Trace Reference not showing all of view

Anonymous · ‎2009-05-29

We are having a strange and frustrating problem in my office with one particular file. Views that are used as trace references are not showing up with all the walls or other elements in the view we are referencing them into. (ie: reference floor plan into elevation and walls and column lines do not show up correctly.) I know that the reference uses what layer combination is active, so it is not that the A-wall layer is turned off. Has anybody else had this problem, and if so, where you able to fix it? Thank you.

Anonymous · ‎2009-05-29

Any reference set to a Viewpoint (from the project map) will keep the current layer settings. When set to a View (from the view map) the reference will have the settings assigned specifically to that view, which can be different from the current drawing.

It sounds like you want to choose a viewpoint as the reference rather than a view, in order to see the same elements.

Hope that helps.

Anonymous · ‎2009-05-29

Thanks for the advice i'll give it a try and let you know.

Laszlo Nagy · ‎2009-06-01

Hence wrote:
We are having a strange and frustrating problem in my office with one particular file. Views that are used as trace references are not showing up with all the walls or other elements in the view we are referencing them into. (ie: reference floor plan into elevation and walls and column lines do not show up correctly.) I know that the reference uses what layer combination is active, so it is not that the A-wall layer is turned off. Has anybody else had this problem, and if so, where you able to fix it? Thank you.

In the Trace Reference Palette it is also possible to filter what TYPE of elements of the Reference should be shown. You can also check if that has the settings you want.

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Anonymous · ‎2015-10-01

Lazlo's tip helped me out. Screen-capture is attached.
It's another case of one of those innocuous little triangle buttons leading to powerful functionality I never knew I had available to me!

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