Material pattern lines in Section.

[Bob Moore]

When I cut a section through a 8" CMU foundation wall the line pattern beyond (on the adjacent wall) doesn't line up with the bottom of the wall (they are at 4", 12" & 20"). The wall begins at 3' below finish floor and is 24" high.

[TomWaltz]

There is a command "Align Texture" which allows you to move the origin of the filll to the base of the wall.

The fills start at 0,0 as an origin. Usually, you will get the best results if your first floor sits at 0'-0".

Is your finish floor (top of wall) at 0'-0"?

[Bob Moore]

TomWaltz wrote:
There is a command "Align Texture" which allows you to move the origin of the filll to the base of the wall.

The fills start at 0,0 as an origin. Usually, you will get the best results if your first floor sits at 0'-0".

Is your finish floor (top of wall) at 0'-0"?

Yes the top of floor is 0'0" but the foundation wall is 1' below that. (I am using 12" TJI's). When I went to the "Align Texture" command the options were greyed out.

[TomWaltz]

Yes the top of floor is 0'0" but the foundation wall is 1' below that. (I am using 12" TJI's). When I went to the "Align Texture" command the options were greyed out.

Then you will need to adjust the hatch on the wall.

Go to Edit > Align 3D Texture > Set Origin..... It's been a while since I used this, but I think it only works in the 3D window.

[Anonymous]

Tom Waltz is correct - it only works in the 3d window It may not work with the OpenGL engine, but I am not sure about this!!

[Anonymous]

MikeS wrote:
Tom Waltz is correct - it only works in the 3d window It may not work with the OpenGL engine, but I am not sure about this!!

MikeS is correct that Tom Waltz is correct. You can adjust in OpenGL but it helps if you have a texture on the material as well as a fill pattern, as 3D hatching will not display in this mode. If you have a texture you will see it being re-aligned.

[Bob Moore]

Thanks,
It did work in the 3-D mode. I wish it could have been simpler by working in plan or section.