topic Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section in Visualization

composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 13:09:13 GMT

in archicad 11 i have a timber frame composite wall, on section it will not show the skin separator lines.

all of my other composites on this model, are displaying perfectly.

i've tried everything, i have tried it ticking and unticking "apply structures settings in Cut Surfaces and no matter what, it wont display.

i even tried duplicating a composite which displayed correctly, changed the skins to be as per the timber frame i want, and then went in the section and it still will not display the skin separator lines???

i only have 3 walls in the model using this timber frame composite. all are on storey 1 (first floor)

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:17:33 GMT

Hi Percy,

Firstly, check you haven't got several identical walls in the same place on plan.

If this is OK, try moving the section line on plan a certain distance, rebuild the section, then move the section line back again to the correct place, and rebuild the section again.

This problem seems to happen to me occasionally also, (usually just as I'm trying to get a set of drawings out!!) but I've no idea what causes it.

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:04:27 GMT

thanks for that, i've tried but with no success?

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Anonymous — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:52:28 GMT

How about a screenshot of what is happening?

You should also try forwarding the file to your resellers and see if they can help.

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:02:59 GMT

heres screenshots, you can see the wall displays the skin separators on plan, but not on section (it is the upper wall on the section with a window in it)

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:03:49 GMT

heres the plan

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Chris Grantham — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:32:44 GMT

You may have "core only" selected in your partial structure display options... Open your "quick options" palette and check that.

-C

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:38:57 GMT

I have no problems with my walls. Here's an example.

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Nick Schat — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:01:07 GMT

Percy,

If your plan is showing correctly? then I suspect you have the same fills adjacent to each other in your composite wall. (your example looks like an empty fill) Archicad will automatically join these in sections. Just change fill types between adjacent skins. If you don't want a fill pattern then save an empty fill with another attribute.
HTH.

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Barry Kelly — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:16:26 GMT

Nick wrote:
Percy,

If your plan is showing correctly? then I suspect you have the same fills adjacent to each other in your composite wall. (your example looks like an empty fill) Archicad will automatically join these in sections. Just change fill types between adjacent skins. If you don't want a fill pattern then save an empty fill with another attribute.
HTH.

If it is correct in plan then it should be correct in elevation as well.
I would be guessing that Percy is using the view map to change between plan and section.
The Model view Settings must be different in both.
The "Show skins separator lines" might be turned off in the section.
Or maybe I have misunderstood what is happening.
Barry.

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:43:00 GMT

the composite shows perfectly in plan, but not in section.

all my other wall, roof and floor composites show perfectly in plan AND section, this timber frame composite is the only one i have a problem with.

Re: composite not displaying skin separator lines in section

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:48:34 GMT

Nick wrote:
Percy,

If your plan is showing correctly? then I suspect you have the same fills adjacent to each other in your composite wall. (your example looks like an empty fill) Archicad will automatically join these in sections. Just change fill types between adjacent skins. If you don't want a fill pattern then save an empty fill with another attribute.
HTH.

problem now sorted, this was the problem, thanks alot!