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Section with zero depth doesn't show object.

Anonymous — Tue, 30 May 2023 10:29:22 GMT

Hi,

I have modelled a mountain side as a gdl-object and I want to show it in section but I don't want any section depth. When I choose no section depth the mountain object doesn't show. I would like to come around this in some way. Any ideas?

Cheers,

Mats

Re: Section with zero depth doesn't show object.

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:33:01 GMT

How is it modeled? If it is a surface model it may not show in a zero depth section.

The quick and dirty fix is to just give the section cut a little depth.

Re: Section with zero depth doesn't show object.

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 15:43:00 GMT

Matthew wrote:
How is it modeled? If it is a surface model it may not show in a zero depth section.

The quick and dirty fix is to just give the section cut a little depth.

Well, it's a surface model from Rhino and I don't want any section depth because I want the mountain to show as a simple line.

Re: Section with zero depth doesn't show object.

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Jun 2004 22:09:58 GMT

By a little depth I mean only 1mm or so. This should not produce any visible difference from zero depth. You will probably have some duplicate (or indiscernibly different) lines though.

Re: Section with zero depth doesn't show object.

Ralph Wessel — Wed, 23 Jun 2004 08:51:15 GMT

mathome wrote:
I have modelled a mountain side as a gdl-object and I want to show it in section but I don't want any section depth. When I choose no section depth the mountain object doesn't show.

Check the length, width, and height of the object in the Object Settings. Do the values seem to correspond to the actual object size? Does it display hotspots which encompass the entire object? If the object bounds are incorrect, ArchiCAD might calculate that the section line does not pass through it and consequently omit it from the section.