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Elevation hatch not lining up

Tom Krowka
Enthusiast
Have developed a problem I have not seen before. Elevation hatch does not line up automatically any more. See the attached pic below. The green highlighted element is a slab. Have snapped it directly to the wall below it, and the wall above it is snapped directly to the corner of the slab. Have noticed it in a couple of other drawings also, but have been able to ignore it.

It was created while the accuracy is set is 1/64" inch. Which is another issue within the office. What is the recommended accuracy. One of my techs insists on using that value because he thinks anything less will not enable him to snap directly to points. As he zooms in closer and closer, it appears elements are not really snapped to points, even though the check mark appears while snapping. I wonder if the two issues are related somehow.
Tom Krowka Architect
Windows 11, AC Version 26
Thomas@wkarchwk.com
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Tom Krowka
Enthusiast
OK, here's the picture.
hatch issue 2.jpg
Tom Krowka Architect
Windows 11, AC Version 26
Thomas@wkarchwk.com
www.walshkrowka.com
Anonymous
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Rick wrote:
... I place the wall composite with the reference line at the stud face, with composites of sheathing and siding on the outside of the reference line. ...
Rick, can you tell me the drawbacks of off-setting the reference line?
Rick Thompson
Expert
I don't notice any, not compared to the advantages. I like highly developed composites. I like the way the finished drawings read and print, and attaching property scripts to them. So, I'll have one for siding I'll offset 1.25", and one for stucco I offset 1.5 inches. It keeps the stud where it needs to be... over the edge of the floor framing. So, whatever wall composite I need will align properly with the framing. I do have the composites linked to property objects, so that's a great reason to develop accurate composites.

Since I do reuse my plans for many years, over and over, my only regret has been laziness to properly set things up earlier on. But, at this point I am pretty well standardize and everything integrates well. I do think the more true to life you model the better off you are in the long run. If you'll never open a project again to extract info, then it probably doesn't manner at all, but I do daily, so to offset a reference line for true framing based modeling is worth the little extra effort. And, with favorites it's pretty automatic to key in your main assemblies.

I only offset to the framing component (stud or block). If I use a stucco/block composite I offset the composite to the block, or 1.5". The walls above align appropriately to the framing.
Rick Thompson
Mac Sonoma AC 26
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Stress Co_
Advisor
Jay wrote:
can you tell me the drawbacks of off-setting the reference line?
Not really a problem,.... but you have to be aware of the offset when your dimensioning...... You think you clicked the face of stud, but you got the face of sheathing.
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Rick Thompson
Expert
Stress wrote:
Jay wrote:
can you tell me the drawbacks of off-setting the reference line?
Not really a problem,.... but you have to aware of the offset when your dimensioning...... You think you clicked the face of stud, but you got the face of sheathing.
I rarely have that happen, but I have. I think as long as you have the stud (or whatever) as the core AC snaps to the core 99% of the time... but I do find myself zooming in to click a node for dimensioning. Good thing "they" came up with the scroll wheel:)

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Rick Thompson
Mac Sonoma AC 26
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Mac M2 studio w/ display