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Zoomer's suggestion of having an object selected when changing views seems to do the trick. Basically I would like the ability to define a view within a bounding box (much like a viewport crop) only it works in all the 3D views (i.e. left iso, front, back etc), so that when I'm switching back and forth between a top/plan and a 3D view during design development, I'm not zooming and panning repetitiously. The clip cube may do it but so would multiple views/windows on one display. My 2015 demo only lasted a month....

These come from the Sheet Border-Title Block folder in your VW libraries. Navigate to the Sheet Border-Title Block folder and you can either edit an existing or place your own file in the folder. Title Blocks are simply symbols saved within a file/files with text records attached.

You could try placing your title block drawing file in the Sheet Border-Title Block folder in your user library (I use the User library in order to avoid losing any files when updating VW) And in case you didn't know, VW needs to be restarted so that your Title Block library file can load properly. Then you should be able to add your title block to a drawing sheet using the Sheet Border tool in the Annotation toolset.

4: Assume you've created your title block and saved it in a separate file? Or are you adding it to the Standard Title Block file? 7b: In my setup, my title block files are located in the Sheet Border-Title Blocks folder in my user library. I have separate files for my title blocks (i.e. not added into the standard title block file) I've created versions of my title block by editing the original title block symbol

I'm sure this has been asked for before, so here goes: Is it possible to set a view boundary in 3D views, similar to say a viewport crop, in order to redude the amount of zooming and panning when going from top/plan to left iso, then back to top/plan? An example: I have a design layer which contain different 2D sketches of a design and 3D roofs for each design. I pan and zoom to the 3D roof I want to view in 3D. I then select left iso, then pan and zoom to the same roof design. I check the roof, then want to go back to top/plan to edit the roof. I then have to pan and zoom to find the roof again. It gets worse when you have a site set to real world elevations as the view changes almost always incorporate Z=0. I have Centre on objects after view change checked.

Thankyou.

A button to quickly change the page border's orientation to portrait or landscape without having to go through the page setup would be useful. A drop down list of page sizes for the page border-populated by the user-would be handy also. Both available from the toolbar.

Architects need the ability to graphically represent levels. Not in the dumb way VW does now with static elevation benchmarks. We need intelligent 3D levels visible in elevation and sectional views. All the big boys have this capability. Levels in VW can be a graphical attribute of the layer, because the layer itself is capable of being assigned a Z height. Could be as simple as a checkbox - tick it and the layer will create an elevation benchmark in all elevation and sectional views automatically, which can be grabbed and moved interactively in these views by the user. When moved, the layer's Z height adjusts automatically. As shown in the pic in my previous post, Revit links levels together by a simple dimension. Dimensions in Revit can be locked. If VW could automatically generate elevation benchmarks as described above, we could use the existing constraint distance tool to lock the benchmarks, thereby locking the layers.

I spend more time setting up/editing the storey structure than I would if I ignored it and simply just created the layers. Give the layer three attributes: 1) the ability to be displayed as a level in elevations and sections (think elevation benchmark). For example, adjust the height of the elevation benchmark in a section and the layer's height is automatically adjusted to match. 2) Link one layer to another, similar to how Photoshop handles layer linking. Move one layer up or down and the other moves with it. 3) Ability to bind all objects to layers, including top and bottom offsets Then you don't need the storey feature. Side note: I had a quick look at how Revit handles storeys. Revit doesn't. You create a plan view, say 01 Ground Floor. The 01 Ground Floor plan view has no 3D height assigned to it until you create a level and link/bind the level to the ground floor plan. Levels can be bound together by locking them and objects are hosted to the view they are created in. So no storey feature in Revit, the so-called software of choice for those working on large multi-storey projects. It's simple and easy to grasp. I was going to say that we have been requesting, for many versions now, 3D levels that propogate in all elevation and sectional views, but I won't

Or even more simpler - layer binding with option to display layer as a level (i.e. reference level graphically displayed in all elevational and sectional views)

what is lacking is a graphical representation of the levels created within a storey to be visible in all sectional and elevational views. i.e. 3D reference levels/lines I've used the storeys feature - it's way to abstract IMO in it's current form and construct. back to using just plain old layers. Maybe a feature enabling you to be able to link layers together (think layer linking in photoshop) is all we need?

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Point taken. Will there be any webinars from the event posted?

I'm heading to your part of the world around that time. If I could make it, I simply would print off the 2016 Needle and Mortar wish list and hand a copy to each key speaker and ask why has it taken so long.

I use Peter's method - I prefere to have everything in the one file and use real world elevations. I have tried referencing a site model to a building file (keeping ground floor at 0 Z elevation) and moving the site vertically to suit. I found that you had to be very careful when changes were made with this method. I've also tried storeys but because I mainly do alts and adds, the layer height technique works well enough for me. What we really need is layer levels to be graphically visible and editable in all 2D views.

Working with split screens can be a huge time saver.. Simply can't be ignored anymore.

Thanks Vincent EDIT: Got a demo booked in with my Archicad rep end of march. Stair creation and railing creation are close to being top of my list...

The stair sketch based approach used by other CAD program/s is the direction I would like to see the stair tool go.

A UI overhaul? Now you have my interest.

Waiting for Nemetschek to bring new and long requested features to VW is like watching paint dry.

Revit has it, Archicad has it, VW doesn't. Please add gutter settings (with user defineable profiles) to the roof object. Sometime before I retire would be good... :grin:

Thanks Peter, I was wondering whether it was possible to create the birdsmouth using the plate option within the framing tool. If I create the roof by selecting the exterior walls and create the roof frame with the framing tool (and retain original objects) then I will get the birdsmouth. If I create a roof using a polygon and then run the framing tool, I don't. Is does get me 90% there but there needs to be a roof top offset within the framing tool in order to bring the rafters down (to allow for battens and roofing. Then there will be an intelligent relationship between the roof object thickness and the framing tool.

can the roof framer tool create the birdsmouth junction at the top plate? Seems to indicate it can when you look at the pic but the controls are missing.....

The "Fixed Point Resize" tool in the Basic palette may get you a bit closer to what you want to do but when using this tool VW2012 converts the circle to a polygon

Not that I know of. An option might be to change the circle drawing mode to "Circle by Diameter" and redraw.