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aligning texture origin in 3D

Jefferson
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Don't you hate it when you used to be able to do something and today you can't!!

I cannot seem to align my textures in the 3D window, (that's the only way I used to know how). I have attached screen shots. I have attempted to verify that all walls I am trying to align texture on were drawn the same way (direction) and have the control line oriented the same; I have attempted to select them individually as well using marqueed areas and the ctrl A method: always setting the origin point to the same place, carefully! Then attempted resetting them all at once. I have also created duplicate walls and tried aligning their textures independently and in conjunction with the original walls. All methods repeatedly. All methods, no dice!

When I do a reset all the texture origins move, just as when I attempt to align them, just not to the same place. Obviously this will play hell with my sketch renderings let alone the elevations.

I am hoping this is pilot error and what I get for working on a holiday. Any ideas? Mr. Geiske?

set-origin.gif
jeff white
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Jefferson
Participant
more screen info..............
jeff white
w3d design


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32 GB memory

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Jefferson
Participant
and more from the 3D window.............
texture-3d-dup-walls-test.gif
jeff white
w3d design


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Windoze 10 Pro 64
HP ZBook 17 G4
Intel Zeon 3.0
Twin 2GB SSD
32 GB memory

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Djordje
Virtuoso
Jefferson wrote:
Don't you hate it when you used to be able to do something and today you can't!!
Did you try it in an axo view, NOT looking frontally at the model?
Djordje



ArchiCAD since 4.55 ... 1995
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Jefferson
Participant
Hey Djorde -

OOOh yeah! I have looked at it from every which way I can think of. I realized on the way home from a needed dinner out that I hadn't revealed all the details...........

This was originally a ver 7 project and I am recreating it in 8.1, mostly from scratch but some items have been copied from the original .PLN and pasted in the 8.1 .PLN file. I am also using a .PLN 7.0 library for AC 8 to expedite the copying + pasting. I don't know if this should or could make any difference but, just the facts.................

I have devised a workaround of copying the lower floors up and making the required height, window, etc. adjustments and everything lines up after the alignment procedure. Once again I suspect pilot error. Good thing it's not at 30,000 ft..............still it would be good to know what's up!

bed time...........
jeff white
w3d design


AC 23 Solo US / current build & library
Windoze 10 Pro 64
HP ZBook 17 G4
Intel Zeon 3.0
Twin 2GB SSD
32 GB memory

http://w3d-design.com