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Partial height under the counter walls showing in plans

Ugljesa Janjic
Newcomer
Hello hello! Why is this happening: the under the counter walls are showing in the floor plan even though the counter top should cover it. Counter top is at 2'-8", cut plane is set to 4', and the top of the under the counter wall is at 2'-6". Attaching floor plan view and perspective.
Thanks a bunch.

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Ugljesa Janjic
ugljesa@janjicarch.com
ArchiCAD 25
Mac OS
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Ugljesa Janjic
Newcomer
Here is the perspective view of the counter.
Ugljesa Janjic
ugljesa@janjicarch.com
ArchiCAD 25
Mac OS
Barry Kelly
Moderator
Slabs don't have a visible top/bottom surface in the plan view.
You have two options.

Place the walls in a layer that gets turned off in the plan view but is on the sections/elvations and 3D views.

Or turn on the 'cover fill' in your slab settings (floor plan display section).
You will probably then have to use the 'Bring Forward' or 'Send Backward' display order controls to bring the slab forward or the wall back in the display order because the plan will not adjust the display order automatically based on element heights.

Barry.
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Ugljesa Janjic
Newcomer
Awesome! Thanks much, Barry!
Ugljesa Janjic
ugljesa@janjicarch.com
ArchiCAD 25
Mac OS
Ugljesa Janjic
Newcomer
Worked like a dream!
Ugljesa Janjic
ugljesa@janjicarch.com
ArchiCAD 25
Mac OS
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