object editing with context

[david on orcas]

It seems that with V2009 sp2, you no longer are able to edit the shapes of floors (or roof planes or extrude) with context showing in the background. Previously, as a workaround, I was able to edit and see context as long as the polygon that defined the shape of the floor was first made a group. Has anyone found a workaround with SP2?

[mike m oz]

Floors and Roofs can be edited directly using Add Surface and Clip Surface. Therefore in most instances you don't need to edit the 2D shape and be able to see the context.

Your trick of grouping an extrude and being able to edit its 2D shape in context still works - neat trick.

[david on orcas]

Thanks for the tip about Add Surface and Clip Surface.

The funny thing about the workaround extrude trick with SP2, is that now it seems to only work sporadically.