2011 Section viewports

[JohnS]

I am trying to get a section viewport to show the component parts of a slab and wall. I have selected to show component parts and to have them merge in the advanced settings, but all it does is show the outling without any of the materials. I've also played around with the different foreground settings. What am I doing wrong?

[VincentCuclair]

Check the Document settings (or VW prefs?) somewhere in there you can choose at which scale the wall components are shown/ not shown........the setting is probably set to a fairly small (or large?) scale.

[Robert Anderson]

On "display" tab of Advanced Section Properties, check "Show Wall and Slab" components and the "Merge..." checkbox indented below it.

On the "Attributes" tab, choose "Separate Cross Sections" and check "Use attributes of original objects."

[JohnS]

OK the attributes settings did the trick. I did notice though in B&W only that some of the perimeter and lines of the components don't show up.

Thanks!

[Robert Anderson]

jsibert, please send a file that exhibits this (along with a brief description of the problem) to bugsubmit@vectorworks.net

Thanks!