Three story columns in plan view

[Curtis Johnson]

I totally agree with you Frederick - we need the ability to display "through" columns on multiple floor levels.

[rollerroman]

Wow, thanks for all the ideas! I have been using CAD software for years, and I recently switched over to CA to try and speed up some processes. With this particular problem, I am ordering custom length railings, and I need to know the diameter of the tapered columns on all three floors to get the correct length for the railings.

Intuitively it seems like you could select to display objects on all floors which they are present.

If I place a new column on each floor, the tapered diameter will not be correct unless I do my own calculations, which would take longer than just using my previous CAD software, the material list would be off and my renderings would look funny.

I'll just assume it's one of those things, and I'll use the workarounds you kindly suggested.

Thanks!

[Levis]

If I place a new column on each floor, the tapered diameter will not be correct unless I do my own calculations, which would take longer than just using my previous CAD software, the material list would be off and my renderings would look funny.

Similarly to the taper problem, if you want to use tall columns with detailing at the top & bottom, like greek columns or some craftsman ones for example, you wouldn't want to show a separate column on each floor because the rendering would not be accurate.