topic Re: Interior Elevation - horizontal limit in Modeling

Interior Elevation - horizontal limit

Bruce — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:32:00 GMT

Is there any way to set the horizontal range of an interior elevation (like you can with sections and elevations)?

Re: Interior Elevation - horizontal limit

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:27:58 GMT

The Boundary you draw is the limit.

Re: Interior Elevation - horizontal limit

Bruce — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:01:25 GMT

Unfortunately that's not working for me. My interior elevations are showing elements far beyond where I've drawn the limit lines.

It's like they're set to 'infinite' display range...except I can't change it.

Re: Interior Elevation - horizontal limit

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:07:32 GMT

If you select such a problematic Interior Elevation line and go to its settings Dialog, in the Horizontal Range field, do you have it set to By Limit Lines or Add bounded area?
It should be set to the former.

Re: Interior Elevation - horizontal limit

Bruce — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:26:13 GMT

Yes, they are set to By Limit Lines.

Re: Interior Elevation - horizontal limit

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:06:21 GMT

Can you show a Floor Plan Detail, a Interior Elevation Settings Dialog and a generated Interior Elevation in screenshots?
Please also include AC version info.

Re: Interior Elevation - horizontal limit

Barry Kelly — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:48:28 GMT

Bruce wrote:
Unfortunately that's not working for me. My interior elevations are showing elements far beyond where I've drawn the limit lines.

It's like they're set to 'infinite' display range...except I can't change it.

This has been a problem with the internal elevation tool ever since it was introduced.
Here is an old related post.

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=19799

That's why I have never bothered using it.
Another feature that is great 80% of the time and trouble for the other 20%.
Probably more 95% - 5% in reality but it is the times that it doesn't do what you want that make it not worth using.
I just stick to the standard section tool.

I might have another look at it again now in 14 just out of curiosity.
Barry.

Re: Interior Elevation - horizontal limit

Bruce — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:55:20 GMT

Hmmm, wondering about that.

Normally I would do the same, but in this particular instance, keeping the project map structured and organised outweighs the disadvantage of this shortcoming.

Thanks for your input.

Cheers