Hidden layers acting as Solid Element Operations

[Anonymous]

I'm just curious if anyone knows why some of the layers I simply have hidden, are subtracting from visible layers even though neither are being used by the solid element operation tool.

Basically the exact problem I'm having is:

I have a series of columns, lets say 10 columns. Design changes were made and I decided to hide those columns and replace them with a wall, but didn't delete the columns incase I need them again. But, the columns, even though their hidden, are subtracting their shape from the wall.

Any reason why this would happen or a way to prevent it without having to delete the columns?

[JaredBanks]

It's a Layer Intersection Group issue.

http://www.archicadwiki.com/Layer%20Intersection%20Group

[Anonymous]

JaredBanks wrote:
It's a Layer Intersection Group issue.

http://www.archicadwiki.com/Layer%20Intersection%20Group

Ah, beautiful. Thanks a ton. Hard to believe for the amount of time I've been using ArchiCAD I haven't learned that yet!

[JaredBanks]

It's amazing how much of the program most of us don't know about...

http://www.shoegnome.com/2010/09/01/dashed-lines-crazy-ramps-and-trees/

[Brett Brown]

What amazes me more is that so many people are EXCITED at yet another workaround.

[Eduardo Rolon]

Brett,

This is not a work around it works like that by design. That is why there are layer intersection numbers.

[Brett Brown]

Ejrolon, I was commenting on Jareds link on Dashed lines on slabs. Re Amazed.

[Eduardo Rolon]

You are correct, that one is a workaround.

[JaredBanks]

Brett, what interests me so much about that post was it gives better understanding into how the slab tool works. It'll be nice when that all works better, but it's cool to finally 'get' how dashing lines on slabs work. Sadly I think I'll still be hiding my slabs and drawing the dashed lines separately. But it does raise another question.

I know this might seem like a foolish question, but have we ever formalized what the definition of a work around is? It seems like the explanation/example that Lazlo gives (http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=33551) is in that tricky gray area of 'not ideal program function' rather than 'I have to fake X, Y, or Z to make that look good'.

Either way, I sure know what I'm working on today, boulder-esque stone work with fills on my elevations, is without a doubt a tedious work around. Not sure the best emoticon to put after that...