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12-30-2011, 02:45 PM #16Registered User Promoted
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12-31-2011, 08:23 AM #17Registered Abuser Demoted
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Larry,
there's really nothing to be confused by here. Re-read what Dermot wrote and you will understand it.
The model or 3d parts of your section and elevation views become "static snap shots in time" and are what appear on your layout sheet. All the 2d cad and dimensions and text (or annotations) that you "overlay" on your live section or elevation views are dynamically shown in their relative layout views and are always "live", just like the plan views are dynamic and always "live" in layout.
But, to update your 3d model to the layout you have to either resend the view to layout or "accept changes to layout" when you close a section or elevation view that is linked to that open layout plan.
Where you need to be carefull or cognoscent is regarding what layersets and annotation sets you have on when you send your vector views (sections and elevations) or plan views to layout. If you find that you've sent a plan to layout with the wrong layer set , you will need to delete that layout view and resend the plan with the desired layer set.
The easiest way to check what layerset was active when the view was sent to layout is to "double click" the layout view and check what layerset is "active" when that live view is active or open on your screen. Hope this makes it as clear as mud.-BradArchitect,NOT! (archnot@yahoo.com): Dell XPS 8300, i7-2600 3.40 GHZ Quad Core, Windows 7 Pro 64 bit, ATI-radeon HD 5700 1-gig(not by choice came with cpu), 8 GB RAM, 25" Hanspree HF 255 LCD Moniter- User since Chief '97(v6)-X4
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12-31-2011, 11:24 AM #18
Just wanted to give you some more info that might be helpful.
You should not have to delete a layout box and resend it just to change the layers or layer set associated with it.
If you select a layout box and look at the Edit toolbar, you should see a button called Layout Box Layers (it looks just like the Display Options button). If you click on it, you can open the Layer Display Options dialog and change the layer set used for the layout box. You can also change any of the layer settings that you want.
The one catch is that if you change any of the layers that would affect the 3D model, and your view is a cross section view, you will not see the changes unless you open the view and close it to update it.
Of course, you can always delete the layout box and just resend the view too but I just wanted to make sure that you knew that you don't always have to.
Also, for those that may not have realized it, there are a couple of other useful tools on the Edit toolbar for layout boxes. You can change the scale used for the view and even relink the layout box to a different plan file. Both of these can save some time so that you don't have to delete the box and resend a view.Dermot Dempsey
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Last edited by Bradley Boltz; 12-31-2011 at 12:07 PM. Reason: spelling, not Aaron
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