topic Re: Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section vie in Modeling

Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section views

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 12:34:43 GMT

Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section views.
Vectorial 3D Hatching is Checked

Re: Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section vie

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:49:31 GMT

Elevation View

Re: Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section vie

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:51:30 GMT

I have a PLN brought forward from Version AC10 and contains AC10 Windows and the Mullions are showing in the Elevation and Section Views of this PLN. It is the AC14 Windows that seem "Broken".

Re: Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section vie

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:26:23 GMT

If you enable Transparency for the Elevation and regenerate it, are the Mullions visible?

I recall having similar problems a long time ago. The problem there was that the glass of the Window was scripted to be too thick and it became thicker than the thickness of the mullion, thereby overlapping it. Therefore in hidden line view the mullion did not show, only in wireframe or when transparency was used.

Re: Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section vie

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 18:44:44 GMT

First thought was "This is great", "A simple Solution". And , Laz, I do thank you, but the unintended Conscuince which you may have forseen is the Display of teh Walls and Objects opposite the window openings. My Quick View Layer combination has most of the INterior Off, but now I set my Elevation Settings to Limited Horizontal Range and adjust it. Depending on the Roof and other surfaces to be displayed in the Elevation view this may also now require that I place "Fake" blank walls behind some of the Windows and create yet another layer.

May just be easier (Although not "real-life" to have the Mullion Thickness match the Glass thickness, and go back to Transparency un-checked.

When might, in other cases, Transparency be a good option to check?

Re: Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section vie

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:20:13 GMT

Can you not adjust the thickness of the glass and/or glazing bars (mullions) if this is indeed the problem?

Re: Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section vie

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:31:53 GMT

Yes, I knew transparency would bring out that problem. I actually did not intend this as a solution, but rather a step toward finding out the exact nature of the problem.
I believe that the solution will be what s2art wrote: edit the 3d script of the problematic windows to decrease the thickness of the glass or increase the thickness of the mullions.

Normally I do not have Transparency check myself because of this exact same reason: things start to show that mess up the elevation. So I always have it turned off in such cases.

Re: Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section vie

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:01:07 GMT

This is the option that I have chosen, as I stated by saying

"Jay Garbarino"]...

May just be easier (Although not "real-life") to have the Mullion Thickness match the Glass thickness, and go back to Transparency un-checked. ...

Re: Window Mullions not showing in Elevation and Section vie

Erika Epstein — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 20:33:42 GMT

Jay,
The section/elevation tool settings have changed, and possibly the 14 door/windows don't work with the 10 s/e? Can you place a new elev marker and test this?

Alternatively can you shorten the depth of the s/e so you are not seeing all the way through the house; not sure if this will solve problems or create new ones.