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Elevation tool wishes

NandoMogollon
Expert
Hi, this is a question born from the early versions of Archicad.

When you set an elevation, you can define the cut line and the cut and un cut elements by many ways.
But always the uncut elements will have a nontraditional behave.

I want to see the uncut elements at least in 3 ranges of deep. I mean, The cut elements have a thick bigger than the uncut elements behind it, and the most far element should be shown with the thinner lines. (am i clear about this?).

I actually don't know if Archicad can do this (not manually, converting the elevation to a 2d drawing).

Thanks a lot!!!!
Nando Mogollon
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Anonymous
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Hernando

I think this has been wished for before. Try a search in the Wishes section.
Barry Kelly
Moderator
NandoMogollon wrote:
I want to see the uncut elements at least in 3 ranges of deep. I mean, The cut elements have a thick bigger than the uncut elements behind it, and the most far element should be shown with the thinner lines. (am i clear about this?).
Isn't this what the "Marked Distance Area" in the sections does now?

You have the cut section itself, a front uncut depth range and a rear uncut depth range.
All can have their own pen colours (hence thicknesses).

Barry.
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TomWaltz
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Barry wrote:
NandoMogollon wrote:
I want to see the uncut elements at least in 3 ranges of deep. I mean, The cut elements have a thick bigger than the uncut elements behind it, and the most far element should be shown with the thinner lines. (am i clear about this?).
Isn't this what the "Marked Distance Area" in the sections does now?.
yes, but in nearly enough detail or control. "Override all to one pen" is really not enough.
Tom Waltz
Barry Kelly
Moderator
TomWaltz wrote:
yes, but in nearly enough detail or control. "Override all to one pen" is really not enough.
No it's not a very good option.
Especially when you have a roof that slopes from one area into another.
The pen thickness changes abruptly at the distance marker (including the hatching pen from memory).
Personally I don't use this option anyway.

Barry.
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