topic Re: Lines in composite walls in Modeling

Lines in composite walls

JKL — Fri, 13 May 2022 14:14:04 GMT

Is there a way to get rid of the extra material line where my composite walls join(see image)? This is mainly an issue where my exteriors meet my interiors. My material intersection settings are in the correct priority. Last project I made a fill and covered each one. That can't be the only option?!

Thanks!

Re: Lines in composite walls

SenecaDesignLLC — Fri, 13 May 2022 14:24:49 GMT

Choose one of the exterior walls and lower it's intersection priority, I would do the vertical wall.

Re: Lines in composite walls

BrunoH — Fri, 20 May 2022 15:59:03 GMT

Hi,

Can you post the same Screen Shot with the 3 walls selected ?

Position of reference lines and how they intersect are important for the result.

Re: Lines in composite walls

Lingwisyer — Mon, 23 May 2022 01:23:43 GMT

The core material is the same?

Re: Lines in composite walls

JKL — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:15:15 GMT

Re: Lines in composite walls

JKL — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 15:15:47 GMT

Yes, I built these composites so that the materials should interact properly.

Re: Lines in composite walls

BrunoH — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 16:44:41 GMT

Hi,

The ref. lines seems correct.

I am unable to reproduce such result.

Could you post the .pln of the 3 walls ?

Re: Lines in composite walls

Barry Kelly — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 00:47:04 GMT

Really only 2 walls will ever trim properly together.

When you bring in a third it complicates matters.

Best to have the reference lines all meet at one point as you have done.

@JKL ,

Use the junction order to make the two main walls intersect with each other and lower the junction order of the third wall so it is effectively weaker than the other walls.

Barry.

Re: Lines in composite walls

JKL — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:25:35 GMT

Barry-Thanks, that worked well for that situation. what about in an area like this (attached images)? Is there a way to get the line that is circled to disappear? I've made it a lower priority than the others. Thank you so much for your help!

Re: Lines in composite walls

BrunoH — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:46:37 GMT

Hi JKL,

The intersection priority number take effect between walls that intersect with each other (that means ref. lines intersecting).

In your case the inside wall to the right intersect only with the vertical outside wall.

To handle correctly intersections between several walls the first thing to do is ensure that all of them intersect with each other.

So the best think to do in this case is to have the 4 ref. lines joining at the same unique point (see attach).

Then you can control the result with the intersection priority numbers.

Re: Lines in composite walls

JKL — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:26:00 GMT

Brilliant-Thank you!

Re: Lines in composite walls

JKL — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 18:39:14 GMT

what about walls that one is slightly off set? Any fixes there?

I appreciate the help so very much!

Re: Lines in composite walls

Barry Kelly — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 01:39:13 GMT

Ideally you want all of the reference lines to intersect at one point.

Off the top of my head I am not sure if this will work, without me setting up similar walls and testing it myself.

Try to offset the ref line of one wall so they are all intersecting at the same position.

Then it should be just a matter (I hope) of junction order as in your first post.

If you use the 'Modify Wall Reference Line' settings, then the ref line will move without moving the wall.

If you change it in the wall settings, the wall will move and the ref line will stay where it is - then you will have to move the wall.

Barry.

Re: Lines in composite walls

BrunoH — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:02:57 GMT

Hi,

Barry's solution works.

In case you don't want to change the ref. line position of the exterior walls you can offset the ref. line of the interior wall with a negative number.

Negative offset move the ref. line outside the wall base so you can place it anywhere you want (see attach).

Re: Lines in composite walls

JKL — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:28:00 GMT

Awesome! Thank you!