Window Reveal not showing in 3d

[Anonymous]

Hi Folks,

I can't get my window reveals to show in 3d properly. I recall a button in previous versions that hides it, but can't seem to find it now.

Also, plan reveal doesn't quite make sense to me either. Here are some images that hopefully explain.

[Anonymous]

Here's the plan view. Unable to add more than one image per message...

[Anonymous]

And just in case there is any doubt the reveals are not revealed...

[Anonymous]

A lot of views...

Any suggestions?

Anyone have similar problem?

Thanks.

[Piotr Dobrowolski]

No replay is here because it is a know issue (we all hoping for a change in this matter anyway).

Best Regards,
Piotr

[Erwin Edel]

The thing you see in floorplan is a scripted 2D representation, no actual building materials are being manipulated. Also of importance if you plan to do quantity take off at a very excact level.

[Anonymous]

Mistaken post removed.

[Anonymous]

Nathan did you ever figure this out as I am having the same problem.

I have the reveals set to have the plaster return inside the window but when I go to a section it just shows the block work continue past the window frame and does not return the plaster

I have attached an image

[Barry Kelly]

The skin wrapping is a 2D view only representation.
It does not affect the skins in 3D and therefore will not show in section or elevation.

Barry.

[Laszlo Nagy]

So, to summarize:
The way a GDL Object, such a a Window, appears in the Floor Plan Viewpoint is defined in its 2D Script. The 2D Script of Windows in the ARCHICAD default library are written in a way to allow for detailed graphical representation of Reveals.
The way a GDL Object appears in 3D Viewpoints such as sections or in 3D, is defined in its 3D Script. The 3D Script of Windows in the ARCHICAD default library is not written in a way to generate a Reveal in 3D, this is why you see this discrepancy between the 2D and 3D of Windows.
This has been the case with default ARCHICAD Windows as long as I remember. I suppose a long time ago they did not script the 3D part because it would have complicated the 3D script greatly and could have resulted in polygon-heavy Window elements (this is my guess). Then, over the years it just stayed that way.
You could make a wish for this to change.