Q: How to get cover fill of roof element to show on plan?

[Anonymous]

I'm having trouble getting the cover fill of a roof element to show on plan. The roof element is being used to represent a ramp, up to a landing which is modelled as a slab. Despite both elements having the same storey, cover fill, and projection settings, the roof doesn't show it's cover fill, whereas the slab does. Any ideas why, and how to get the roof to show its cover fill?

[Anonymous]

OK, I've got the answer:

In order for cover fills to show up for roofs and morphs (and maybe some other types of elements...who knows?), the storey's cut plane has to be above the vertical location of the element (which explains why the overhead linetype was showing).

However, it appears this is not the case for slabs. Grrr... yet another example of the frustratingly inconsistent behaviour of different element types! (I do wish GS would stop and spend more time fixing what they've already half-built!)

In my case, where I have all the terrain and landscape modelling on one sub-floor & landscape storey (which, on a sloping property, has elements that can vary in location from below the ground floor to above the roof height) , setting the FPCP to above the roof storey solved my problem.

How to Change the FPCP:

To change the Cut Plane for the current storey, go to the menu: Document > Floor Plan Cut Plane....

If, like me, you want to set the cut plane height to many storeys above the current one, you'll need to add up the storey heights found in the menu: Design > Storey Settings....

[David Maudlin]

peter_h wrote:
To change the Cut Plane for the current storey, go to the menu: Document > Floor Plan Cut Plane....

Also change the FPCP settings in the View Settings so these settings are stored with the View.

David