"Not enough edges in generatrix (SLA - 002)"

[Anonymous]

Hi, this error pops up whenever I try to generate a 3D view.

It would pop up every now and then but I'd click "Continue" and it would still generate an image. But now, all I get is a white screen, which I can still orbit around etc, but there's nothing there.

I located SLA - 002 and deleted it, but I still get the same error message. Could anyone help me out please? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

What is a "SLA - 002" ?
Is it a library part or tool element ID or something else ?
Peter Devlin

[Anonymous]

It's the element ID of a floor slab.

[David Maudlin]

Amaranth:

There could be more than one slab (or other element) with this ID. You can view the entire model in the 3D Window, then use Find and Select to select all the elements with this ID.

You should add a Signature to your Profile (click the Profile button near the top of this page) with your ArchiCAD version and operating system (see mine for an example) for more accurate help in this forum.

David

[Anonymous]

Oh, thanks for the signature tip. I hope I've done it right.

How do I use Find & Select to find all items with the specific ID? I can only find specific elements, like "Slab" and "Wall", which selects all slabs and walls etc. And is it possible to to use Find & Select in plan view instead of 3D view? Because my problem is that I can't generate a 3D view.

[Karl Ottenstein]

Amaranth wrote:
How do I use Find & Select to find all items with the specific ID?

See screenshot. F&S works in (almost) any view.

Karl

[Anonymous]

Amaranth:
You can use find and select in the plan view but remember you
must do the find and select in each story.
In your case, Edit->find and select->element type->all types
then hit "more choices" which defaults to pen color push the
button and select ID. You now see a button that says contains.
and to the right a text field. Click in the text field and type in
the ID for the slab. Then at the bottom right hit the "+" button.
You will then see in the lower left the number of elements selected
and if you don't see all of them then zoom extents. Do this
find and select on every story.
Peter Devlin

[David Maudlin]

Amaranth wrote:
Oh, thanks for the signature tip. I hope I've done it right.

Pretty good, just need your operating system.

David

[Anonymous]

Ahhh, thanks for the instructions. But the search didn't come up with any other elements with that ID.

[Anonymous]

Hello Amaranth,
Is the situation now as follows:
you have deleted the only instance
of an entity with the ID "SLA-002" and still the 3D window
fails to process and you still get the error message
"Not enough edges in generatrix (SLA - 002)" ?
This continues to puzzle me because I have never
experienced this kind of error message in connection
with a tool element but exclusively with objects.
Also, the precise language of the error message seems incomplete.
Is this an exact quote of the error message you are getting ?
Thank you,
Peter Devlin