topic Re: lock to z axis 3d view in Modeling

lock to z axis 3d view

Strawbale23 — Sat, 01 Jan 2022 20:36:58 GMT

Hi,

Im trying to find a way to lock to z axis in 3d view.

how??

Thanks 🙂

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Mahmoud Qenawi — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 01:03:39 GMT

You can pick your editing plane to be vertical before you create or modify any element, pls check these 3 screenshots from Archicad 25 reference guide they may help.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

SenecaDesignLLC — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 06:12:38 GMT

I prefer using lock to guide command and activate it once you are in the z plan of your movement.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Strawbale23 — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 15:22:57 GMT

Thanks. I have just realised that when the 3D grid is on there is an z axis guide. I dont usually have the 3d grid on. You are right, its the way to go.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Strawbale23 — Sun, 02 Jan 2022 15:23:32 GMT

Thanks, Im going to start to do this.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

J_Tucks — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 09:47:08 GMT

What is the lock to guide command? Is there a shortcut for it?

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Barry Kelly — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 13:19:48 GMT

Have you tried the SHIFT key?

Barry

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

SenecaDesignLLC — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 04:21:45 GMT

Holding shif works but you can find the shortcut In The work environment. It's nice because you don't have to hold shift when using lock to guide

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

J_Tucks — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 10:29:51 GMT

I had a search in the work environment shortcuts but could find anything for lock to guidelines. Im on 25 though, perhaps its only in 26?

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Barry Kelly — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 01:44:08 GMT

@J_Tucks wrote:

I had a search in the work environment shortcuts but could find anything for lock to guidelines. Im on 25 though, perhaps its only in 26?

I just checked 22 and it has been there since at least then.

I still like just using SHIFT because as soon as you let go, it unlocks.

Using the shortcut, if you want to unlock, you have to press the shortcut again.

Barry.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

J_Tucks — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:00:45 GMT

Hmm looks like perhaps this is only available on PC. Here what I see from my keyboard shortcut options.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

SenecaDesignLLC — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:22:51 GMT

Search by alphabetical order

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Karl Ottenstein — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:41:19 GMT

Like Barry, I prefer just using the shift key along the yellow Z-axis in 3D, but I'm glad this Work Environment setting has been mentioned, as I forgot that it even existed 🙂

Related to your question - or maybe a total tangent that will only help someone else - is the setting of the temporary origin in the 3D window which then allows modeling elements at that z-height. In case anyone is not aware of it, while in the 3D window, you can hover your mouse over a hotspot and then press option-shift (Mac) / presumably alt-shift on Windows and you'll see a temporary x/y/z set of black axes appear at that point. If you then attempt to model a wall, e.g., in 3D - it will be relative to that z-height (as z=0). A tip I got from @Djordje over 20 years ago 😉

Place furniture in 3D, for example, by option-shift on a hotspot on the top surface of the floor and then all placed objects will rest on that floor. Useful vs using gravity when you have multiple height floors within a story, etc. @Djordje was modeling his projects in 3D in Archicad 6.5 (and probably earlier) when most of us worked exclusively in 2D views.

PS. Apologies to @Mahmoud Qenawi that I didn't see his earlier post about moving/re-orienting the editing plane which is even more powerful than the above. I only saw the most recent page of comments so missed his post.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Mahmoud Qenawi — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:35:02 GMT

Thank you @Karl Ottenstein , you don't have to apologize, really thank you for reminding me with gravity option which I really forgot also that alt+shift for hotspot which is a new shortcut for me.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Barry Kelly — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 01:22:20 GMT

Yes, look for 'All commands in alphabetical order'.

If you look at 'Current menu structure', you will only see the commands you already have in your menus.

You need to search for ALL commands to find ones you don't have.

Barry.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Strawbale23 — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 13:00:39 GMT

Some great suggestions here for working in 3D which can be powerful but tricky.

I would like to see a dedicated 3D window editing tool palette.

For the x, y, z axis in both 3D and 2D, it would be great if there was a colour prompt to indicate when you are aligned precisely 0,0 90 180,270. I don't k ow about anyone else. But I occasionally place objects or walls with the shift key for alignment, and they are still placed slight off for some reason. A color prompt would be very useful to confirm everything is OK.

and 3 diff colours for the x, y, z axis in 3D. Currently they all seem to be yellow.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Barry Kelly — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 02:59:59 GMT

So as you drag (edit), it will snap to a guide line when you get close.

The guide line will become bolder.

SHIFT will lock to that guide line while you are holding it.

You can permanently lock with the shortcut or right mouse click.

The X,Y,Z axis will turn yellow when you are snapping to it.

The tracker shows the angle.

I am not sure what all the fuss is about.

Barry.

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Strawbale23 — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:41:30 GMT

Hi Barry

Very recently I had the issue of finding that a number of objects and walls I had placed using the SHIFT key method were very slightly out of alignment, 169.89 or 269.7 etc.

I had not been monitoring the tracker to check alignment and the misalignment was so small I had not noticed it.

Obviously I am doing something wrong but I had assumed shift should snap to true alignment.

Any ideas why this happened?

thanks

Re: lock to z axis 3d view

Barry Kelly — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 05:12:09 GMT

@Strawbale23 wrote:

Any ideas why this happened?

Not really without watching exactly what you are doing.

Make sure you do not have any custom rotated grid.

In fact, I go to the rotated grid and make sure it is set to horizontal (0°).

So even when I am using the orthogonal grid, there is no accidental snapping to a rotated grid, even if I accidentally turn on the rotated grid.

Barry.