Joining/unifying adjacent slabs
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‎2008-04-27
11:39 AM
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‎2023-05-25
05:53 PM
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Rubia Torres
I have all my pieces together and arranged, but they are separate. Is there some sort of join/unify tool I can use, so that the road is continuous?
Thanks

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‎2008-04-27 12:42 PM
The pet palette shows an icon to add to a slab area - the "plus" sign. Use this tool to accumulate the parts into one single slab - one bit at a time.

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‎2008-04-27 03:05 PM
As you add to one slab using Dwight's suggestion, the smaller slabs will remain (ArchiCAD is using them as a reference to add to the selected slab), so you will need to delete them when you are done.
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‎2008-04-27 04:49 PM
using unify ? i didn't try it my self though , and sure Dwight method is the one in the book , but i was always wondering what is the use of unify in SOE

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‎2008-04-27 08:47 PM
Thanks so much!

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‎2008-04-28 12:11 AM
tdellaqu wrote:I know this won't help you with SLABS, but I wonder how many people know that there is a new command in 11
Aha!
Thanks so much!
FILL CONSOLIDATION...
It has to be added to a MENU or TOOLBAR thru the WORK ENVIRONMENT, but it will allow you to select 2 or more fills and have them MERGE into one.
I can't figure out why GS did not make it work for ALL POLYGONS, but right now it only works for FILLS.
Maybe 12?
Also note that there is LINE CONSOLIDATION as well.
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‎2008-04-28 12:19 AM
If you are "merging" two slabs that might have different orientations, the current method forces the user to select the dominant origin and apply it to the grown part. If you are merging two elements with identical orientations, this is not yet legal in America but we have been allowing it in Canada for some time.

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‎2008-04-28 12:51 AM
vfrontiers wrote:Those commands don't have to be added if you've started with the default Work Environment[.
I know this won't help you with SLABS, but I wonder how many people know that there is a new command in 11
FILL CONSOLIDATION...
It has to be added to a MENU or TOOLBAR thru the WORK ENVIRONMENT,
...
Also note that there is LINE CONSOLIDATION as well.
Look in the Edit menu under Reshape.
Normally, new commands in a new version are available in the new default work environment. It's a good reason to start with that when you migrate, instead of just transferring your old WE.

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‎2008-04-28 01:25 AM
whatever wrote:SEO is definitely not the way to go in this situation IMHO. SEO doesn't show correctly in plan, so it is more useful in 3D, say to add a band around a column or to the face of a wall.
If its only for 3D , SOE might work ?
using unify ? i didn't try it my self though , and sure Dwight method is the one in the book , but i was always wondering what is the use of unify in SOE
I think the simplest way is the way tdellaqu did it. My only suggestion is to maybe turn on the cover fill, so that you can more easily see where the slab is up to.
Cheers,
Link.