topic Re: How to turn off Roof Boundary Box in 3D window in Modeling

How to turn off Roof Boundary Box in 3D window

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 12:46:28 GMT

Call me stupid, but this has been bugging me for the last couple weeks and I can't seem to find the toggle switch on it.
I have a project that shows a partial red boundary extension box below any roof plan in the 3D window. The boundary extends from the pivot line of the roof up.
If I start a new project, or copy this roof into a new file, it won't show.
So where is the setting in the file to turn this off?

Thanks

Re: How to turn off Roof Boundary Box in 3D window

Barry Kelly — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 01:50:23 GMT

BjornATA wrote:
Call me stupid, but ...

Hi Stupid (joking of course )

This is a new feature in 15 called "Trimming Bodies".

You can turn it on/off in the VIEW menu > On Screen View Options > Trimming bodies.

They won't print at all but simply represent the area (volume) that will be used for trimming when performing connections or Solid Element Operations.

The roof has two settings in the settings dialogue (or info box).
The Trimming Body can be "Pivot line down" as in your case where the area of roof inside (above) the pivot line forms the trimming body.
Or it can be "Contours down" which will use the entire roof area.

For roofs the trimming body always goes down below the roof.
Shells also have a trimming body and this can go up, down or be customised.

Barry.

Re: How to turn off Roof Boundary Box in 3D window

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 02:06:54 GMT

Barry wrote:
BjornATA wrote:
Call me stupid, but ...
Hi Stupid (joking of course )

I'll take it. Thanks Barry. I was running nuts on it. Checked Model View Optoins and everything, never checked the on screen view options.
Those trimming bodies can drive you crazy when you have a tons of roofs 😉