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External wall

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:19:34 GMT

Hi, Why the external walls are showing 240mm? It supposed to show 250mm.

Re: External wall

cuba — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 09:18:13 GMT

You probably have the size of the wall without the finishing. Set the geometry method to single click thickness.

Re: External wall

Barry Kelly — Sun, 31 Dec 2023 07:34:39 GMT

The 'single thickness' geometry method is good to use, but you also want to look at the 'Dimension Details' and make sure you are dimensioning the outer faces and not just the core (you can do both at the same time).

Barry.

Re: External wall

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 01:39:15 GMT

Thanks Barry for the reply, But when I used the outer faces option the internal wall shows 110mm, It should be 90mm. I'm confused how to dimension 250mm for the external and 90mm for the internal.

Re: External wall

mthd — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 04:11:18 GMT

Hi, FP have you tried control or command clicking the outer edges of your external walls when adding dimension points ? You can dimension to core for internal walls as BK has shown you above and then manually adjust the dimensions for the external walls.

Please see this excellent video tip from James Badcock of GS, to help you out. Hope this helps ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSjGTCVdLqU

Re: External wall

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 01:56:56 GMT

If I dimension manually and separate from each other, How can I create 1 line dimension? How can I put them together?

Re: External wall

mthd — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 02:38:48 GMT

Hi there, you can still create your dimensions automatically to show your internal walls as 90mm with the correct settings. If the external walls are not shown correctly you can edit the end dimension manually to adjust it.

Re: External wall

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:35:32 GMT

THANKS. one more question. When I create ceiling for the building, The height of the ceiling is lower than the spring level. I set the height of spring level 5000 in the project view map setting and storey setting but still is showing incorrectly.

Re: External wall

mthd — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 05:54:28 GMT

No worries, click on your ceiling plane and look at your info box tab (the second line above your view screen) and change the level from there till it is at the right height.

Or click on your ceiling plane and open the dialogue box and change it from there.

Or right click your ceiling plane, click re-link to story and make sure it is on the correct story.

You can also re-set your story levels if they are not correct by going to Design < Strory Settings, set them from there. Look up story settings in the help guide.

Hope that helps.

Re: External wall

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:38:03 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I did all your offers and It's in the right level but not the right height. I attached the screenshots for more sense.

Re: External wall

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:38:28 GMT

Have a look please. This is the spring level which 5000mm and the height of the building is about 4000mm. I did double check every setting and seems right to me but still is showing lower than 4000mm.

Re: External wall

Mahmoud Qenawi — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 01:19:13 GMT

I don't know what is the spring level but i see you can adjust your height via Floor plan cut plane dialoug by selecting the spring level then show up to the height you like or whatever, see this link.

https://help.graphisoft.com/AC/27/INT/index.htm?rhcsh=1&rhnewwnd=0&rhmapid=#t=_AC27_Help%2F050_ViewsVB%2F050_ViewsVB-11.htm&rhsearch=Floor%20plan%20cut%20plane&rhsyns=%20&rhhlterm=Floor%20plan%20cut%20plane

Re: External wall

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 01:37:04 GMT

I did but still not working.

Re: External wall

mthd — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 01:55:27 GMT

Hi FP, we are asked to start a new thread with each new issue. Can you please start another thread with this current issue about your levels. Please take a cross section through your house through that ceiling plane as that will help greatly. If you can show vertical dimensions that will also help.

I see you have a site depth of 600mm.

A ceiling or room height of 2400mm.

A spring Level of 5000mm. (Not sure what a spring level is ?)

Your plan looks like a single story house with a skillion roof. Do you have a raked ceiling through out your house or is it flat ?

Thanks.

Re: External wall

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:39:39 GMT

The spring level is between roof and the wall plate of the timber stud wall and in this case my teacher told me the roof is located in the spring level. So after creating ceiling I'm not sure why It's not located in the right level It shows It's in the spring level which is 5000mm but It looks lower than 2400mm. I choose slab for the flat ceiling of the building. In m y knowledge I think I need to create ceiling of the building first in the roof plan and then create the roof in the roof plan.

Re: External wall

mthd — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:25:45 GMT

Ok cool ! If you can draw a freehand sketch of a cross section through your building that will help you set the correct floor heights.

0000 ground level.

+600 floor level. (footing depth ?)

+3000 ceiling level. (2400 ceiling height + 600)

+5000 spring level. (3000 + 2000) Is that right ?

Re: External wall

Farnoush Pourmoradi — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:39:58 GMT

You mean this option?

Re: External wall

mthd — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 02:56:35 GMT

That is the option you have shown us with those datam levels.

According to those defaults your ceiling height should be at 3000mm.