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Rex Moore
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Lock Horizontal and vertical boundaries

Does anyone know if there is a way to lock the horizontal and vertical boundaries inside the section elevation?

 

When I'm working close to the edges (inside the section elevation) normally when trying to lay the dimensions, I often pick up the vertical or horizontal boundaries. It starts to move them, is there a way to lock this so it doesn't happen?

 

PS: I am not talking about - Horizontal and vertical Range limited/ infinite, in the settings. 

Vertical boundaries 001.jpg

 

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Rex Moore
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Thank you muchly

Turning off the Elevation Range from within the elevation was definitely the answer 🙂

Elevation Range in Section.jpg

 

However, you mentioned,

"The horizontal limited range can only be seen in the floor plan view (or the settings)."

 

Yet, I can see and adjust from inside the section elevation if "Elevation Range" is turn on. See below.

 

horizontal boundaries 001.jpg

horizontal boundaries 002.jpg

 

 

 

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Barry Kelly
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That is (in your image) the limited vertical range that you see in the settings.

The horizontal limited range can only bee seen in the floor plan view (or the settings).

The width is simply the width of your section/elevation markers.

 

The only way these can be locked is to lock the actual section/elevation line in plan.

Or you can right click in the section/elevation and turn off the option for the section/elevation range.

You will still see the limited rang but will no longer see the range lines or the difference in colour between the inner and outer ranges.

 

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Rex Moore
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Thank you muchly

Turning off the Elevation Range from within the elevation was definitely the answer 🙂

Elevation Range in Section.jpg

 

However, you mentioned,

"The horizontal limited range can only be seen in the floor plan view (or the settings)."

 

Yet, I can see and adjust from inside the section elevation if "Elevation Range" is turn on. See below.

 

horizontal boundaries 001.jpg

horizontal boundaries 002.jpg

 

 

 

Barry Kelly
Moderator

That is the width of the elevation markers.

The horizontal range is the depth that you can see in the elevation.

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Barry.

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MitchD
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Locking the layer that the elevation/section markers is on works too.

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Rex Moore
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Yes, you are right, Horizontal Range is what you were talking about not "Horizontal Boundaries".

 

Your ArchiCAD knowledge never ceases to impress me.

Thanks again for the solution. 😀 

 

Rex Moore
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True, but then you keep getting this message ..

 

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