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Changing storeys order

Achille Pavlidis
Enthusiast
Is it possible to change the order of a story?
When inserting a storey the upper stories increase in number. But there is no way to elevate the bottom storey...
Mac OSX 13.6.6 | AC 27 INT 5003 FULL
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Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner
Can't you insert below the lowest and then start inserting above that?

Cheers,
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Achille Pavlidis
Enthusiast
Well, I tried but what happens is that stories get created downwards...

for example: I have a -1 story that I want it to become 0.
I create a story below -1, -2 gets created, I select -2 and click "insert above", then story -3 is created...

effectively when you select the lowest story and click "insert above" stories are created below...
Mac OSX 13.6.6 | AC 27 INT 5003 FULL
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Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner
Try the opposite then: insert some stories above and start deleting them. The 0 story should appear to change names.

Cheers,
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Achille Pavlidis
Enthusiast
hmmm...
the only way to achive this is to actually delete ALL storeys except the lowest one. Only then it gets numbered from -1 to 0. But in that case everything on the other storeys will be lost.
So the only way is to save as a new file, delete all storeys except the lowest one, and then merge with the original file.
Its the only way to actually elevate the lowest story up...
Mac OSX 13.6.6 | AC 27 INT 5003 FULL
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Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner
I don't believe it. I can move the zero story up and down like a yo-yo. No need to delete all stories either. Upload a file if you think you have a unique case.

Cheers,
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Achille Pavlidis
Enthusiast
true, true.

But only if you start with 0 as the lowest storey.

Try creating a -1 story and name it "basement". There is no way to elevate that storey called "basement" to anything higher than -1. It can go down, but it wont go up.

The only way is to delete all storeys except that "basement", then it is numbered as 0
Mac OSX 13.6.6 | AC 27 INT 5003 FULL
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Graphisoft Partner
Graphisoft Partner
So you keep saying. I'm getting the feeling you're a glass-is-half-empty kinda guy.

I could make your basement story number 9999 or -9999 or anything in-between. And I believe you could too if you start pulling it up by deleting stories above it, rather than pushing it up by adding stories below it.

Keep at it, I'm sure you'll get it. Think positive!

Cheers,
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Achille Pavlidis
Enthusiast
So you are saying that you can pull up a story -1 basement to +1 by simply deleting stories above it.

I'm correct?
Mac OSX 13.6.6 | AC 27 INT 5003 FULL