This article lists common geometry mistakes and their solutions.<\/p>\n
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- You’ll notice that the finding the problem and solving it, is usually not ‘plug & play’. So regurarly save a copy of your model!<\/strong><\/li>\n
- A demo model containing all the mistakes listed below, can be downloaded at the end of this article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Mistakes usually leading to an error<\/h2>\n
<\/span>Mistake 1. Small imperfections in the point coordinates<\/div>\nSmall imperfections in the point\u00a0coordinates can lead to:<\/p>\n
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- plates with a weird orientation.
\nFor example: the orientantion of the local coordinate system (can be defined here![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ButtonPlateProperties.png\")
) is the same for all plates. Yet, there are 2 two plates acting weird.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems1-1024x556.png\")
<\/li>\n - small plate strips.
\nThe small plate strips in the floorplan and the small strip near the door will have a bad influence on the mesh.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems2-1024x555.png\")
<\/li>\n - surfaces\/ walls with a small slope.\n
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- Take a\u00a0Top View<\/em>\u00a0and a\u00a0Wireframe<\/em>\u00a0representation
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/KnopDraadvoorstelling.jpg\")
.<\/li>\n- Make the entire model visible (click on
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ButtonShowAll.png\")
, turn on all\u00a0Types<\/em> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/ButtonDesignTypes.jpg\")
, turn on all\u00a0Levels)<\/em>.<\/li>\n- Disable the Level Manager
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IcoonActiefNiveauUit.jpg\")
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\nIn Diamonds 2019r03 (or older), it is not possible\u00a0disable the Level manager. In that case, take a 2D view.<\/li>\n- Set the size of\u00a0Fonts<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Symbols<\/em>\u00a0to zero.<\/li>\n
- Optionally, for larger models, set the grid
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ButtonGrid.jpg\")
\u00a0invisible.<\/li>\n- Zoom in and out. If there some lines become thicker then others, they are not perfectly aligned above each other. The wall definition between those lines might be corrept.\u00a0
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems3a-1024x555.png\")
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n- double plates, lines or points.\n
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- When zooming in and out\u00a0in a transparent\u00a0
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/KnopTransparanteVoorstelling.jpg\")
3D view<\/strong>, you see ‘a shadow’ on the plate. This indicates there’re two plates above each other. Showing the surface numbers in the Configuration settings ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/KnopConfiguratieInstellingen.jpg\")
, confirms this.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems4-1-1024x555.png\")
<\/em><\/li>\n- Requesting the line numbers, reveals there\u2019re multiple lines above or very close to each other.
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems4b-1-1024x555.png\")
<\/em><\/li>\n- Requesting the point numbers reveals there\u2019re multiple points\u00a0very close to each other.
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems4c-1024x555.png\")
<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSolution<\/h3>\n
Fix using\u00a0Projection function<\/em> (recommended)\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Read the workflow here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fix using Data table\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Go to Options<\/em> > Units and decimals<\/em>. Set the units of Length<\/em> to ‘mm’ and ask 6 decimals.
\nEspecially, if the walls of the building don’t run parallel with either the global X- or Z-direction, the\u00a0coordinates may seem equal, but when showing the coordinates with a high precision, there’re not equal.<\/li>\n- Select the points for which you want to adjust the\u00a0coordinates.
\nTip: start with walls for which don’t run parallel with either the global X- or Z-direction<\/li>\n- Click on\u00a0
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/support.buildsoft.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/KnopDataTabel.png\")
.<\/li>\n- Copy-paste the coordinates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Select the points for which you want to adjust the\u00a0coordinates.
- Go to Options<\/em> > Units and decimals<\/em>. Set the units of Length<\/em> to ‘mm’ and ask 6 decimals.
- Requesting the line numbers, reveals there\u2019re multiple lines above or very close to each other.
- Make the entire model visible (click on
- Take a\u00a0Top View<\/em>\u00a0and a\u00a0Wireframe<\/em>\u00a0representation
- A demo model containing all the mistakes listed below, can be downloaded at the end of this article.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\"](\"http:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/KnopFootings.jpg\")
, because it creates two plate above each other. You can see this in the ‘shadow’ that appears above the thickenings when you zoom in and out.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ButtonCreatePlate.png\")
.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems5-1024x555.png\")
<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems5b-1024x554.png\")
<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ButtonPoint.jpg\")
.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems5c-1024x555.png\")
<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ButtonTranslation.png\"){kind=spacer}
to copy the pertimeter around each column.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems5d-1024x555.png\")
<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ButtonPlateProperties.png\")
.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems5e-1024x555.png\")
<\/li>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems6a.png\")
<\/td>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems6b.png\")
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems6c-1024x555.png\")
<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems6d-1024x552.png\")
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems7-1024x555.png\")
<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ButtonTranslation.png\"){kind=spacer}
to move the point so it creates an intesection.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems7b-1024x555.png\")
<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/buildsoftsupport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/FiguurSolveGeometryProblems8-1024x555.png\")
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