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Profiles and hotlink files

Nina_B
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We had to split a huge project into several .pln files, which are then combined into a single file (all .pln // no .mod).

Unfortunately, we have a problem with profiles.

 

In this case, the profile wall is correct in file 1, but it is shorter in file 2 (overall .pln ). What could be the reason for this?

PLN 1: Right WallPLN 1: Right WallPLN 2 : Wall too shortPLN 2 : Wall too shortPLN 2: Profile Wall, modifier to shortPLN 2: Profile Wall, modifier to shortPLN 1: Profile Wall, modifier rightPLN 1: Profile Wall, modifier rightProfile Wall SettingsProfile Wall Settings

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Karl Ottenstein
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My guess is that somebody edited the profile in one of the files and that the profile is no longer in sync ... having two different instances in the host file.  I hope it is something simpler/easier, but if you are doing hotlinks involving any attributes (which includes profiles), it is really essential to watch and understand this video from user/BIM Manager Scott Moore:

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Video-tutorial-Understanding-Attributes-and-Att...

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Karl Ottenstein
Moderator

My guess is that somebody edited the profile in one of the files and that the profile is no longer in sync ... having two different instances in the host file.  I hope it is something simpler/easier, but if you are doing hotlinks involving any attributes (which includes profiles), it is really essential to watch and understand this video from user/BIM Manager Scott Moore:

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Video-tutorial-Understanding-Attributes-and-Att...

One of the forum moderators
AC 28 USA and earlier   •   macOS Sequoia 15.2, MacBook Pro M2 Max 12CPU/30GPU cores, 32GB
Nina_B
Booster

Thank you very much for the very quick response! The video is really well done. I just had to give the profile a different name and it worked. Yay! 😁