topic Re: Mesh in Modeling

Mesh

KeesW — Thu, 25 May 2023 14:56:35 GMT

I should know this by now - but don't. How can we set meshes and storey settings to this column of earth? I wouldn't like to build on Mt Everest!

Re: Mesh and elevations

KeesW — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 02:15:27 GMT

Let's try this again. How can I avoid this tall column of earth under my building? I've tried messing with my settings and want my mesh contours to coincide with the AHD settings received from my surveyor.

Re: Mesh

KeesW — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 02:17:35 GMT

And here is the column of earth with the mesh setting.

Re: Mesh

Barry Kelly — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 02:43:34 GMT

Instead of a mesh skirt height of 1000 try a negative figure - i.e. -82000.

Barry.

Re: Mesh

Barry Kelly — Wed, 07 Sep 2016 02:57:13 GMT

You can also just drag the bottom of the mesh in 3D and adjust the height with the pet palette option.

Barry.

Re: Mesh

KeesW — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 06:05:23 GMT

Thanks for the suggestions Barry. Unfortunately, none of them work. Dragging the bottom up uses the 'stretch' command and it doesn't seem to do anything. Changing the skirt from 1000 to -82000 separates the house from the site.

It seems that we need to ignore the true (ADSL based) floor levels and site contours and fudge the figures. Imagine the column height if I was building on top of a mountain!

Re: Mesh

Erwin Edel — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 06:51:27 GMT

AHD is only for measurements? You could try using the Reference Levels in Project Preferences. Either use Sea Level or change one of the whopping number of two custom levels.

This what I use to refer to NAP (Nieuw Amsterdams Peil).

Or do you actually have to model the terrain to this level?

Re: Mesh

Stress Co_ — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 06:51:59 GMT

I don't know if this will confuse the matter, But....

I set my project's main story elevation to 0' (in Story Settings) and then set the Alitude (sea level) elevation in Project Location.

Much simpler to adjust.
Read HERE

Warning:
Changing it midstream will mess with all of your section and elevation views.