameters, but you still have to switch on the display of that object on the floor above . . .

HTH
~/archiben

[edit] i see you meant "invisible" after a re-read. same thing, but in reverse - make sure the object itself is only set to display on it's home storey[/edit]

Re: archi 12 - Problem with stairs

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:28:49 GMT

Still not working.

I think it's a bug with v12.

Thanks anyway,
Jeff

Re: archi 12 - Problem with stairs

Eduardo Rolon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:54:12 GMT

Check your fill settings

Re: archi 12 - Problem with stairs

Eduardo Rolon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:54:40 GMT

or like this?

Re: archi 12 - Problem with stairs

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:31:17 GMT

Either way. The stairs are solid and don't show a break at all. I can't figure out what;s wrong. To make things worse now all the walls in the model are gone because of some error message.

Re: archi 12 - Problem with stairs

Eduardo Rolon — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:29:06 GMT

Disappearing walls mean that you either turned their layer off or that you created an invalid object that stopped the regeneration process. For the stairs check your settings under Parameters -> 2D symbol types. If the break line setting is off it will not show, if fills are turned on then what is underneath will be covered. If the stair's home story is below the current one you have to check the stair break line setting under 2D above home story.

Re: archi 12 - Problem with stairs

Steve Jepson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:47:36 GMT

Forget the Stair Maker. Just model it. It's the only way to get it exactly what you want anyway.

Re: archi 12 - Problem with stairs

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:14:59 GMT

I've been building stairs for around 30 yrs., so I know what is legal and what is not!
Stair maker would let me build stairs that are far far and away ILLEGAL, AND, would
get you sued in less time than it takes to get your final check. (well, thats if you could bribe the inspector to pass it).
Yet, it won't let me run a stair nosing into the space of the trim on the turn,
which is totally legal and stair maker won't let me build it, and on it goes...
Way too much trouble on the turns.
I really think AC is the future, but this stair tool is stupid!
Looks to me that some improvement has been made in 12, but
don't treat my like a kid. Let me turn OFF this dumb auto control #@%#(*&.
But for now, as Steve said, just build it yourself.
Bier