Inserted asset get cut off

[fvbehr]

Hi,
I have encountered a strange error when inserting an asset into my building. The asset (blue columns) get cut off diagonaly. This also happens if I insert the built-in cube. See screenshot:


Here is the relevant code:

//  Splitting vertically and assigning index # for further splitting	
Building -->
		split(y){ groundfloor_height : Floor(split.index) 	// Groundfloor
		| floor_height : Floor(split.index) 		// First Floor
		| floor_height : Floor(split.index) 		// Second Floor
		| floor_height : Floor(split.index) 		// Blind Floor
		| floor_height : Floor(split.index) 		// fourth Floor
		| {~floor_height : Floor(split.index)}* 	// Mid Floors
		| floor_height : Floor(700) 	 // Top Floor 1, indexed with 700
		| top2floor_height : Floor(800) 	 // Top Floor 2, indexed with 800
		| floor_height : Floor(900) 	 // Top Floor 3, indexed with 900
		| roof_ledge_height : Floor(999)} // The top ledge just below the roof

Floor(floorindex) -->
	case floorindex == 800 : Topfloor2

//Split Start and Endtile
Topfloor2 -->
		split(x) {start_window_tile_width : start_window_tile
		| ~1 : Topfloor2setback
		| start_window_tile_width : start_window_tile}


//Setback for the top floors. Insert a cube, delete the front face. Then split the Cube.	
Topfloor2setback -->
		s('1,top2floor_height,top2_setback) t(0,0,-top2_setback)
        i("builtin:cube") color("#00ff00")
		comp (f)
		{front : NIL | back :wall | left :wall | right :wall | top :wall | bottom : collumnX
		}
		
collumnX -->
		split(x) { window_tile_width : wall
		| beam_width : collumnZ
		| {~window_tile_width : wall
		| beam_width : collumnZ}* 
		| window_tile_width : wall 
		}
		
collumnZ -->
		split(y) { top2_setback - beam_width / 2 : wall 
		| beam_width/2 : collumn_insert
		}		

collumn_insert -->
		s(beam_width, 12, beam_width)
		t(0,1,-12)
		r(90,0,0)
        i(asset_cylinder) color("#0000ff")

What could be causing this and how can I prevent this?

I am using Cityengine 2010.3 on Windows 7 x64.

Cheers, Florian

[matthiasbuehler]

hi !


that's the trim planes.

there's vertical and horizontal trim planes.
- horizontal trim planes are deactivated by default.
- to deactivate the vertical trim planes, use :

set (trim.vertical, false)

to visualize the trim planes, open the Model Hierarchy, double click the model in the viewport (enter Edit Model Mode), select a shape.
activate the trim plane display with the 3rd icon with the 2 green little planes (top left corner of the Model Hierarchy).

ok ?

[fvbehr]

Works now. Thanks.

Florian