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2008-04-30 10:13 PM
What is your view on this situation? Do any of you have experience in managing something similiar? what would you recommend?
Would it be best to seperate this in two files? and then hotlink them. Any help would be appreciated.
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2008-05-01 01:07 AM
Story ID 1: Level 1.....parking and building
Story ID 2: Level 1.5..parking
Story ID 3: Level 2.....parking and building
Story ID 4: Level 2.5..parking
Story ID 5: Level 3.....parking and building
Story ID 6: Level 4.....building
Story ID 7: Level 5.....building
Story ID 8: Level 6.....etc...
If I understand you correctly. It is a bit confusing because the Story ID is not the same as the Level number, but it's perfectly legitimate way to set up the file.
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2008-06-10 12:34 AM
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2008-06-10 05:49 AM
what's wrong with 2 separate files...? They only really need to be together in the site plan, no? It seems to be an unnecessary complication...!
I think splitting it into 2 files would be an unnecessary complication... (referencing, coordination, export/import of common parts for both areas etc.)
BTW, this arrangement is perfect for teamwork use too.
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2008-06-10 10:53 AM
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2008-06-10 10:56 AM
Laura wrote:absolutely. ignore the storey ID tag - name each of the storey levels as you want them. using two files would cause no end of complication for what is a simple task for archicad . . .
Create a Story for each level:
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2008-06-10 12:35 PM
which is always a pain and logistically problematic (i.e. windows, doors, level dims, plotmaker, etc...)clearly this is not the case with AC10: plotmaker-gone, d/w are solved with multistorey walls, level dims ??? - having a storey for each level = no problem... I can not see your point here mate.
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2008-06-10 12:45 PM
My point about the doors and windows are that there WILL be situations where a door or window might (conceivably) be split between storeys - and that's a bit of a problem when you have arbitrary level references, etc... I've had to do that before as well - and I think it's just silly. It depends HEAVILY on the building design and the logistics of building the model... so all I'm really saying in the end is that I really like to simplify wherever and whenever possible... even if it makes more files... there are times when that makes better ergonomics than having 'everything in one'.

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2008-06-10 04:31 PM
JWD wrote:Apparently, what is "simpler" for you is "more complicated" for others...
... so all I'm really saying in the end is that I really like to simplify wherever and whenever possible...
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2008-06-10 11:20 PM
Laura wrote:Apparently SO!! ha ha...! I dunno what to say with this difference of opinion - unless I'm just not understanding the situation. I normally feel it's a lot easier to set up separate files for separate buildings which have (even slightly) different sectional characteristics... clearly there are MORE THAN TWO different solutions to the problem that would be satisfactory - and it would really depend on having a detailed look at the actual project, and the person working on it, the team, etc etc..JWD wrote:Apparently, what is "simpler" for you is "more complicated" for others...
... so all I'm really saying in the end is that I really like to simplify wherever and whenever possible...