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Sorry, it's been a little difficult to explain what I'm doing...
Basically I'm using different layers for different floors (all of which have different Z and identical layer heights) of these layers 9 have the same flooplan ... so I thought that if I designed the floorplan on one, I could layer link it to the others. all fine up to there... but when I created a 'model' layer to see all of the others together I couldn't see the 'linked" floors ... I tried doing a symbol of the original floorplan to see if that helped ... but nope! so I ended up copying the symbol on each individual layer .. that obviously works, but it seems to me that if a 'linked' layer has a 2D and 3D representation of another, it should also work when you link them all together .... well anyways ... don't let it keep YOU up late ... I'll keep trying ... thanks anyways Petri. Have a good night ...
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You're absolutely right, Petri, with regards to creating a floorplan symbol and layerlinking it ...
But the fact remains that layer linking either; a floorplan design or, it's symbol, won't show the contents of this 'linked layer', in the model layer, and that's the problem.
I was to try avoiding, copy-pasting on every floor, searching for alternate working methods...
It just seems that, I'll HAVE to paste a physical copy of the floorplan on each individual layer, so that it may appear in the model view.
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It's an overall floor design converted to a symbol ... not a floor object ... I thought that, having specified a floor Z and layer height for the different layers, this would work ... instead of pasting the floor design symbol in every layer ( just another way of referencing layers ?...) I just assumed that it would show the layer contents in the model layer (including layer links) ... but it doesn't ...
What I wanted to do is, reduce additional procedures (copy-paste etc...) by linking ...
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I'm designing a building where I've got multiple similar floors. Since it's easier to edit a repetitive symbol, I've made one for a typical floor and layer linked it to the different layers instead of pasting the symbol on each ( trying out this idea) ... but, ... when I go to the model layer where all the floor layers are linked ... I can't see these internal layer links. Is this a bug or am I expecting too much?...
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I also forgot to mention that the class texture setting goes to the bottom of the textures list out ... this is also a pain when you have scroll down to find it (if you work with a lot of different textures)...
Nemetschek, please review this!....
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I don't understand why, when I create a floor or roof in a given (active) class that has a set texture and use at creation checked, I have to go to the render menu in the object info every time to set the class texture from the default 'none" setting. Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong? (if it's thought this way shouldn't it be a default feature since it been specified in the class settings from the start?)
Viewing internal Layer Links in a Model Layer
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P Ret ...
One of my directives in trying this out was the fact that having just one symbol and 'virtually' showing links of it, in other layers, would reduce the 'weight' of the document, which for some reason weigh up to 200Mb in large projects. And as you say, I HAVE different layer Z's ( I know that the original template, may contain unused textures and object symbols etc... that add to the overall weight. and that by purging them I can reduce it, but, I generally do that once I'm in the final stages of a project.)
Katie ... you are maybe right the situation can be solved the way you and everyone says. My only question really was to mention the fact that I couldn't SEE linked layer instances in a separate Model layer ....