topic Re: Interior Elevation in Modeling

Interior Elevation

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:59:24 GMT

When using the Interior Elevation tool in ArchiCAD 11 we are having trouble with the limits of the views. On one drawing the elevations are displaying Model Items that are outside the limits set in the interior elevation. Has anyone had this problem.

Re: Interior Elevation

Barry Kelly — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:15:51 GMT

Cad wrote:
When using the Interior Elevation tool in ArchiCAD 11 we are having trouble with the limits of the views. On one drawing the elevations are displaying Model Items that are outside the limits set in the interior elevation. Has anyone had this problem.

Read the page in the manual relating to interior elevations and curved walls.
Sorry don't have the page number handy at the moment.

The same applies for straight walls that touch the limits of the interior elevation line.
Archicad will automatically show all 3D elements back to the end of the wall/s that touch this extent line - so you may see further than the extent as indicated on plan.

The manual will explain it pretty well.
So try adjusting your extent so it doesn't touch the wall/s that go beyond where you want to see or try using a regular section line.

Barry.

Re: Interior Elevation

Link — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:17:14 GMT

Can you see your IE limit line? You will need to make sure View> On-screen View Options> Marker Range is indented. Are you sure your limit lines are where you expect?

A screen shot would probably help a lot here.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Interior Elevation

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:04:41 GMT

Thanks for the help. It seems to be because my extent line touches an external wall which then is connected to an internal wall with a door in it.
This can be seen across the top of a kitchen bench in a internal elevation of the kitchen. I think I will have to go back to using the section lines for this one as I do not want the door on this other wall to show up.
Cheers

Re: Interior Elevation

Link — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:51:42 GMT

Can't you just squeeze the limit line in a little?

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Interior Elevation

Stephen Dolbee — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:42:30 GMT

I've had problems with the Interior Elev tool. I wanted a view of a kitchen island and the limit line didn't seem to matter. It displayed the wall and cabinets behind it. Also, at first the windows and doors showed in the walls, and then they disappeared. I went back to using the Section tool.

Re: Interior Elevation

Link — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:11:23 GMT

Stephen wrote:
I've had problems with the Interior Elev tool. I wanted a view of a kitchen island and the limit line didn't seem to matter. It displayed the wall and cabinets behind it. Also, at first the windows and doors showed in the walls, and then they disappeared. I went back to using the Section tool.

Turns out that the limit line only limits the sides, not the depth. This should be improved in the future.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Interior Elevation

vfrontiers — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 03:54:32 GMT

I have had trouble as well.. I thought is might be due to the use of IE in a room with more than 4 sides... It still needs some work, so I believe I will be blasting many of them into DRAWING mode....

Re: Interior Elevation

Sols — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:26:20 GMT

Link wrote:
Stephen wrote:
Turns out that the limit line only limits the sides, not the depth. This should be improved in the future.

I, for one, hope they get this sorted sooner rather than later. I was all a-quiver at the thought of a proper interior elevation tool only to be let down by this one, glaring omission.

My work-around is to simply model walls on my Room Elevation notes layer to mask the distant detail I don't want shown in the elevations.

Re: Interior Elevation

Wokka — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:14:16 GMT

This is really dissapointing!
I was in the process of upgrading based mostly on a current job that has lots of internal elevations required. Is it another Archicad 'almost but not quite' tool that will take 3 releases to be fixed or is it a known bug that is being address now? Anyone know?

Re: Interior Elevation

Link — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:08:45 GMT

I believe it is a known bug that is going to be addressed. When - I don't know. That's all I got.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Interior Elevation

Rod Jurich — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:10:50 GMT

Link wrote:
/...it is a known bug/.....

Reported early in beta. Still there
That is why I still use the section tool.
Works every time, no need for stupid work arounds.
But, just give GS time they will eventually get it sorted

Re: Interior Elevation

KeesW — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:02:03 GMT

An AC11 bug that made the interior elevation tool's horizontal limits unworkable was reported on this list about June. We've had about 3 bug-fixing releases since then. I used the tool in the last two days, including drawing an island bench with some of the view extents not touching any bounding wall. The feature still doesn't work - distant doors, windows and other joinery outside the chosen limit of view all show.

Would it help if I was able to invoice Graphisoft for the hours I've wasted on this feature?

Is anyone from Graphisoft game to tell us when it will be fixed?