Zone Issue

[Anonymous]

Hi guys, I'm trying to create zones after I create walls, but I keep geting this error:

No closed polygon found around the clicked point, but one has been found outside the clicked point. Accept it as a Zone?

Note: Elements may not be connected properly, or may not form a closed polygon due to their renovation status.

The division is closed, and I have different renovation status but they are as it should be. Also all the walls have zone boundary selected.

Can anyone please shed any light in this issue?

Thanks

[Anonymous]

I am also experiencing this problem. I have resorted to re-modeling entire sections of a large school that I am working on, but the problem persists (not everywhere obviously, but in particular spots).

I will trace around certain rooms if necessary, but as we are only just evaluating Archicad as an office and I am one of it's main proponents I would hate to think we have to employ a bunch of workarounds already...

[Mats_Knutsson]

The walls are probably not aligned...zoom in and you'll find a tiny gap...use the Adjust button to "seal" the gap if you find it hard to snap. You can adjust several walls in one operation. /Mats

[Anonymous]

In your wall settings, check under Listing and Labeling the 'relation to zones'. Default option is Zone Boundary.

[Anonymous]

Always assume it is a user error, not a bug. Take the following steps:

1- Magic wand a fill into the compartment. If it works, the problem is in the zone, go to 5.
2- If it does not work, the problem is in the compartment, use a line and cut the compartment in half, then magic wand a fill into each half.
3- Cut into half the area of the room where the magic wand does not work.
4- Repeat steps 2 and 3 until you have zoomed in on the problem.
5- Go through steps 2 to 4, using a zone instead of a fill, and a wall instead of a line.

[Anonymous]

I believe the walls are all aligned because all the wall skins are merging fine, also all the walls are set to zone boundary.
Miguel's solution allowed find that the issue was on the two inner walls, but I've tried to change them, move them and even making the go beyond the limiting wall, but the error sill happens. Any more ideas please?

[Anonymous]

Are you using complex profiles? These can create issues with other elements.

[Anonymous]

Indeed they are complex profiles!
I am using the tutorial on your blog (cortes 1:50), and the wall that has issues is exactly the ones with complex profiles! Is there any way to solve it?

[Anonymous]

Try to change the height of the bottom of the zone or the wall, or both. I have had some problems when the bottom of the zone is beneath the bottom of the wall.
Glad to hear that someone is finding the blog useful

[kevin b]

We have run into this problem as well, everything appears to be drawn correctly, no gaps, right heights, etc but still persists.

This appears to be based on the Renovation Status of the zone itself. If the zone has an existing status it will ignore walls with a new status. Once the zone is changed to new, it recognizes the boundaries created by new walls (or other boundary objects). Don't know if that is documented anywhere, we stumbled across the solution.