topic Re: New Fill Failure in Documentation

New Fill Failure

Anonymous — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:33:54 GMT

The pattern of the fill that I am trying to create doesn't properly paste itself into the fill types window. I don't know which step of the process I don't do correctly. I create a new pattern, then I select it, I copy it and I am supposed to paste it into the Fill Editor with the paste button but that's where the creation of the fill fails and I don't see it in the small window.

Re: New Fill Failure

runxel — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:29:57 GMT

Try it with Lines, instead of Polylines.
Had the same issue some days ago.

Re: New Fill Failure

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:15:45 GMT

Is there a way to quickly turn the polylines into lines? I exploded them but they are still polylines and the fill still doesn't want to be created.

Re: New Fill Failure

runxel — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:34:06 GMT

anto_bg wrote:
Is there a way to quickly turn the polylines into lines? I exploded them but they are still polylines and the fill still doesn't want to be created.

Yes, it's called Linework Consolidation.
Even tho it is totally unintuitive to put this option in this dialog imho, but alas, once you know it...

Re: New Fill Failure

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:22:53 GMT

A huge thank you!!! You are a lifesaver and a timesaver! I finally have the new fill. It only worked with lines. I don't know why polylines are not visible in the "edit fill" dialog box. The option "Linework Consolidation" is such an essential feature but totally unintuitive. It should be included in the ArchiCAD official tutorial for editing polylines....

Re: New Fill Failure

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:27:15 GMT

You can simply select a Polyline and use the "Explode into Current View" command to convert it into Line segments.
I tried it in AC23 and it works for me. I also tried it in AC20 (AC21 is not installed) and it works there too, so it should work in AC21 as well.

Maybe the reason it does not seem to be working is because the "Keep Original Elements After Exploding" is checked by default so after you explode it, the Polyline is still there and when you try to select it, the Polyline gets selected, not a Line segment. Just a guess.

Re: New Fill Failure

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:34:09 GMT

LaszloNagy wrote:
You can simply select a Polyline and use the "Explode into Current View" command to convert it into Line segments.
I tried it in AC23 and it works for me.

That's what I initially did but the exploded polylines are still polyline segments (not lines) and they weren't visible in the Fill window.

Re: New Fill Failure

Laszlo Nagy — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 20:48:54 GMT

You are right, my bad, I did not check the Info Box after exploding them.