Shortnort Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 I can not get the grid lines to occur on floors other than Level 1. How do I get them to occur on the upper levels? If I input them on other levels the number change and are not changeable. 1 Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 @ShortnortHi, Make a design Layer called common and put them on this design layer along with section markers, boundaries etc. then tun that layer on in all the viewports. HTH 2 Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 @ShortnortHi Example attached. HTH Grids_v2022.vwx Quote Link to comment
Shortnort Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 Thanks, Alan... So simple yet for this relative newbie, it never occurred to me. And putting markers, etc. on a special layer is a great idea!!! Sure simplifies things. 1 Quote Link to comment
Shortnort Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 One issue I have encountered... On multi-story building, when I change the length of the marker in the sheet viewport, it also changes the length project wide... How do you keep that from happening? Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 @ShortnortHi not sure if there is another option but i usually duplicate a viewport and crop on without the bubbles and the other with just the bubbles and move them together. HTH Quote Link to comment
Shortnort Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 One issue I have encountered... On multi-story building, when I change the length of the marker in the sheet viewport, it also changes the length project wide... How do you keep that from happening? Quote Link to comment
AlanW Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 @ShortnortHi Just Crop the Viewport and the bubbles move with the crop. Wonder if there is a way to stop them from moving ???? Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) Here are the notes I wrote to myself when I was last trying to puzzle out how the grid tool works..... Put grid line objects on dedicated “grid” layer Put them in class “none” (to make sure they’ll appear in all viewport annotations) Grid line objects can be styled. Grid line style has design layer grid line instances called “grid line definitions” (drawn on “grid” layer). Each design layer grid line definition has its own letter/number (label) Each definition has a real-world start and end point. Then each of those has multiple instances in viewport annotation spaces Changing “show bubble at” in a definition doesn’t change already-drawn VP instances Changing “shoulder length” in a definition does change already-drawn VP instances Changing start & end points in a definition does change already-drawn VP instances Changing “bubble scale factor” in a definition does change already-drawn VP instances To avoid confusion, when drawing grid line definitions in the grid layer, leave shoulder length and bubble scale as per style. Changing attributes in VP instances only applies to that VP instance. [for now] attributes of grid line “lines” and “shoulders” set within style and not by class, and take on class of object (none) A kind of default “Shoulder length at” and “show bubble at” can be set within grid line style, and will apply to any newly drawn definition, but can be overridden in any definition and in any VP instance (in the OIP) Grid lines should appear in any viewport: – where GRID layer and none class are visible - where they are perpendicular to the VP view direction - where they are within (or intersect with) the VP’s crop - where, in the grid line definition’s OIP, under “grid line instances”, the relevant viewport has a tick against it. NB therefore grid line visibility in viewports is controlled by the definition’s OIP, not within the viewports’ OIP. A GL instance’s start & end in a VP are determined by the crop box (unless real world start/ends as drawn on Grid layer are inside the crop box. But can then be overridden manually. Manual adjustment will be remembered if crop box subsequently changed. Edited February 6, 2023 by line-weight 4 Quote Link to comment
Shortnort Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 One issue I have encountered... On multi-story building, when I change the length of the marker in the sheet viewport, it also changes the length project wide... How do you keep that from happening? Quote Link to comment
Shortnort Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 Thank you so much!!! I wish the HELP files were as good as your explanations. Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.