topic Re: Hotlink Modules Roof Cover Fills not Oriented properly. in Modeling

Hotlink Modules Roof Cover Fills not Oriented properly.

ares997 — Tue, 23 May 2023 12:46:16 GMT

So I have three little buildings on this site plan, the buildings in question are hotlinked. The roofs of these hotlinks are orienting their roof cover fill in some arbitrary angle. The roof of the building on the upper left has both cover fill options selected, the cover fill linked to roof slope and linked to project origin.

Any solutions?

Re: Hotlink Modules Roof Cover Fills not Oriented properly.

ares997 — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:43:02 GMT

Any ideas how to fix this?

Re: Hotlink Modules Roof Cover Fills not Oriented properly.

ares997 — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:18:44 GMT

I tried replacing the hotlinks and that worked temporarily then after revisions and subsequent hotlink updates it reverted back to the incorrect orientation.

Re: Hotlink Modules Roof Cover Fills not Oriented properly.

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:55:04 GMT

Set cover fill orientation to match roof slope in module file

Re: Hotlink Modules Roof Cover Fills not Oriented properly.

ares997 — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 01:02:46 GMT

Actually that doesn't solve the problem. In the hotlink it is set to follow the pitch. As you can see in the attached file. The site plan currently has a fill to cover up the error. I figured this was an error when I replaced the hotlinks and they showed up correctly initially then they adjusted themselves later after updates and/or send and receives.

I'm experimenting with changing the orientation in the hotlink files to match host files' orientation.

What is interesting is that the roof surfacer maintains its proper orientation regardless of projects orientation.

Re: Hotlink Modules Roof Cover Fills not Oriented properly.

Anonymous — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:09:56 GMT

Are the fills in the site plan and the module file the same (same fill name and ID number in attribute manager)
If not, open attribute manager in site plan file and select fill attribute in hotlinked file and overwrite in site plan file, refer wiki article for using attribute manager http://www.archicadwiki.com/Attribute%20Manager