Intersect Two Elements

[miquelarquitecte]

It would be very interesting if you could choose which side of the element will act on the other, and have it reflected visually. At this point it is not clear which side interacts or is not the desired one.

Operating system used: Windows

[Steve Jepson]

Can you show a screen shot so we can understand your question better ?

Possibly the Wall and Beam Reference Lines ?  

[miquelarquitecte]

Thank you Steve
but the intersect function works with the longest side, and you can't choose which one. I think AutoCAD shows visualment which of the two options and you can choose. In Archicad, it should work the same to give more possibilities.

[Steve Jepson]

you can locate the reference line to the left, right, or center -  if that is what you talking about. 

Can you show the intersect your having trouble with ?  Or am I not understanding your issue ?

[miquelarquitecte]

I don't think I have explained myself well. When you use the function “intersect two elements”, Lines/Polylines, Arcs, Walls, and Beams, ... you can't choose on which side it will act. It always acts on the longer side. And the interesting thing would be if you could choose if it is on one side or the other (right or left). AutoCAD does it. And it saves a lot of time.
Thanks

[Lingwisyer]

Use Adjust then Trim instead. ACs Intersect is a single action, unlike aCADs 3 actions, so there is no way to define the side. Adjust and Trim come to 4 actions, and the default shortcut for Adjust is not the nicest...

Ling.

[Steve Jepson]

OK.  I know what you mean.  It will take (3)  clicks no matter how you choose to make the intersect, toward the long or short length in AutoCAD or in Archicad.    I don't think it would be too difficult for product developers to add some code that would provide control of the intersect direction based on which end of the elements is selected for intersection.  That would make right, left, up, or down intersect irrelevant, and better than how AutoCAD does it.   ?

The default that always intersects with the long side could remain.   

The idea of a function that responds to the order of selection is used in at least one other Archicad function already.   For example, when using the Element ID Manager to re-order all the IDs per the order of selection.

[Barry Kelly]

Many times I will just manually extend (stretch) the short elements so they meet and if needed I will cut of any excess.

Hold SHIFT to constrain them in line as you stretch.

It is still only 3 or four mouse clicks and you don't have to find adjust or trim tools in the tool bars or menus or remember shortcuts.

Except CTRL for cut (or the equivalent in MAC OS).

Barry.