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Adjust clipping depth and create matching 3D sections.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Transcript
00:04
Now looking at the blue dash line that shows the extent of the section,
00:08
we have some drag controls here to control the crop region.
00:12
And if I drag this one down
00:13
into the middle of the building here,
00:15
we can see that reflected in the view.
00:18
And actually,
00:18
if I swap into that view now and use the control here to drag the crop region back.
00:24
And when we swap back to the plan view,
00:26
we can see that's changed in that view too,
00:30
we also have drag controls for the depth of the section.
00:33
And if I drag these closer into the actual section line,
00:36
we can see that that a lot of these objects now disappear
00:39
as they're now beyond the actual depth of the section.
00:42
And therefore outside of its range,
00:45
I can drag this back a little further
00:47
and we can see those objects coming back into view.
00:50
And this can also be controlled with a parameter in the properties here. So
00:54
looking at the properties palette here,
00:56
we can see we have the far clip offset parameter. And
00:59
if I change this to 2 ft
01:01
and then apply it,
01:03
we can see that section get much shorter and a lot of the objects have disappeared.
01:07
And
01:07
we can see that in the plan
01:09
and I'll come back and change this to 30 ft now
01:13
and again, we can see those objects reappear
01:15
and the depth change in the plan view. Again,
01:18
looking at the section marker in the plan view,
01:21
we can see we have some controls here to cycle the actual markers at either end.
01:25
With each time we click, we can apply the arrowhead
01:29
a filled bar or turn it off completely.
01:32
So we can control exactly what we see on the section markers
01:36
and zoom in in a little closer,
01:37
we can see we have the split functionality here
01:40
to put a gap inside the actual section line.
01:43
So
01:43
I'll click on and then we can use these controls to drag the line shorter.
01:48
And this just means the section line won't be
01:50
confused with any other objects in the plan view.
01:53
However,
01:54
it won't affect the actual section view itself as
01:56
this is still cut through the entire building.
01:59
Now, looking at the section view
02:01
to help define objects that are closer to and further away from the section,
02:06
we can enable depth keying.
02:08
So to do this, we'll make sure that section one view is active.
02:11
And now from the properties palette
02:14
next to the graphic display options, we'll click the edit button
02:19
and in the graphic display options, we can expand out the depth queuing panel
02:23
and then we'll select show depth to enable it.
02:27
I'll click apply. So we can see the initial settings for this.
02:31
And now we'll change the fade start end location
02:35
and we'll change the file location to be about 50
02:38
and then we'll set the fade limit to be around 20%.
02:42
And when we click apply,
02:44
we can see that those lines that are further away from the section line
02:47
have now faded out significantly
02:50
and it makes it easier for us to see
02:52
what's close to the section and what's further away.
02:55
So we'll click, OK
02:57
to apply these changes.
03:00
And now
03:01
we'll rename the section view.
03:03
So in the project browser, we'll right click over section one
03:06
and click on rename
03:08
and then we'll rename this to be long section.
03:14
Now we'll create a 3D view which matches the
03:18
two D long section view.
03:21
And first to do this, we'll close down the ground floor view tab here.
03:26
And now in the project browser,
03:29
we'll find the exterior view 3D view and we'll right click over this
03:33
and then from the duplicate view option here, we'll choose duplicate
03:37
and then we can right click over the new view
03:40
and we'll choose rename
03:42
and then we'll name this long section
03:49
So now in the view, we can right click over the view cube
03:53
and then from the orient to view option, we can choose sections.
03:57
And then in here, we can see we have the long section, the view we've just created. So
04:02
we'll choose this
04:03
and we can see the 3D view orbit around and the section box is enabled
04:07
and this now matches the extent of the two D section view.
04:12
And we can just use the view cube here to orbit this around so that we can see it in 3D.
04:18
And then to make the view a little bit cleaner,
04:20
we'll select the section box here and then from the right click menu,
04:24
we'll choose hide in view and then by category
04:27
so that we have that section for you hidden.
04:29
And now we'll go back to the view ribbon tab and from the windows panel here,
04:33
we'll click tile views
04:35
and then we can just adjust these views
04:37
to compare the two D section with the 3D section.
Video transcript
00:04
Now looking at the blue dash line that shows the extent of the section,
00:08
we have some drag controls here to control the crop region.
00:12
And if I drag this one down
00:13
into the middle of the building here,
00:15
we can see that reflected in the view.
00:18
And actually,
00:18
if I swap into that view now and use the control here to drag the crop region back.
00:24
And when we swap back to the plan view,
00:26
we can see that's changed in that view too,
00:30
we also have drag controls for the depth of the section.
00:33
And if I drag these closer into the actual section line,
00:36
we can see that that a lot of these objects now disappear
00:39
as they're now beyond the actual depth of the section.
00:42
And therefore outside of its range,
00:45
I can drag this back a little further
00:47
and we can see those objects coming back into view.
00:50
And this can also be controlled with a parameter in the properties here. So
00:54
looking at the properties palette here,
00:56
we can see we have the far clip offset parameter. And
00:59
if I change this to 2 ft
01:01
and then apply it,
01:03
we can see that section get much shorter and a lot of the objects have disappeared.
01:07
And
01:07
we can see that in the plan
01:09
and I'll come back and change this to 30 ft now
01:13
and again, we can see those objects reappear
01:15
and the depth change in the plan view. Again,
01:18
looking at the section marker in the plan view,
01:21
we can see we have some controls here to cycle the actual markers at either end.
01:25
With each time we click, we can apply the arrowhead
01:29
a filled bar or turn it off completely.
01:32
So we can control exactly what we see on the section markers
01:36
and zoom in in a little closer,
01:37
we can see we have the split functionality here
01:40
to put a gap inside the actual section line.
01:43
So
01:43
I'll click on and then we can use these controls to drag the line shorter.
01:48
And this just means the section line won't be
01:50
confused with any other objects in the plan view.
01:53
However,
01:54
it won't affect the actual section view itself as
01:56
this is still cut through the entire building.
01:59
Now, looking at the section view
02:01
to help define objects that are closer to and further away from the section,
02:06
we can enable depth keying.
02:08
So to do this, we'll make sure that section one view is active.
02:11
And now from the properties palette
02:14
next to the graphic display options, we'll click the edit button
02:19
and in the graphic display options, we can expand out the depth queuing panel
02:23
and then we'll select show depth to enable it.
02:27
I'll click apply. So we can see the initial settings for this.
02:31
And now we'll change the fade start end location
02:35
and we'll change the file location to be about 50
02:38
and then we'll set the fade limit to be around 20%.
02:42
And when we click apply,
02:44
we can see that those lines that are further away from the section line
02:47
have now faded out significantly
02:50
and it makes it easier for us to see
02:52
what's close to the section and what's further away.
02:55
So we'll click, OK
02:57
to apply these changes.
03:00
And now
03:01
we'll rename the section view.
03:03
So in the project browser, we'll right click over section one
03:06
and click on rename
03:08
and then we'll rename this to be long section.
03:14
Now we'll create a 3D view which matches the
03:18
two D long section view.
03:21
And first to do this, we'll close down the ground floor view tab here.
03:26
And now in the project browser,
03:29
we'll find the exterior view 3D view and we'll right click over this
03:33
and then from the duplicate view option here, we'll choose duplicate
03:37
and then we can right click over the new view
03:40
and we'll choose rename
03:42
and then we'll name this long section
03:49
So now in the view, we can right click over the view cube
03:53
and then from the orient to view option, we can choose sections.
03:57
And then in here, we can see we have the long section, the view we've just created. So
04:02
we'll choose this
04:03
and we can see the 3D view orbit around and the section box is enabled
04:07
and this now matches the extent of the two D section view.
04:12
And we can just use the view cube here to orbit this around so that we can see it in 3D.
04:18
And then to make the view a little bit cleaner,
04:20
we'll select the section box here and then from the right click menu,
04:24
we'll choose hide in view and then by category
04:27
so that we have that section for you hidden.
04:29
And now we'll go back to the view ribbon tab and from the windows panel here,
04:33
we'll click tile views
04:35
and then we can just adjust these views
04:37
to compare the two D section with the 3D section.
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