Intersections in Layer Combinations Add-On 1

Intersections in Layer Combinations

Add-On
In ARCHICAD 8 and subsequent versions, intersection cleanup is linked to the Intersection Group
Numbers assigned to layers. Elements which belong to layers having the same Intersection Group
Number will intersect, regardless of layer visibility. Elements which belong to layers having different
Intersection Group Numbers will not intersect.

Two walls intersecting.

Two walls intersecting. One of them is on an invisible layer.

With the Intersections in Layer Combinations Add-On you can assure that visible building elements
do not intersect with invisible building elements, thus you can avoid unclear junctions that result
from not setting Layer Intersection Numbers properly.
This add-on is part of the Goodies Suite for ARCHICAD.
With this Add-On you can manage the Layer Intersection Numbers easily.
The Intersection Group Numbers of layers are stored with Layer Combinations, so the same layer
can have different Intersection Group Numbers in different Layer Combinations.
After installing the add-on the new command Change Intersection Group Numbers is accessible
from the Options menu.

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By using the command Change Intersection Group Numbers you can assign Group Number “1” to
all visible layers and a Group Number “2” to all invisible layers registered in Layer Combinations.
Before changing the Intersection Group Numbers of layers:

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After changing the Intersection Group Numbers of layers:

Important:
• Any Intersection Group Number you have already set up in this project will be overwritten by
executing this command.
• Changing layers one by one may still result in visible elements without clean intersections.
However you can re-execute the command any time later on.
Note: The effect of the command is not instantly visible in the Layer Settings dialog when you
open it up for the first time. You have to change to a different combination then back to the
original one to refresh the content of the dialog and see the changes.

Disclaimer:
Goodies are free Add-Ons developed by GRAPHISOFT to complete ARCHICAD with specific abilities
and features. As of ARCHICAD 20 you can install all Goodies at once with the help of the ARCHICAD
Goodies Suite installer. They are based on legacy code which GRAPHISOFT does not support
anymore. Feel free to use them but please be advised that they might not function properly and
they will not be fixed or upgraded.

Copyright © 2019 by GRAPHISOFT, all rights reserved. ARCHICAD® is a registered trademark of GRAPHISOFT.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.