https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Column-Spanning-Multiple-Stories-Home-Story/m-p/222755#M120368 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>I am new to Archicad so this question is likely easy for someone to answer.<BR /> I want a column to extend from the top of footing to a tie beam. <BR /> <BR /> If I place the column with the Home Story on the top of slab and an offset of -3', it appears properly. <BR /> <BR /> However, I am unable to place the column with the Home Story on the top of footing.<BR /> - The column in both cases is the same.<BR /> - All Relevant Stories is selected with Projected with Overhead<BR /> - The priority of the building material is higher than anything else<BR /> - I have experimented with the View Settings Cut Plane limits and <BR /> Show Projection options without success<BR /> - In all case the column appears properly in 3D<BR /> <BR /> I will need to change the depth of the footing later, so my preference is to set the column to the footing and not the slab.<BR /> <BR /> Thank you<BR /> <BR /> </T></DIV><BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="Archicad Column.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/11422iDBC84FB79B0004DC/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Archicad Column.png" alt="Archicad Column.png" /></span> Thu, 25 May 2023 15:39:15 GMT Tincan561 2023-05-25T15:39:15Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Column-Spanning-Multiple-Stories-Home-Story/m-p/222755#M120368 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><T>I am new to Archicad so this question is likely easy for someone to answer.<BR /> I want a column to extend from the top of footing to a tie beam. <BR /> <BR /> If I place the column with the Home Story on the top of slab and an offset of -3', it appears properly. <BR /> <BR /> However, I am unable to place the column with the Home Story on the top of footing.<BR /> - The column in both cases is the same.<BR /> - All Relevant Stories is selected with Projected with Overhead<BR /> - The priority of the building material is higher than anything else<BR /> - I have experimented with the View Settings Cut Plane limits and <BR /> Show Projection options without success<BR /> - In all case the column appears properly in 3D<BR /> <BR /> I will need to change the depth of the footing later, so my preference is to set the column to the footing and not the slab.<BR /> <BR /> Thank you<BR /> <BR /> </T></DIV><BR /><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper" image-alt="Archicad Column.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/11422iDBC84FB79B0004DC/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Archicad Column.png" alt="Archicad Column.png" /></span> Thu, 25 May 2023 15:39:15 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Column-Spanning-Multiple-Stories-Home-Story/m-p/222755#M120368 Tincan561 2023-05-25T15:39:15Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Column-Spanning-Multiple-Stories-Home-Story/m-p/222756#M120369 I'm not sure but it looks like you're placing the column inside a wall. Walls and columns interact. You may have to adjust the layer priority number to stop that. Mon, 12 Oct 2015 19:14:27 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Modeling/Column-Spanning-Multiple-Stories-Home-Story/m-p/222756#M120369 Thomas Holm 2015-10-12T19:14:27Z