I've had to switch back to DEM and trying to set up a few extractions. In the past I've been able to extract my steelwork through the grating solid, but I can't seem to get it to work. Has anyone managed to get this working in SS6?
Hi Bear,
I tried this workflow a while ago, seems to work for me. Is this what you're looking for ?
Pretty much what I was expecting. Looks like I'll have to check a few things. Only difference is I'm using cross hatching.
Really strange, even tried a pattern and still no steel coming through from below.
If I use a surface instead of a form, it works??
If you use a plan callout that creates a Drawing model, the Dynamic View (DV) references in the Drawing Model will be cached (by default). This default is a CE Drawing Template change, cached visible edges speed up production.
If the DV is set to Dynamic, nothing will be transparent.
If elements such as the grating element has transparency you can then turn on Transparency Threshold and set an appropriate value:
with the Transparency Threshold for the cached reference set to 50%:
If the Visible Edges are set (in the Reference dialog) to Dynamic both slabs become transparent.
Note that the CVE settings are preset by configuration, the default statement in "C:\Program Files\Bentley\AECOsim CONNECT Edition\AECOsimBuildingDesigner\Config\appl\BuildingDesigner.cfg" can be overridden at the appropriate level for your needs.
The default value is:
MS_VISEDGE_DEFAULTS = Method=Exact,CalculateIntersections=True,PlotMethod=Exact,RemoveSmoothEdges=True,Accuracy=ToTolerance,Tolerance=0.1 Millimeters,OcclusionTolerance=0.001 Millimeters,ProcessTextAndDimensions=True,DoTransparencyThreshold=False
Transparency Threshold is off by default.
You could set a value and turn it on and set a value at Organization or other level using:
MS_VISEDGE_DEFAULTS = Method=Exact,CalculateIntersections=True,PlotMethod=Exact,RemoveSmoothEdges=True,Accuracy=ToTolerance,Tolerance=0.1 Millimeters,OcclusionTolerance=0.001 Millimeters,ProcessTextAndDimensions=True,DoTransparencyThreshold=True,TransparencyThresholdValue=0.5
[The percentage in the dialog is a decimal in the variable do 0.5 = 50%]
Marc