topic Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans in Modeling

Reflective Ceiling Plans

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:00:55 GMT

Hi,

I'm trying to do a reflective ceiling plan on ArchiCAD 10. I know that you used to be able to do this on 7 by right clicking then pressing display.

Any clues how you do it on AC10?

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:32:34 GMT

It is controlled with the model view options (document menu). Model view options can be saved and those saved options can be tied to saved views.

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 23:43:22 GMT

I too am finding the reflected ceiling plan difficult.

I have it drawn on the floor plan and can leave out layers to show what is needed....However how do I transfer this to the Navigator and then onto a Master document like any other floor...? in AC 10

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:30:17 GMT

AB

Save your view to the View Map, with appropriate Layer Combo, Model View Options, scale etc, then place the view on the layout. (It's a good idea to save your MVO as well, as Mike suggested, rather than have it as a "Custom" configuration).

This is a standard way of organising things. How are you doing it if not like this?

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:41:26 GMT

I'm having a problem with a toilet (from the AC11 library) showing up on the RCP.

I think I've done everything properly and show the Floor Plan Cut Plane, View Settings, and Model View Options. Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

This floor goes from 0-12 ft. I'm telling it to cut it at 9 feet and look up. The toilet is definitely sitting on the floor - so I don't understand why it's showing up in this view.

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Laura Yanoviak — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:56:24 GMT

mc0m wrote:
This floor goes from 0-12 ft. I'm telling it to cut it at 9 feet and look up.

The FPCP does not work this way (you can't "look up") -- put the toilet on a layer that is off in your RCP Layer Combination.

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:08:38 GMT

Laura wrote:
mc0m wrote:
This floor goes from 0-12 ft. I'm telling it to cut it at 9 feet and look up.
The FPCP does not work this way (you can't "look up") -- put the toilet on a layer that is off in your RCP Layer Combination.

Thank you, Laura.

I did that, but it seemed with that option in the Model View Option (Ceiling Plan) that maybe it would look up.

Thanks again.

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Thomas Holm — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:52:18 GMT

mc0m wrote:
I did that, but it seemed with that option in the Model View Option (Ceiling Plan) that maybe it would look up.

The RCP Model View Option is just a way of making a combination of drawing options,, like overhead linetype instead of cut, fills/no fills, etc, that's suitable. What is seen is determined by the layer combination.

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Anonymous — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:51:52 GMT

Ah! Thanks y'all.

<---- Lightbulb going off in my dim brain.

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Rex Maximilian — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 11:26:02 GMT

Laura wrote:
mc0m wrote:
This floor goes from 0-12 ft. I'm telling it to cut it at 9 feet and look up.
The FPCP does not work this way (you can't "look up") -- put the toilet on a layer that is off in your RCP Layer Combination.

It would be nice of GS to code into the GDL for version 12 the ability to be "cut plane & model view smart."

If you are comfortable with GDL, you can revise the GDL script with a global variable condition to turn the object off if the model view is set to "Ceiling Plan" for instance.

I believe someone in another thread listed the code for doing this.

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

__archiben — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:25:19 GMT

Rex wrote:
It would be nice of GS to code into the GDL for version 12 the ability to be "cut plane & model view smart."

it would be nice. they've made baby steps with the two MVO states but it's not enough really.

I believe someone in another thread listed the code for doing this.

n  = request("Floor_Plan_Option", "", fpo)

~/ben

Re: Reflective Ceiling Plans

Rob — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 02:25:18 GMT

"cut plane & model view smart."

personally, I would like to see dimension levels gravitate to the ceiling (like U/S beams and slabs) and completely reversed cut plane settings (based on looking 'up') in the RCP mode.
and that is a major problem in regards to the inconsistency of the cut plane concept vs plan visibility of slab/mesh/roof settings.