topic Re: Section vs. Floor Plan in Modeling

Section vs. Floor Plan

Anonymous — Tue, 23 May 2023 14:26:22 GMT

Anybody else noticing that ArchiCAD lets you copy 3D objects (beams, library parts, etc) in a Section or Elevation window, but when you go back to the Plan window the object/element does not show up? I just spent 15 min copying a beam part 20+ times in a section only to find when I returned to the
Plan window they are nowhere. Not on a different story, not a different renovation status, not on a hidden layer, just NOWHERE. I go back to the Section & there they are, just as they should be, even after a rebuild. Am I missing something?

Re: Section vs. Floor Plan

Eduardo Rolon — Thu, 01 May 2014 20:35:50 GMT

Just tried it and it works.

Re: Section vs. Floor Plan

Steve Jepson — Thu, 01 May 2014 23:55:01 GMT

It works fine. And it gives me another chance to use this new screen capture tool I am having so much fun with

Re: Section vs. Floor Plan

Eduardo Rolon — Fri, 02 May 2014 01:17:03 GMT

Cool capture, though you could turn the sound off. Smaller file.

Re: Section vs. Floor Plan

Steve Jepson — Fri, 02 May 2014 01:20:17 GMT

oh oh...I didn't know this computer even had a microphone.
It must be built in. Thanks for the tip.

Re: Section vs. Floor Plan

Laszlo Nagy — Sun, 04 May 2014 13:36:46 GMT

Mike wrote:
Anybody else noticing that ArchiCAD lets you copy 3D objects (beams, library parts, etc) in a Section or Elevation window, but when you go back to the Plan window the object/element does not show up? I just spent 15 min copying a beam part 20+ times in a section only to find when I returned to the
Plan window they are nowhere. Not on a different story, not a different renovation status, not on a hidden layer, just NOWHERE. I go back to the Section & there they are, just as they should be, even after a rebuild. Am I missing something?

Mike, what happens if you select all these copied elements in Section and then go to the 3D Window. Do they show up there? Can you then check their Floor Plan Display settings to see if they are correctly set?

Re: Section vs. Floor Plan

Richard Morrison — Sun, 04 May 2014 20:34:32 GMT

One thing you might look at is that if your beam is set NOT to display the reference line when you create it in 3D, and then the MVO in plan is set to display the reference line ONLY, you will never, ever, see it in plan.

Re: Section vs. Floor Plan

Bob Moore — Mon, 05 May 2014 14:53:10 GMT

Is your Floor Plan layers' setting showing the Beam layer?I think that out of the box it doesn't.

As a second, see if the beams are in the elevation range of the floor Plan.