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Hide wall components in plan viewport and door arches disappearing in horizontal section plan


ElenaPampana

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Hello everyone! 

 

I am trying to get the floor plan of a house from a model I created. 

 

On the Ground Floor Plan autogenerated by Vectorworks document template Architect (UK Metric) (please see attachment n 1) I would like the walls to show as a solid fill, with no intermediate lines (see attachment n 2 to see the wall components). In model space I have tried to change all component settings to “Make all attributes by class) and the class as a solid fill, however I lose all the materiality I have applied to the model on the external wall component. 

 

Is there a way to hide the wall components just in viewport? 

 

I have tried a second way to get the walls as a solid fill. I have taken an horizontal section of the GFP. I get the walls as a solid black fill but the arch of the doors disappears (see attached n 3). 

 

Is there a command that will let me see the doors’ arches? 

 

I have also attached a screenshot of the doors attributes (n 4). 

 

Thank you

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There are two ways to do this.

 

First is to set the Detail Level parameter for the viewport to Low. This will automatically turn off all the Wall components.

 

The second is to do the same thing manually using class overrides: click on 'Classes...' button + make the relevant wall component classes invisible.

 

The first option will have the effect of making all objects in the VP display at Low Detail level which you might not want.

 

Either option you choose, you are just left with the wall itself, devoid of components, and the attributes of the Wall itself are controlled by the Wall container class e.g. 'Wall-Exterior' or 'Wall-Interior' or whatever class you're using. Go back into the 'Viewport Class Properties' dialog, select that class, click 'Edit...' button + give the wall the attributes you want it to have in the VP e.g. solid black fill or whatever.

 

Note this assumes your Wall attributes are assigned by class. The Wall container class is specified in the 'Insertion Options' tab of the wall style. The Wall attributes are specified in the 'Wall Attributes' dialog ('Definition' tab > 'Edit Wall Attributes...' button).

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I want to use the second approach so that I keep a medium detail level for the windows. But if I make the classes that the wall components are on invisible then the outer lines disappear as well, even though the class the wall is assigned to is visible in the viewport. Is there a setting I need to change?

 

Thanks!

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Did anyone find a solution for this?  I have the same situation: I want to keep the viewport at Medium detail level, but show the walls as a single fill with no components.  When I hide the component classes, the entire wall disappears, including when I override the Wall container class?

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2 hours ago, jpkna said:

Did anyone find a solution for this?  I have the same situation: I want to keep the viewport at Medium detail level, but show the walls as a single fill with no components.  When I hide the component classes, the entire wall disappears, including when I override the Wall container class?

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Post a file. This is a very straightforward thing to do + shouldn't be problematic at all. Is it possible you are using the same class for the Wall itself + one of the Components?

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I'm sure there is something I am missing but not sure what!

 

While you're in the file, I don't suppose you could look at a couple of other things as well?  

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3 hours ago, jpkna said:

Did anyone find a solution for this?  I have the same situation: I want to keep the viewport at Medium detail level, but show the walls as a single fill with no components.  When I hide the component classes, the entire wall disappears, including when I override the Wall container class?

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I think the issue is that you're using a Section Viewport for your plan which is essentially a 3D view + in 3D when you turn off all the Wall components the whole Wall disappears. The workflow described earlier in the thread relates to Top/Plan viewports. In Top/Plan when you turn off all the Wall components you are left with just the Wall itself. 

 

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3 minutes ago, jpkna said:

Which is the better option for representing a floor plan?  Can you link any resources about when to use which type?

 

I have always used Top/Plan + this is I think the workflow that VW promotes for floor plans but I know some people have issues with Top/Plan + prefer to use Horizontal Section VPs instead. I think it perhaps comes down to whether you're using predominantly hybrid objects/PIOs (which are designed for a Top/Plan workflow) or 3D geometry. I personally have never had any issues using Top/Plan + have always been able to generate everything I've wanted using it so my advice would be to use Top/Plan first + if you encounter any problems then try using HSVPs instead.

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