LOOSING linkage between windows and walls VIZ4

chadsmith · March 27th, 2003

I have been having the problem of randomly loosing the linkage between the windows and walls; ei. the wall no longer creates a hole for the window. When I try to re-link the window to the wall, it absolutely will not respond with an interactive hole. I even try to instance a working window on over,but it still doesn't work, almost like the wall has given up on any more windows for the day. Sometimes I have had to resort to changing it to a mesh and booleaning it. Can anyone tell me whets going on?

arkitect · March 27th, 2003

This has happened to me before... but not randomly. I think it happens when you edit the wall in some sort of way after linking the window, i.e. adding a mesh edit modifier and altering vertices or edges. This way you can loose linkage of the window. If this is your case, don't do it. The wall is not a very stable object, though I always use it, but only for simple wall geometry.
The "random" part is weird. Maybe u can give some more info on "random"?

chadsmith · March 28th, 2003

I will instance windows over and the new one will not create a boolean or the new boolean will occur but i will loose the boolean in another window. Im telling you its kaos! even when I try to re-link the windows that do not have booleans, they just will not respond.... I dont know what is going on!!!

scotty · March 31st, 2003

I had experienced the same issues, under some different circumstances. The AEC walls & windows work ok together, but dont try to do too much, keep it very simple. My time was double what it should have been on the one project I worked with this workflow on. I asked Autodesk for some direction on this, and didn't get much of an answer. I am chalking it up to no gadget needing more RnD within the software architecture. currnelty I use the AEC stuff, but ot in conjunction wiht the walls, just boolean out the window and door holes, and be off.

Good luck?!?

March 27th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
arkitect Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mexico Posts: 14 Name: esteban ramos	This has happened to me before... but not randomly. I think it happens when you edit the wall in some sort of way after linking the window, i.e. adding a mesh edit modifier and altering vertices or edges. This way you can loose linkage of the window. If this is your case, don't do it. The wall is not a very stable object, though I always use it, but only for simple wall geometry. The "random" part is weird. Maybe u can give some more info on "random"? __________________ ------- er -questions are the foundation of knowledge-

March 31st, 2003	#4 (permalink)
scotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Madison, WI Age: 42 Posts: 101 Name: Scott Erstad	I had experienced the same issues, under some different circumstances. The AEC walls & windows work ok together, but dont try to do too much, keep it very simple. My time was double what it should have been on the one project I worked with this workflow on. I asked Autodesk for some direction on this, and didn't get much of an answer. I am chalking it up to no gadget needing more RnD within the software architecture. currnelty I use the AEC stuff, but ot in conjunction wiht the walls, just boolean out the window and door holes, and be off. Good luck?!? __________________ Scott Erstad ■ Anderson Illustration Associates www.andersonillustration.com

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March 27th, 2003	#1 (permalink)
chadsmith Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: texas Posts: 20 Name: chad f	I have been having the problem of randomly loosing the linkage between the windows and walls; ei. the wall no longer creates a hole for the window. When I try to re-link the window to the wall, it absolutely will not respond with an interactive hole. I even try to instance a working window on over,but it still doesn't work, almost like the wall has given up on any more windows for the day. Sometimes I have had to resort to changing it to a mesh and booleaning it. Can anyone tell me whets going on?

March 28th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
chadsmith Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: texas Posts: 20 Name: chad f	I will instance windows over and the new one will not create a boolean or the new boolean will occur but i will loose the boolean in another window. Im telling you its kaos! even when I try to re-link the windows that do not have booleans, they just will not respond.... I dont know what is going on!!!

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