solid element toll and walls vanish in 3d

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

When I solid element a wall in to a complex profile it vanishes when I go to 3D view and I can't find ? is it a wall /layer number issue ?

Any help anyone I would very greatful - thanks Myles....

[Lingwisyer]

myles wrote:
a wall in to a complex profile

What do you mean by that? You are using a wall as an operator in a SOE operation with another wall? If that is the case, you will need them to be on layers that have a different Intersection Group. This will prevent them from cutting each other based on their Building Material.

I have "SOE" layers in each of my projects that have an Intersection Group of 0 so that they do not even intersect with each other.



Ling.

[Anonymous]

thanks Ling - yes but I am cutting a wall into a complex profile ... the complex profile and wall are on different layers ... and the wall is set to 0 and the solid complex profile at 100 ...

[Barry Kelly]

An image of the walls before the SEO may help to understand the situation.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

thanks see attached image - windows showing but no wall ??? this wall has not been SOE'd yet either


thanks all for your help

[Barry Kelly]

It looks like both of your images are the same so I can't see the before SEO shot.

I think the problem is because the complex profile wall (grey curved wall) wraps around the other wall with the windows.
So as it is both above and below the wall you want to keep in the centre, it can't properly determine what is an upward or downward extrusion.
The only remedy I can think of is to have 2 complex profile walls.
One for the top section above the wall you want to cut, and another for the bottom below the wall you want to cut.
They should join seamlessly on the vertical potion of the profiles so long as they touch each other.

Then you should be able to SEO successfully.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

thanks very much Barry you maybe right i'll try that - thanks again Myles.

[Anonymous]

Hi Barry see attached ..

the SOE tool is still not working as I want .. any more thoughts

Many thanks ...

Myles

[Barry Kelly]

I am not 100% sure on what you are trying to trim.
If it is the wall in the centre of the wall you have selected, then you will need to break the curved complex wall into at least 2 sections - upper and lower.


If that is not it, then can you show an image before the SEO and highlight what you want to trim?

Barry.

[Anonymous]

Hi Barry thanks for your interest and help....

the curved wall and roof is a standard complex profile which is made of two part ... the image attached shows the wall moved outwards from the complex profile part... as soon as I put it into position it vanishes from view

the second shot shows the wall in place but is has dissapeared from view... ...

Any help on this s very much appreciated...

myles.