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Automatic 2D Elements in 3D

Laura Yanoviak
Advocate
Much like the need to have Zone Stamps display within the Section/Elevation window in rooms cut by a section marker:

archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=1321&highlight=elements

We need to have automatic placement of structural gridlines within the Section/Elevation window.

Manually placing and updating Zone Stamps and gridlines defeats the purpose of BIM...any other 2D-in-3D suggestions???

EDIT:...another suggestion (this subject has been eluded to before, but is related to this topic):

Building Elevation/Section Markers placed in plan should have the option of being visible in the Elevation/Section window -- i.e., a wall section marker placed in plan could also be visible on the building elevation...
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TomWaltz
Participant
Laura wrote:
Much like the need to have Zone Stamps display within the Section/Elevation window in rooms cut by a section marker:

archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=1321&highlight=elements

We need to have automatic placement of structural gridlines within the Section/Elevation window.

Manually placing and updating Zone Stamps and gridlines defeats the purpose of BIM...any other 2D-in-3D suggestions???
I know it's not "out of the box", but CADImage's Object Tools do that. (works in Detail Cuts too, which is really cool!)
Tom Waltz
Laura Yanoviak
Advocate
Yes, I know, it is a great tool (I have purchased a copy). My problem is, after purchasing 25 seats of AC, I cannot justify purchasing 25 copies of this tool @ 75 bucks a pop, especially when this is something that should be, IMHO, a part of the software.
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TomWaltz
Participant
Laura wrote:
Yes, I know, it is a great tool (I have purchased a copy). My problem is, after purchasing 25 seats of AC, I cannot justify purchasing 25 copies of this tool @ 75 bucks a pop, especially when this is something that should be, IMHO, a part of the software.
I totally agree with you, I was just pointing out the possibility... never mind the joy of licensing each seat individually.... believe me, that ain't fun. I did it for 3 add-ons on 32 seats.... I'm still not sure the add-on paid back that much time....
Tom Waltz
Djordje
Ace
You have it in 10.

The Goodies don't exist in their present form - they have to be downloaded - but the new structural grid system does exactly what you want. Skewes the markers too.

And shows in 3D.
Djordje



ArchiCAD since 4.55 ... 1995
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Laura Yanoviak
Advocate
Yes! I read the PDF of the improvements, but did not see it mentioned -- this is good news -- LJY
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