topic Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that? in Modeling

Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

archislave — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:18:18 GMT

The fact that dashed lines do not cross at their endpoints is perplexing since Autocad has always done this. I am working with an Architect on a project who will not tollerate it. I don't like it either and might be forced to somehow had draft the lines.

I just can't understand such an oversight after 20 years of Archicad(':evil:')

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:07:26 GMT

Check the linetype settings. In the attached image, it appears that if the first dash setting is 0 the line starts with a dot. All other linetypes in that image have a positive integer as the first dash figure, and all start and end with solid sections.

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

Rod Jurich — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:41:10 GMT

archislave wrote:
The fact that dashed lines do not cross /................had draft the lines.

I just can't understand such an oversight after 20 years of Archicad(':evil:')

Using poly lines have this result.
If you use grouped lines then they close.

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

archislave — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:51:53 GMT

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I see that there are workarounds, however it does not help when showing a slab footing - unless there is yet another workaround.

Have I discovered another much requested feature over the years? It is like the cell phone has developed into a video camera but voice quality has been forgotten - it still is primarily a phone - but they forgot it's original purpose.

I find that to work in archicad I have to stop every 15 minutes and ask a question taking the time to write it out on email or the forum. It really knocks down productivity.

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

TomWaltz — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:33:36 GMT

archislave wrote:
Have I discovered another much requested feature over the years? .

Yep.

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

SeaGeoff — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:07:10 GMT

Add to this the fact that it's almost impossible to get the dashed outlines of two polyline based objects to align. So if you want to use dashed lines for your multifaceted roof, the common lines where the roof planes meet appear as solid. Once again the Virtual Building ideal is defeated by a small oversight that forces users to draft over their model

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

archislave — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:16:16 GMT

So ... to what do you attribute such neglect for 20 years - Is it really difficult to program or they don't care or deem it important? I doubt it can be that hard since Autocad has had it since the beginning. I wonder if Revit does this properly?

Does it do any good to keep posting this as a wish list item?

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

TomWaltz — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:30:51 GMT

archislave wrote:
So ... to what do you attribute such neglect for 20 years - Is it really difficult to program or they don't care or deem it important? I doubt it can be that hard since Autocad has had it since the beginning. I wonder if Revit does this properly?

Does it do any good to keep posting this as a wish list item?

Some people follow the same credo that a good drug dealer never uses his own product.

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

Richard Morrison — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:56:40 GMT

Geoff wrote:
Add to this the fact that it's almost impossible to get the dashed outlines of two polyline based objects to align. So if you want to use dashed lines for your multifaceted roof, the common lines where the roof planes meet appear as solid. Once again the Virtual Building ideal is defeated by a small oversight that forces users to draft over their model

Tip: http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=9936

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

Richard Morrison — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 18:10:08 GMT

archislave wrote:
The fact that dashed lines do not cross at their endpoints is perplexing since Autocad has always done this. I am working with an Architect on a project who will not tollerate it.

Hey, I like clean line intersections as well as the next guy, but sheesh! This sounds like a really tightly wound spring.

Re: Dashed lines not solid at end - What' up with that?

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:34:16 GMT

I agree this needs fixing.

Polylines don't work well and don't clean up at the ends.

The attached image shows the difference between a polyline and lines for an element I have just drawn.

The end of the polyline is completely missing.

archislave wrote:
Does it do any good to keep posting this as a wish list item?

I think the answer is yes. I think Graphisoft do take note of comments posted on the forum. I have even had a phonecall from Graphisoft Hungary about a posting in the past.