I would like to be able to hide individual lines in my section views in order to make the drawings look correct. One specific example is shown in the image. I'd like to be able to hide the line between the 2 elements so it looks like one solid element.
I understand that if you can model it 'correctly' you should, but its not always possible, and sometimes modelling it correctly means that it looks messy on a drawing.
In Revit, this is achieved by using an invisible linestyle on that particular line. It works very well and helps a tonne when creating drawings.
See here for explanation: https://www.graitec.co.uk/blog/entry/revit-tip-invisible-line-style#:~:text=The%20'Linework'%20tool%20can%20be,are%20changed%20to%20'Invisible'.
However, I don't think there's a similar feature in OpenBridge/Microstation.
If it's not possible, what do people use as a workaround for this?
Thanks.
Yea, unfortunately I think the clip mask Sri mentioned is going to be your only solution. It shouldn’t be too bad though, you’ll probably want to draw the clip element on a non plotting level or construction class.
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Yeah I've tried a few things with Display Rules, but I can't find a way to have the rules apply to a single line of an object, while not affecting how the rest of the object is displayed. If there's a way I'd love to know.
Yeah, using unite seems to destroy the parametric abilities of the object, which I'd like to avoid. If it didn't break the object smarts, it would be a good solution.
You could also try using the Unite command to merge the those two elements. That may have other undesired effects though.
Another alternative, perhaps Display Styles/ Display Rules/Construction Class could be used to achieve this.