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Metal web joist object not displaying within composite floor

Gary Hudson Jeffrey
Participant
My composite floor display obscures the metal web joist object. Any ideas on how to make the joist display in the section view?

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Erika Epstein
Booster
Try changing your insulation background fill to transparent so it doesn't block the view of the truss beyond.
Erika
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Gary Hudson Jeffrey
Participant
Thanks Erika. I already had background fills for all the floor composite materials set to transparent - puzzling.
ArchiCAD 64 20 Solo
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
Intel Quad Core i7 3770K
16GB RAM
2GB Nvidia Quadro K2000D
HP Designjet 510 24” colour printer
Erika Epstein
Booster
Did you check your section depth?
Did you try selecting the truss and setting the display order to bring it to the front?

Also, did you check you section settings?
Erika
Architect, Consultant
MacBook Pro Retina, 15-inch Yosemite 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Mac OSX 10.11.1
AC5-18
Onuma System

"Implementing Successful Building Information Modeling"
Gary Hudson Jeffrey
Participant
Yes, truss display order is set to front.
In section settings I have Fill Cut Surfaces with 'Cut fills as in settings'.
If I increase section depth of truss it appears above the composite floor also. Other objects also do not display within the composite floor depth.
I think it must be a general display settings issue but I can't see where I can affect this change?
ArchiCAD 64 20 Solo
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
Intel Quad Core i7 3770K
16GB RAM
2GB Nvidia Quadro K2000D
HP Designjet 510 24” colour printer
Anonymous
Not applicable
I think your section marker has to cut through the middle of your floor truss object to display fully, if you haven't tried that.
Gary Hudson Jeffrey
Participant
That worked to an extent Danj.
The cut timber displays but not the metal pressed web!
ArchiCAD 64 20 Solo
Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
Intel Quad Core i7 3770K
16GB RAM
2GB Nvidia Quadro K2000D
HP Designjet 510 24” colour printer