topic Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing in Documentation

ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Anonymous — Mon, 22 May 2023 21:56:11 GMT

Hi,
Just seeing if any else is having this issue in AC19.
When dimensioning walls within a teamwork file (dimensions are associated to the wall). The issue we have is after dimensioning the walls, the next time you or someone in the team accesses the file the dimensions string either disappears or drops off the dimension of the wall thickness. Any thoughts??

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Barry Kelly — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 01:42:40 GMT

Anything to do with the 'Partial Structure Display' settings?
If you dimension to a wall finish and then only display only the cores the dimensions will be hidden.

Barry.

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 02:56:24 GMT

Thought it was this but no Partial Structure Display is set as Entire Model.

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Istvan Moharos — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 11:46:35 GMT

Hi,

We have seen similar issue if the dimension contained custom text, but this has been fixed in the latest update.
Do you use custom text in the affected dimension?

Regards,
Istvan

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 20:26:52 GMT

Hi Istvan,

Thanks for the reply we have installed the latest hotfix and currently the issue seems to have resolved itself.
To your question to whether we used custom text in dimension, no there were not any custom text.
Will keep an eye on this if any further issues arises will let you know.

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Barry Kelly — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 08:03:06 GMT

Somebody just posted here that they were having the same issue.
It was a triple post so I deleted one but they all disappeared.
Maybe I deleted the original while the poster deleted the duplicates? - I don't know - but it is gone now.

I can't remember the content of the post or who posted it so if the poster is reading this I apologise and can you please re-post.

I will learn to move the duplicates rather than just delete them from now on.

Barry.

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 08:13:52 GMT

It was me!

We have the same problem: got the 6006 fix, working in teamwork and curtain wall dimensions keep disappearing after 5 minutes or so.

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Barry Kelly — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 08:45:17 GMT

Nausicaa wrote:
It was me!

Sorry about that.
Glad you posted back.

I don't have an answer for you other than try all the Partial Structure Display options.
Just switching to Entire Model as Vinceno suggested won't work if the dimensions were added in one of the other options.
They only show in the option the dimensions were placed in.

Maybe it is the Renovation Filters.
I don't use them myself but notice that dimensions can also have a Renovation Status.
So if they are set to "To Be Demolished" and your reno filter is set to hide demolished items the dimension will disappear.

Barry.

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:24:13 GMT

For this project we don't need renovation filters - so everything is in default renovation status. I've checked the partial structural display, which was my first guess, but no, they were all working in the "Enitre model" display.

We'll set aside dimensioning of those curtain walls for few days, and I'll monitor other dimensions.

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:29:16 GMT

We did a number of teamwork projects, and with renovation filters too but nothing went missing like this.

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Barry Kelly — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:35:58 GMT

Was the curtain wall amended in any way?
If it was it may affect the nodes that the dimensions were attached to.
If the nodes are changed/moved or deleted then the dimensions will do the same.
Curtain walls are basically objects and I know if you dimension a hotspot in an object then the dimension will disappear if that object is amended and that hotspot gets a new ID number.
The dimensions are associated with the hotspot ID number (that the user can't see) and any change to that ID will result in a change (deletion) of the dimension.

Barry.

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:00:08 GMT

Nope, it wasn't changed... Thanks for the clarifying the way dimensions are attached. I'll remember this for the future.

But, the wall was not owned by the person who dimensioned it! We are checking if that might be the issue!

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:06:32 GMT

Yap! That is a recipe! Keep the curtain wall yours while dimensioning it.

Thanks Barry!

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 21:55:02 GMT

Hey, I have a similar dimensions problem/issue. We have some dimensions that were placed when the finishes were being shown. While the settings were set to dimension outer faces (just realized), they were actually dimensioned to the core. Now when we go to turn off the finishes, the dimensions all disappear. Is there a way to remedy this without redoing all of the dimensions?

Re: ArchiCAD 19 - Dimensions disappearing

Barry Kelly — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 02:18:35 GMT

Every Partial Structure Display setting has it's own dimensions.
So unfortunately when you change the PSD you must re-dimension everything.

Barry.