topic Re: Intersect Two Elements in Modeling

Intersect Two Elements

miquelarquitecte — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:17:11 GMT

It would be very interesting if you could choose which side of the element will act on the other, and have it reflected visually. At this point it is not clear which side interacts or is not the desired one.

Operating system used: Windows

Re: Intersect Two Elements

Steve Jepson — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:02:02 GMT

Can you show a screen shot so we can understand your question better ?

Possibly the Wall and Beam Reference Lines ?

Re: Intersect Two Elements

miquelarquitecte — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:06:27 GMT

Thank you Steve
but the intersect function works with the longest side, and you can't choose which one. I think AutoCAD shows visualment which of the two options and you can choose. In Archicad, it should work the same to give more possibilities.

Re: Intersect Two Elements

Steve Jepson — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:07:24 GMT

you can locate the reference line to the left, right, or center - if that is what you talking about.

Can you show the intersect your having trouble with ? Or am I not understanding your issue ?

Re: Intersect Two Elements

miquelarquitecte — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:08:44 GMT

I don't think I have explained myself well. When you use the function “intersect two elements”, Lines/Polylines, Arcs, Walls, and Beams, ... you can't choose on which side it will act. It always acts on the longer side. And the interesting thing would be if you could choose if it is on one side or the other (right or left). AutoCAD does it. And it saves a lot of time.
Thanks

Re: Intersect Two Elements

Lingwisyer — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 01:35:34 GMT

Use Adjust then Trim instead. ACs Intersect is a single action, unlike aCADs 3 actions, so there is no way to define the side. Adjust and Trim come to 4 actions, and the default shortcut for Adjust is not the nicest...

Ling.

Re: Intersect Two Elements

Steve Jepson — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:33:40 GMT

OK. I know what you mean. It will take (3) clicks no matter how you choose to make the intersect, toward the long or short length in AutoCAD or in Archicad. I don't think it would be too difficult for product developers to add some code that would provide control of the intersect direction based on which end of the elements is selected for intersection. That would make right, left, up, or down intersect irrelevant, and better than how AutoCAD does it. ?

The default that always intersects with the long side could remain.

The idea of a function that responds to the order of selection is used in at least one other Archicad function already. For example, when using the Element ID Manager to re-order all the IDs per the order of selection.

Re: Intersect Two Elements

Barry Kelly — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:18:12 GMT

Many times I will just manually extend (stretch) the short elements so they meet and if needed I will cut of any excess.

Hold SHIFT to constrain them in line as you stretch.

It is still only 3 or four mouse clicks and you don't have to find adjust or trim tools in the tool bars or menus or remember shortcuts.

Except CTRL for cut (or the equivalent in MAC OS).

Barry.