View of door-opening above top light.

[Anonymous]

Following situation:

On the high wall (about 7m)
Top light (high positioned window), which ist unvisible set in floor plan
directly under the top light, door opening.
In this situation the door-opening is covered witn wall.
Is there any solution for right view of floor plan, but at the same time right presentation with top light on 3D window?

[Anonymous]

I will often do this with two walls, one on top of the other. The upper wall that contains the window I put on a 3d only layer that is only turned on in 3d view (sections, elevations etc.). You need to make sure the walls line up exactly, do not overlap and have the same material definitions to avoid un wanted extra lines in your elevation view.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Mike.

I hoped, ther is another solution except your suggestion.
I think, may be with AC not possible.
I don't know how with AutoCAD....

[Anonymous]

Another option is to use something like window and door maker which allows much more customization of windows and doors. This would require purchasing a third party library part in which you have to count on its continued production and support. The one mentioned seems stable, but you never know.

[Stress Co_]

Mike Hann wrote:

I will often do this with two walls, one on top of the other. The upper wall that contains the window I put on a 3d only layer that is only turned on in 3d view

Mike:

The transom window (in the hidden wall) still appears in your window schedule, right? How do you get the window "callout/#" in the plan view? Are you simply adding 2D text?

Marc

P.S.
An off topic question ...... how does one get a previous post to quote with the authors name above....i.e. : "Stress co. wrote:" etc.

[Anonymous]

@Stress:
That is the problem. It makes element list confused.
As much as I know, there is no solution to satisfy every option.

[Djordje]

Stress wrote:
An off topic question ...... how does one get a previous post to quote with the authors name above....i.e. : "Stress co. wrote:" etc.

Click on the Quote button ... upper right

[Anonymous]

The transom window (in the hidden wall) still appears in your window schedule, right? How do you get the window "callout/#" in the plan view? Are you simply adding 2D text?

It probably depends on how you do your window schedules. In my case I use the interactive schedule and you just have to make sure the "hidden wall" layer is included in the layers that the schedule looks in. Labeling is another issue and in this scenario it would need to be 2d text. I just had another thought for a work around that might solve the problem. Suppose the upper wall and window used a pen # that is set to white in plotmaker and was "sent to the back" such that the wall with the door was in front. I personally have a pen in Archicad that will show in Archicad but is defined with a white pen in plotmaker. I have not tried this but perhaps this would solve some of the the other issues (like labeling).

[Stress Co_]

Djordje wrote:

Click on the Quote button ... upper right

Djordje: I'm still doing something wrong....upper right where?

Sorry to diverge from the posted topic (Can part of this thread be moved to "Forum Related Issues" ?

[Anonymous]

Here...

woodster