topic Re: Complex Profile in Modeling

Complex Profile

Hudson — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:20:48 GMT

Hi,

Is there anyway to hide a part of a complex profile? In plan I want to dimension just the core of Finish, however I have a flashing that caps the top of the wall that I don't want to dimension too.

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Re: Complex Profile

Barry Kelly — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:33:23 GMT

Each fill (building material) you use in the complex profile can be set as 'Core' , 'Finish' or 'Other'.

Then in any view you can choose the Partial Structure Display to show what the finish or other skins.

The core will always be visible.

Note: you have to place separate dimensions for each Partial Structure Display if you want to see different parts in different views of the same view point.

The dimensions are unique fir each Partial Structure Display.

Barry.

Re: Complex Profile

Hudson — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 04:43:27 GMT

Yeah I don't think that works for what I need, that turns the finishes off for everything.

In floor plan I am above the these short wall/parapets that have the flashing and I just want to dimension to the core or finishes, not the flashing.

Thanks for taking a look

Betreff: Complex Profile

mgg — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:08:22 GMT

Does it help to place hotspots at the spots you want to dimension inside the profile manager?

Re: Complex Profile

Erwin Edel — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:00:29 GMT

You should be able to dimension to hotspots you placed in the complex profile in sections/elevations as pointed out by mgg.

For floorplan your dimension will use the width of the complex profile at the floor plan cut plane.

If the floor plan is the issue, you are better off modelling the finish seperately. Ussually with BIM projects you would need different classifications for the wall and the finish, so this might be necessary down the line either way.

Re: Complex Profile

gpowless — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:43:04 GMT

Best wat to achieve this is using renovation settings. Set this by selecting the flashing in profile manager and change the renovation element to "demolished". To dimension the wall, change the renovation filter to "existing". If you need to see the flashing as in wall sections or 3d projection you simply set the renovation filter to "show all". It is important to note that if you place any construction material in a complex profile outside of the finish faces, when you use automatically dimension walls and slabs setting in your dimension settings, it will select the outermost material identified as a "finish". This is important for floor plan dimensioning in that even if the material is 1/128" (0.198mm) outside of the main wall it is nearly impossible to chase down an accumulative dimension error that will occur.

Re: Complex Profile

karsten_bauschert — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:17:31 GMT

A suggestion for "clean" modelling is separating elements.

In cases like this we use a separate profile just for the top covering.
More elements to model but better to filter or evaluate.

Re: Complex Profile

Hudson — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:37:40 GMT

Yep this is what I have done, but its annoying to have so many parts, having different layers for intersection dramas, then if something gets moved, I have to remember to move the flashing too. I love to have a linking system, so i link the flashing to the wall.

Re: Complex Profile

Barry Kelly — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:07:54 GMT

@Hudson wrote:

I love to have a linking system, so i link the flashing to the wall.

You can group them.

It is not perfect, but so long as grouping is not suspended, they will move together even if a layer is turned off.

Barry.

Re: Complex Profile

kmitotk — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:17:26 GMT

How about lowering the horizontal cut line of the plan view to a height below the coping? You'll be able to dimension the wall below.

Re: Complex Profile

Erwin Edel — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:38:03 GMT

Unfortunately I find that the more BIM my projects need to be, the less intelligent the modelling becomes. I quite often need to be able to classify finishes or trim or whatever you want to call them as something else than the wall they 'belong' to.

However, often you can select multiple elements and offset them at the same time. So multiple walls or walls and beams together or slabs and roofs together etc etc. Just make sure that edges are in the same spot and let building material priorities clean up intersections.