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New and Existing - how to show "end" line when end to end

rob2218
Enthusiast
see attached.
we need to indicate that "end" line condition to distinguish when "new" meets "existing".
I cannot change the justification of the wall planes either...they MUST have the same reference line (the framing skin).

NEW-EXISTING-IN-PLAN-SMALL.jpg
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
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Archicad 22, Archicad 23
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
The only way I know of is to place the walls in different layers that have different intersection priority numbers so they don't join with each other.

So duplicate your wall layer and make sure it has a different IP number to the original.
Make sure this new wall layer gets turned on in all the layer combinations that the original layer is turned on for.

Barry.
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rob2218
Enthusiast
Yeah....that's a hangup.
if you miss ONE and only ONE layer combo, low and behold THAT will the be the layer combo the bossman says...."you messed up".

Geez....if there was only a way to just tell the ends of the new walls to distinquish themselves from the ends of the "existing" walls or vice versa.
Barry wrote:
The only way I know of is to place the walls in different layers that have different intersection priority numbers so they don't join with each other.

So duplicate your wall layer and make sure it has a different IP number to the original.
Make sure this new wall layer gets turned on in all the layer combinations that the original layer is turned on for.

Barry.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
David Maudlin
Rockstar
Bobby Hollywood:

Have you tried Wall Settings > Floor Plan and Section > Outlines > Wall End Lines (Both, Start, End, None)? Works here in AC19.

David
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
David wrote:
Have you tried Wall Settings > Floor Plan and Section > Outlines > Wall End Lines (Both, Start, End, None)? Works here in AC19.
But is that because you have the 'Clean wall & beam intersections' option turned off?
The reference lines and end lines will show as in your image when this option is turned off.

I have both wall ends on and I don't see them on joining walls in 19 either unless I turn that option off or use 2 layers with different intersection priority numbers.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
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rob2218
Enthusiast
Yes, I too have the "both" wall ends on...and I get nothing as well.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
rob2218
Enthusiast
where is this "clean wall and beam intersection" setting?
Also...will it not then cleanup the walls it's suppose to clean up?
Barry wrote:
David wrote:
Have you tried Wall Settings > Floor Plan and Section > Outlines > Wall End Lines (Both, Start, End, None)? Works here in AC19.
But is that because you have the 'Clean wall & beam intersections' option turned off?
The reference lines and end lines will show as in your image when this option is turned off.

I have both wall ends on and I don't see them on joining walls in 19 either unless I turn that option off or use 2 layers with different intersection priority numbers.

Barry.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
Barry Kelly
Moderator
rob2218 wrote:
where is this "clean wall and beam intersection" setting?
Also...will it not then cleanup the walls it's suppose to clean up?
VIEW menu > On Screen Options.

It will stop all wall and beam connections so you corner junctions will not trim.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
i7-10700 @ 2.9Ghz, 32GB ram, GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11
rob2218
Enthusiast
Geez....well that's not good.
I just need the "ends" to not clean up when a "NEW" wall meets and "EXISTING" wall.....you'd think it be some setting pretty obvious but I can't seem to locate where that is.
Barry wrote:
rob2218 wrote:
where is this "clean wall and beam intersection" setting?
Also...will it not then cleanup the walls it's suppose to clean up?
VIEW menu > On Screen Options.

It will stop all wall and beam connections so you corner junctions will not trim.

Barry.
...Bobby Hollywood live from...
i>u
Edgewater, FL!
SOFTWARE VERSION:
Archicad 22, Archicad 23
Windows7 -OS, MAC Maverick OS
Stephen Dolbee
Booster
I just draw a line
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