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Different line styles in Complex Profile?

John Dunham
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I'm just beginning to experiment with Complex Profiles and was wondering if it is possible to get different line styles in plan? I have created a simple foundation wall with footing and would like the wall to have a solid line, and the footing to have the typical dashed line. I can't see an obvious way to do this yet it would seem to be a necessary feature. Any suggestions?
John

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Anonymous
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If you're looking for dashed footing lines in plan, it can be done through a combination of a well placed floor plan cut plane and the "floor plan display" settings of the walls in question.

The floor plan cut plane setting can be found in the view settings dialog box and are saved with individual views. Set the cut plane to cut through the stem of the foundation above the footing. Adjust the Relative floor plan range as needed.
John Dunham
Participant
"Dom Askew" wrote:
If you're looking for dashed footing lines in plan, it can be done through a combination of a well placed floor plan cut plane and the "floor plan display" settings of the walls in question.

Thanks Dom but I can't seem to get this to work with a Complex Profile wall. I've played with the cut plane and the floor plan display settings but no luck. The footings either show up as solid lines, or they disappear altogether with only the cut lines of the wall showing.
John

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AC 25 (3002 USA Full) / Vectorworks Designer 2021
Cadswift Infinite Openings / Infinite Joinery Add-ons
27" Retina 5K iMac w/ 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 and 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
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Anonymous
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Just one more adjustment
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John Dunham
Participant
Dom wrote:
Just one more adjustment
That did it! There's alway's one more adjustment. Thank you very much Dom. I appreciate your help...
John

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AC 25 (3002 USA Full) / Vectorworks Designer 2021
Cadswift Infinite Openings / Infinite Joinery Add-ons
27" Retina 5K iMac w/ 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 and 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
OS X 10.15.7