NESTED MODULES

[Gerry Leonor]

i'm currently working in v9. i have a file which modules in a number of other files (PLNs) into this 'overall plan file'. my question is, is there a way to skip certain modules in one PLN and yet have another module in the same PLN appear?

[Gerry Leonor]

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i guess that's a 'no'???

[Link]

Maybe you'd like to reword the question. It's not really clear.

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Link.

[Gerry Leonor]

hehehe...sorry

ok...

for ease of drawing on my part, i have split the project into 2 files (it has 7 tenancies) -refer to attached pic-

the horizontal tenancies are (the ones with grids) are one file, and the vertical tenancies (the ones without grids, as i haven't shown their specific layers) are in another file.

both of these files have a module which shows toilets. (you can see them arranged next to each other in the partition walls between tenancies)...

i have linked these 2 files to each other, and have skipped the modules for each link, meaning i will not be seeing the toilet modules from each other's file. as you can see the toilet amenities are not shown in the vertical tenancies.

i have a third file which encompasses both files, used specifically for site plan, roof plan, an overall floor plan etc. i know i could have just done 2 files and have one of them have the site/overall floor plan/etc, but i realised it was easier this way.

the thing is, when i want to look at an overall floor plan (showing the interiors of all tenancies) i also want to see the toilet modules for each tenancy. the thing is, in the third file i have 'skipped nested modules' for both the vertical and horizontal tenancies because if i did, i would be doubling elements shown.

long question short, is there a way to select which modules (within a hotlinked PLN file) to be skipped?

i think i made that question even more complicated

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Gerard wrote:
long question short, is there a way to select which modules (within a hotlinked PLN file) to be skipped?

archicad's 'module' capabilities extend only to skipping all or no nested modules.

long answer short: no.

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Gerard wrote:
i think i made that question even more complicated

i think you are making the process more complicated than it has to be too:

why not just have the master file which modules in the two tenancy files (skipping nested modules) and the third toilet block file? or did i completely misunderstand your complications?!

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[Gerry Leonor]

damn

i'm hoping they have more options in v10 (do they???)

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Gerard wrote:
i'm hoping they have more options in v10 (do they???)

that'll be a big fat NO too!

[Gerry Leonor]

a possible suggestion for the next version then...otherwise, i'd have to spend time trying to think of ways going around this problem...

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Gerard wrote:
otherwise, i'd have to spend time trying to think of ways going around this problem...

what about my suggestion above?

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