View one symbol with 2 different line weights

[sicily80]

Hi!

We have been makng our floor plans into a symbols so that we can reuse the symbols in our mechanical/electrical and structural plans. The reason for this is so any changes made in the floor plan becomes a global change throughout, and there is no worries of inconsistency throughout.

My question is whether or not it's possible to view one symbol with one line weight for floor plans, and have the same symbol be of a lighter/smaller line weight on a structural plan? Either through classes or scripts?

We're using Fundamentals 11.5.

Thanks!

Cecil

[Robert Anderson]

You can do this with VW12. It uses classes and allows "class visibility overrides" in viewports.

[digitalcarbon]

why not have your mech/elec etc plans on another layer and draw over the the one and only floor plan?

[sicily80]

Thanks for the replies. Mechanix - That is what I'm doing. People in my office tends to think that the line weight should be lighter on a M/E plan or a structural plan even when its on another layer. I've leary of upgrading to VW12 at this moment, since some of the changes on VW11 is still bugging me and I'm just getting use to them...

[MKingsley]

Can't you still change the line weight of a viewport in 11 in the advanced properties dialog?

[Guest]

Michael,

Class overrides is a technology new to VW 12.

Sicily,

You may find that some of the issues you have with VW 11 are addressed in VW 12. It's worth taking another look.