Select in 3D and stay select in 2D

[Anonymous]

Do exists a plugin for select an element in 3D and view it in 2D also selected?
Presently i select the element in 3D easily but is impossible found it in 2D
(wall at different level into many walls slabs roofs ...at same position)
the only way is to convert in 3d the layer and then hidden the others .....
I think Archicad should have this option.

[Anonymous]

You can select all in the 3D window then group them. Now when you select one of them in 2d you will select all because they are grouped.

[Anonymous]

Michael wrote:
You can select all in the 3D window then group them. Now when you select one of them in 2d you will select all because they are grouped.

Thanks Michael,

But for symplify the problem:

I build three walls at same position:
first at 0.0 level height 0.5
second at 0.5 level height 0.5
and third at 1.0 level and the same height

in 2D i see obviously one rectangle line.

at 3d i set for each particular texture for differential
and select the second

well then go to 2d

and when select only apperas selected the first

i need to know if exits some tool or plugin or option to obtain at 2d mi
second only wall selected

thi is only an example to similar and frequents situations.

[Anonymous]

If I am understanding the problem correctly, all 3 walls are on the same story, stacked on top of each other. If you place your cursor over the stack of walls you can hit tab to cycle through the walls to select and get just the 2nd wall.

[Anonymous]

Michael wrote:
If I am understanding the problem correctly, all 3 walls are on the same story, stacked on top of each other. If you place your cursor over the stack of walls you can hit tab to cycle through the walls to select and get just the 2nd wall.

Yes! your are right, sorry i had forgotten it!

Only have the question if i select other objetct or element in 3d do exists any possibilty for any method to get selected it at 2d?

Thankfully for yours answers

[NCornia]

Here is the best answer at the moment: http://www.archicadwiki.com/SelectionsBetweenFloorPlanAnd3DWindow But I agree with you. I wish the selected object in one view could stay selected in any other view if the user desires.

Here is a wish from a few months back. Vote for it. http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=187914&sid=fff563932396bcfe9f2849958d11b61e

[Anonymous]

NCornia wrote:
Here is the best answer at the moment: http://www.archicadwiki.com/SelectionsBetweenFloorPlanAnd3DWindow But I agree with you. I wish the selected object in one view could stay selected in any other view if the user desires.

Here is a wish from a few months back. Vote for it. http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?p=187914&sid=fff563932396bcfe9f2849958d11b61e

SUPER GRATEFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now tell to Archicads engineers to include this authomatic option selection.

Good luck!

[Barry Kelly]

Sifliginius,
What is it that you want to do in 2D that you can't in 3D?
I can't think of anyting you can't change while you have it selected in 3D.
There shouldn't be any need to switch to 2D.
Barry.

[NCornia]

Barry wrote:
Sifliginius,
What is it that you want to do in 2D that you can't in 3D?
I can't think of anyting you can't change while you have it selected in 3D.
There shouldn't be any need to switch to 2D.
Barry.

Great thought Barry! We need more like you. And as the tools get better and 3D workflows are enhanced this will become more of the norm. But 3D has its challenges too, such as verifying the relationship of objects, making sure they are aligned, etc. I have often picked points in space that look visually correct from one angle but are completely off in space when I orbit in 3D or go to a plan or elevation/section view.

Even in this recent webinar ( http://www.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/ac15/DESIGN-Webinar.video_frame?x=1280&y=720 ) there is a section where the presenter is drawing some slabs at different elevations in 3D perspective and he draws a column between the two to prove to the viewer that there are in fact aligned since looks can sometimes be deceiving. So I think a lot of it has to do with comfort and accuracy. Sometimes it is nice to not have to worry about a 3rd axis, so working in 2D cannot be entirely discounted, but I am with you about working in 3D as much as possible.

I think the editing plane and 3D guidelines Graphisoft has introduced in AC15 are brilliant. And in just thinking about it I have found roofs to currently require a lot of toggling between 3D and 2D to modify angles, footprints and place points with precision, etc. So now I see why GS may have lumped the enhanced roof tool in with the shell and 3D modelling aids in this releases new feature set.

[Barry Kelly]

NCornia wrote:
I think the editing plane and 3D guidelines Graphisoft has introduced in AC15 are brilliant.

Yes 15 will make working in 3D easier to visualize what is going on.
The editing plane will hopefully make working in 3D a little easier.

I must admit though I do most of my modelling and editing in 2D - especially the modelling.
But if I see something wrong while looking at it in 3D then I select it and fix it there without going back to 2D.
I tend to stack walls on top of other walls quite a bit and these are much easier to select and modify in 3D.

Barry.