Renderworks: ability to omit objects from section cut

[Christiaan]

We need the ability to tell Renderworks not to draw section lines through some objects. For instance 3D trees.

[CipesDesign]

Put the trees in their own class, make the class invisible in the section VP. Truly simple...

[Christiaan]

I want the trees to show, I just don't want a big fat section line around all the branches if I cut through them.

[CipesDesign]

So you want an intermittent section line?

[Christiaan]

I want to avoid this sort of carry on.

[starling75]

What about this ...

[Christiaan]

That is one option, except I don't want to show staggered lines as my section references. And there's also a bug that causes this:

http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=170132

I guess I could wait for a bug fix. And I guess I could draw a separate section marker on my key plan, but that's not very BIM.

[starling75]

That is one option, except I don't want to show staggered lines as my section references. And there's also a bug that causes this:

http://techboard.vectorworks.net/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=170132

I guess I could wait for a bug fix. And I guess I could draw a separate section marker on my key plan, but that's not very BIM.

Or you can choose - separate cross sections + use attributes of original objects and try to fiddle with classes to make section through trees less visible ...

[Christiaan]

Another option, thanks. What I did in the end: moved the section line

[starling75]

Another option, thanks. What I did in the end: moved the section line

that was smart solution

[starling75]

Context dependent section could be the solution ...

http://youtu.be/ZiMA1IAn8HU

http://youtu.be/qaQFpCQS_y4

Edited May 11, 2012 by starling75