a silly question....

[sjf]

how does one make a plan view at a certain height? is there a way to define a cut plane at say 4', so only things below can be viewed?

i have a couple of two story walls with windows at the second floor, that i do not wish to see on the first floor plan, and im not having much luck using layers/classes to get the desired result.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[CipesDesign]

Set up your bldg as a two story. Put the upper windows in the upper story.

[Pat Stanford]

Or make a viewport showing an elevation and then cut a section viewport of the viewport to define the cutting plane.

You will lose the hybrid nature of the objects, so you won't see the door swings or the plan view aspects of the windows.

Peter's suggestion to use multiple layers is a better solution.

Pat

[sjf]

if you mean make the wall which is currently two stories into two walls stacked vertically, id rather not as i end up seeing floor lines and joints in elevation views...or have i misunderstood you?

thanks

[CipesDesign]

If the walls are truly co-linear there shouldn't be any extraneous lines (in Hidden Line Rendering). If the "floor" is inside of the walls (even by 1/4") and if the wall below extends up to touch the wall above, then the floor will not show in any exterior shots...

[Tom G.]

Why can't placing the windows into an invisible class solve your issue?

[CipesDesign]

Yes, that works too ;-)

[CipesDesign]

Or wait, maybe not. It might leave big holes in the wall(s). I'll need to try it...

[sjf]

turning off the windows leaves a space in the wall where the window is.

[sjf]

thanks - was really hoping to avoid doing that, but so be it.

it does seem like you should be able to adjust your plan view by changing say the z depth of the layer or something..but i havent gotten the desired result that way either. oh well..add it to the "wish list" for the next release!

funny thing though - "top/plan" view isnt really a plan view at all, as by definition a plan view has a cut plane some distance from the floor.

[sjf]

thanks pat

[doughd]

what if you have multiple windows stacked on top of each other on the same floor level? Or a big window on top of french doors?

[sjf]

good question! - might need to use a window wall perhaps?

as for the transom, that is part of the door, so its not a problem.

other than that, id guess you would need to divide your wall into two halves and turn the upper one off. now that is silly.

[D Wood]

other than that, id guess you would need to divide your wall into two halves and turn the upper one off. now that is silly.

Not necessarily. You could put the wall in say your roof layer.

[Tom G.]

Duplicate the wall; have one with all windows installed for 3D views, one with only first floor windows installed for 2D views. Put each in a class. Hide each as needed.