Wish - Edit slab widths in elevation

[architect]

I wish one could adjust a slab size without switching to plan view.
Particularly when I'm editing cabinetry that may have 5-6 slabs that are hard to determine which is which.

(The wish thread is locked for me to post)

Operating system used: Mac Apple Silicon

[architect]

I pop out my 3d window for workflow purposes, and it saves time but,
quickly adjusting ceiling, roof, and floor slabs in section
detailed cabinetry edits where it is hard to find which of the 4 slabs stacked on top of each other is the correct one to adjust.

 

The only? viable reason to not is extra nodes/curves, which I assume is why beams are adjustable but slabs are not, but awareness of elements we're editing is a requirement to use Archicad as a professional, so I pose the why not? question also.

[Mahmoud Qenawi]

Hi @architect,

you're right, we need this enhancement for element edit via all views.

But I think it's not only for the reason you have mentioned, sure you've your way of workflow which you feel comfortable while following.

At all, here's a glimpse about how to distinguish the element you want to edit in floorplan or 3D views.

1) From section view you can go to 3D view.

2) The element is selected in 3D view.

3) You can show only your desired element in 3D view.

4) You can also retrieve your whole 3D view.

5) Rather, you can select the targeted element in 2D Floorplan.

6) So, here's your element & you can edit it easily & professionally in 2D & 3D views until we can achieve that consistently in all views.

[Steve Jepson]

... and why stop there?   Why can't all the Architectual Elements (wall, column, beam, slab, roof...) have the same functionality?  And it would also be useful to also have a Super Element that has ALL of that functionality, and also includes all the functionality of Morphs and the Mesh as well.   

[Barry Kelly]

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@architect wrote:

The only? viable reason to not is extra nodes/curves, which I assume is why beams are adjustable but slabs are not, but awareness of elements we're editing is a requirement to use Archicad as a professional, so I pose the why not? question also.

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Beams and walls have a 'length' reference line which is why they can be stretched in elevation.

Slabs do not have a length reference line to stretch.

Barry.

[mthd]

I’m sure that if it was that easy to do for the code writers they would have done it all by now.

If you could convert all your elements to have this functionality then cool. Morphs are very difficult to edit so that is not really the way to get around it. 

This question is for the code writers: Why Not ?