2009-12-03 08:00 AM
2009-12-03 06:00 PM
2009-12-03 09:58 PM
Karl wrote:AC11. I like it. The only thing that bugs me is you can only select one layer at a time (in the right hand column). Being able to select multiple layers would be good, but might get a bit confused with layers that have varying settings (although a blank could indicate that settings vary).
Hi David,
You may have missed a new feature introduced in 12 (or 11?) that lets you select a layer in the right side of the Layers dialog and then go through any and all of the settings in the columns in the Layer Combinations list on the left - changing the intersection value, visibility, or whatever ... and all of those changes related to that layer "stick" with no need to click "update'.
Cheers,
Karl
2009-12-04 01:55 AM
2009-12-04 02:49 AM
2009-12-04 09:32 AM
Karl wrote:No argument from me about the benefits of templates and being well-organized in general, Karl. Its just that the reality on the ground is never that simple. Here's the scenario: You've been working on a project for month and it suddenly occurs to you that the roof cornice you've just re-designed could be done very nicely with a complex wall profile. You create a new layer and in goes the cornice. Very nice. Except that now all your floor plans are full of gaps. So now you have to go into the layer settings menu and change the intersection properties for that new layer for *each and every* one of your layer combinations. If you add four or five new layers like this and you've got twenty pre-existing layer combinations, you've got a lot of mouse clicking to do, even with the new feature.
I think this is not desirable. Having different intersection priorities based on combinations is essential to getting some views / drawings to look correct - notably related to remodels / refurbishment / tenant improvements.
2009-12-04 10:16 AM