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Wall joins

Matvii_Bor
Participant

Hi,

I have two problems. Both connected with walls joints. Material priorities are correct, but they still join in a wrong way.

Thanks

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Are there other elements that are interacting with the walls on layers that are turned off or are there walls below or above with a height that conflicts with these walls as in they overlap vertically?

Lee Hankins
ArchiCAD 4.5 - Archicad 27UKI Apple Silicon 27.1.1
macOS Sonoma (14.2)

I highly recommend you use the 'Core Outside Face' option when using composite walls, AND that you define your core elements carefully in the composite definition.  

 

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In this case I would set the hatched element as the core...the exterior finishes as finishes, and the insulation between them as 'other'.  You will get much better results this way.

 

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Lee Hankins comments are spot on as well.  Archicad doesn't handle wall joins well when the walls are different heights.  And if you have intersecting items on a hidden layer you need to change the layer join number in the active layer combination so it doesn't impact the joining of visible elements.

Jeff G

Archicad 27 USA (full), Macbook Pro (16-inch 2023, M3 MAX, 128 GB RAM)