Massing - Division by refference plane dissapears after a massing Cut

[Anonymous]

I have a few simple extrusions that represent the building facade and they are divided into modules by reference plans and grids.

I am using a list of these references for the division of the face.

When I cut the masses to create the proper shape, many of the lines disappear!

How can I do this basic massing operation successfully without deleting the reference lines from the reference places?

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/2d4abf82-f8e7-4718-84ec-60cd34b90408

[Anonymous]

I've made an example file to test.

It seems like if a mass's face is cut or joined ob both side, it goes bonkers and is unable to understand reference cuts from lists.

[ralvarez1976]

The reason its failing is because you have a spacing rule in the divided surface that is conflicting with the intersects. These conflicting rules are trying to create a division in the same place on the surface. Click the divided surface and turn the U and V Grid layouts to "None." Then intersect it with the levels and grids and they should all work.

[Anonymous]

Oh my god I think that actually worked....

The Autodesk Support just told me it was a limitation of massing. Thank you so much!!!

Now, I'll see if it works in our giant building complexes.

[Anonymous]

Actually that did not work at all and just created a bunch of other problems and holes.

[Anonymous]

You can see both in the image below

Left has 1 for UV, Right side has none. Both are failures in their own different ways.

[Anonymous]

@Viveka_CDCan you make this unsolved again please?

[ralvarez1976]

Can you explain what you are expecting as the result again? It is not clear from your images. Also, go ahead and post a sample file.

I agree with you that Conceptual Massing has problems. However for the geometry you are working with it should work fine because it is planar and not double curved.

[Anonymous]

There should be a division where I highlighted in orange, since the level is supposed to divide there.

The sample file is supplied in Post 2. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

[ralvarez1976]

See attached file. Is this what you mean?

[Anonymous]

Yes.

I've noticed that adding no UV division creates missing panels however. It`s like its failing in a different but similar way.

[ralvarez1976]

Ok, so your original question is solved, correct? This is now another issue. Please open another thread and post this file so someone can help you.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Yes.

So that people know, the solution was to remove the U and V division by setting the division to none.