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Why does renderworks have the stack layers command. Isn't a given that if I want to see a number of layers in 3d I'd want them to be stacked? Or, is there a reason I may want to have them unstacked? Is there a VS or PIO that makes the toggle automatic, or a setting that would toggle stack layers to 'on'?

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Simon, The Stack Layers command is just about brand new (in 12.5 I think). As such I think it is a great start and I believe you'll see it mature a lot in future versions. You might want to put your request(s) on the "WishList" portion of this message board. In general NNA pays quite a lot of attention to these (which is not to say you'll have your wish granted immediately, but hey...).

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Before, we had Layer Links (in fact we still have 'em and they are quite useful for certain things). Quite sikple to create: 1) create a new design layer, 2) while in the new (blank) layer run the command VIEW>CREATE LAYER LINK (you may need to add it to your workspaceif it's not already there), 3) Choose which layers to place in the link by "contol-clicking", 4) Hit OK. Read more about LL's in the Manual (or Help) then try some. Messege back if you need more info.

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I like them for elevations. I usually create two LL's, each with it's own light source ("set sun position") and then create two elev's from each LL. That way I can show realistic shadows. They're also pretty handy for presentations, when I want to use a preset view/custom visibility. Basically anythng for "show & tell". I don't like them when I'm in the design process because all of the data actually exists elsewhere (in the "parent" layer(s)) and I have found that (for me) it's faster to use stack layers (on & off a lot!) to be able to quickly view my whole project in 3d and in context, especially when I'm changing and rearranging...

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