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Horizontal sections: display certain 2d components only?


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I'm trying out "horizontal sections" as opposed to just regular sections taken horizontally, for the first time. As I understand it, a significant difference is the ability to show the '2d' representations of certain objects, like you would in top/plan, rather than simply slicing the 3d component of those objects.

 

My question is, can I choose to do this for certain objects only, or is it all or nothing?

 

For example, ticking "display 2d components" gives me something workable as far as doors are concerned, but windows are a disaster and I prefer how the look when they are just done as a horizontal slice through the 3d geometry. So is it possible for me to choose to have the 2d components of door objects shown, but not of window objects?

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On the left is with 2d components, on the right without. At this stage I'm doing 1:50 floorplans as "merged" sections. I expect there will be a separate bunch of issues with non merged, but once I get to that level of detail I'll probably have to model the windows myself anyway, because the VW ones are so hopeless.

What's wrong is

1) Missing lines

2) Lines that shouldn't be there

3) Cut plane in places it shouldn't be

 

Here a bit larger:

 

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Neither version is exactly what I want (for example, I'd quite like the cutplane fill not to apply to the glazing elements) , but the non 2d component one is much closer.

 

Maybe you will tell me things can be improved if I change things in the window settings, in which case I'd be interested to hear.

 

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The shifted glazing lines is odd.  Does it look that way in Top/Plan as well?

 

Could you send me the file privately?

Merged sections and 2D components don't play very well together, but I might be able to find some other way to get closer to what you're after.

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