Slab Issues

[fabrica]

any one have this issue??: 

 

I have a slab with about 7 components; I draw a standard rectangle and create a slab , no problems, I then add another rectangle (overlapping) and select both and add surface, all works , original slab is extended.

 

If however I try to add another area with the same add surface workflow, it will not join onto the slab, unless its a new edge of the original slab.

 

note - it seems to work fine if the rectangle overlaps the original slab but will not extend an already extended piece... ie. the orange bit won't add onto the white slab bit

 

slab.vwx

[Guest Wes Gardner]

Hi,

 

You're right!  I'll submit a bug report for you and we'll see what the response is.

 

Thanks for pointing this out.

 

Wes

[Matt Panzer]

I believe this is by design. Edit the Slab's Boundary and you will notice only for the original slab shape. Edit the slab Modifiers and you will see the objects added. When these objects are added (using Add Surface), they can effect any number of user selected components of the slab object - so they do need to be treated differently. However, If you Edit the Slab Boundary, place an object over the boundary object, then Add Surface, you will then add it to the boundary.

 

-Matt

[fabrica]

I prefer the bug answer ! 

 

Why would you add so many additional steps to the process from 17? 

 

I can't add any additional areas to the existing slab in modifier mode? (also I can't see the plan I'm trying to extend in modifier mode!!)

 

 

[Matt Panzer]

Actually, I retract my statement. :-)

Modifiers in VW 2017 are added the same as in VW 2018. The difference is that VW 2017 will allow modifiers to be added even when they do not overlap the slab's true boundary. VW 2018 seems to add them only when they overlap the boundary. I'm thinking this IS a bug. Submitting it now...

[Acip79]

Hi there,

I am facing an issue on slab editing after upgrading to VWX2019. What happens is i 'double click' my slab to adjust the boundary but there is no boundary appear. Once i click the 'exit boundary' option this dialog box will appear (refer attached image) and my slab will be deleted. This works fine in VWX 2018. Can anyone help me on this please? Currently we are making new slabs to replace the old one. ☹️

Thanks,

Edited January 22, 2019 by Acip79

[Matt Panzer]

Hi @Acip79,

 

Can you try copying the slab to a new empty VW 2018 file, save it, open it in VW 2019  and see if the problem is still there? If it is, can you send me the file?

[Acip79]

Hi @Matt Panzer ,

 

This issue happens in certain files only. I have redo all the slabs affected. Shall share the file if the issue comes in future.

Thanks,

 

Edited January 23, 2019 by Acip79