INTERIOR ELEVATION MARKERS......VERY UPSET WITH THEM

[rob2218]

Still not fixed in AC20.
I can't believe that these marker tags are not "stretchable" by the nodes it is diplaying when you highlight the marker.

GS you need to fix this ASAP! please.
it's annoying to try and find that "invisible" node (of which I've spent an hour trying to grab it!!!!!! #!@!)

Please...how can I stretch the interior elevation marker left and right and WHY CAN'T I SIMPLY GRAB THE MAKER AND MOVE IT!!!!??

[Richard Morrison]

rob2218 wrote:
holly cow...i've tried everything.
I can't seem to get "THAT" line to show me the nodes.
no matter what I do.
limited, switch to unlimited...etc...

what the heck am I doing wrong here.

another FauxPA! is why can't i simply "GET" the interior marker like an exterior elevation marker and MOVE IT...to where I want? it seems the marker is like locked into the wall or something in location? Now if that aint dumb.

Have you tried SHIFT-Clicking on the dashed line?

[rob2218]

yes....I have tried "shift-clicking" on the line.
my active function disappears when I try that.

Seriously....it shouldn't be this complicated to select a node or a line.

this object is way way messed up.

[rob2218]

I can't believe I'm going to have to resort to having to "recreate" this damn! interior elevation again...for the 3rd time...each time the owner makes a change to the walls.....the horizontal range of the interior elevation constantly has to be adjusted and it's just NOT RIGHT that it's this complicated to move nodes around.............just not right.

[Richard Morrison]

rob2218 wrote:
yes....I have tried "shift-clicking" on the line.
my active function disappears when I try that.

Seriously....it shouldn't be this complicated to select a node or a line.

this object is way way messed up.

You are selecting the wrong line. Turn on the "Marker Range." (In the on-screen view options.) Pick the DASHED LINE.

[rob2218]

I don't seem to be getting a "dashed" line like in your graphics.
My lines, all the lines, seem to be solid.

[rob2218]

it seems you need to majorly fuss with the toggling of the "limited" and "unlimted" radio button to 'sortav' get that line that has the nodes to show up.....it's inconsistent and I can't seem to get it selected properly all the time.....

don't you agreed that this object/tag is f'd up?
it shouldn't be THIS hard to move a simple node left or right along the elevational plane.....just shouldn't.

[Richard Morrison]

rob2218 wrote:
I don't seem to be getting a "dashed" line like in your graphics.
My lines, all the lines, seem to be solid.

If you are using a limited range, the solid line will be over the dashed line initially. Move the solid line a little closer to or farther away from the marker.

[Richard Morrison]

rob2218 wrote:
it seems you need to majorly fuss with the toggling of the "limited" and "unlimted" radio button to 'sortav' get that line that has the nodes to show up.....it's inconsistent and I can't seem to get it selected properly all the time.....

don't you agreed that this object/tag is f'd up?
it shouldn't be THIS hard to move a simple node left or right along the elevational plane.....just shouldn't.

Could be easier, but I don't seem to have a problem with it. You shouldn't have to be toggling limited and unlimited. You do have this range button toggled on though, right?

[rob2218]

Richard, thank you for
your patience with me.
Are you sure your middle name is not "Jobe"?

if you could enlighten me a bit on what numbers 1 thru 4 do (see attached graphics) I'd surely be indentured to you.

it's a bit cumbersome all these lines, dashed, solid, ranges, limited, unlimited
thank you.

[Richard Morrison]

rob2218 wrote:
Richard, thank you for
your patience with me.
Are you sure your middle name is not "Jobe"?

if you could enlighten me a bit on what numbers 1 thru 4 do (see attached graphics) I'd surely be indentured to you.

it's a bit cumbersome all these lines, dashed, solid, ranges, limited, unlimited
thank you.

1. is a "boundary" line, and as far as I can tell, sets many of the overall extents as well as direction of the marker.

2. Is a view limits line, and basically tells you where your view "stops." You can add "bounded area" and get views beyond.

3. In the horizontal range selections, the one with the horizontal dashed line tells you that the view stops where you've set it. The one that is open tells you that the view will keep going until it hits something solid.

4. The online options just turns on a display of where the view starts and stops. It doesn't control anything.

You might want to consider not stopping the views right at the face of the wall, but extending them "into" the wall. Jared Banks has a good video about this, showing the advantages: http://www.shoegnome.com/2014/01/06/interior-elevations-in-archicad/