Redundant lines generated in Elevation/ Section Drawings

[Anonymous]

Something that has frustrated me for a very long time when working in ArchiCad is the amount of clean up required when converting a 3D model to 2D elevations and sections. I have tried numerous ways to reduce this problem. My primary method now is to drag a copy of the lines and fills generated from the model up a given distance (i.e. 100') and then changing the layers of these lines and fills to layers that relate to my 2D elevations/ sections and that can relate to line colors so that when I need to share the drawings with someone using AutoCAd it is easier. The biggest problem with the cleanup is redundant lines on top of each other that have come from composite walls, slabs, roofs etc. I spend a lot of time deleting many of these lines in order to easily work with the 2D drawing. Is there some better way to eliminate all lines that occur on top of each other so that only one line exists. Maybe the solution is out there and I do not know about it, if not I think it is a very important problem that needs a solution.
David Rulon

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TomWaltz wrote:
In section views, the Display Option for doors & windows is set to "Ceiling plan", so that actual windows are drawn in the openings created by the Archicad windows.

. . . and how do you deal with the elevation of doors beyond the section line? do you also draw the leaf over the top of the opening? or do you ignore any elevational 'contextual' information such as this in your working drawing set?

just curious . . .
~/archiben

[TomWaltz]

~/archiben wrote:
. . . and how do you deal with the elevation of doors beyond the section line? do you also draw the leaf over the top of the opening? or do you ignore any elevational 'contextual' information such as this in your working drawing set?

just curious . . .
~/archiben

Ben,

usually this is only done on 3/4" wall sections (1:16), so there is rarely an elevation beyond. It's pretty much just what's cut though. In the rare case where a section that large has a continuity, we have just made a second view and superimposed them in Plotmaker

On smaller scale sections, like 1/4" (1:48), we just leave the windows/doors turned on. They usually look correct when printed, even if they are not exact in model form.

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TomWaltz wrote:
usually this is only done on 3/4" wall sections (1:16), so there is rarely an elevation beyond. It's pretty much just what's cut though.

fair enough - that's what i thought might be the case. sectional representation of doors and windows are so appalling that i can't stand seeing them in any section

~/archiben