Christiaan Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Is it fair to say that Screen Plane is a legacy mode likely to be deprecated in the future? Working with Screen and Layer Planes: http://kbase.vectorworks.net/questions/854/Working+with+Screen+and+Layer+Planes Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Perhaps, though I've found the "automatic" mode weak if you're trying to draw some 2D guidelines. Many smart cursor snaps and cues that you would normally have access to don't show up unless you force it into screen mode. Kevin Quote Link to comment
Elite Exhibits Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 We continue to have issues ... not with Screen Plan vs Layer Plane but with the Automation, that at times has little logic. Switch to an elevation to dimension a part and all the dimensions are on the ground plane. Essentially an extra step is needed where none was needed in the past. We have set Screen Plane to the default, but the Automation in 2011 adds time and steps to some simple tasks compared to 2010 ( At least for our design discipline. ) Wish there was a way to switch the "Auto Layer Plane" off. Peter Quote Link to comment
mike m oz Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 Auto Layer Plane can be toggled on and off using the back slash key. A more complete explanation of the functionality can be found in the Vectorworks' Modelling Environment section of the Vectorworks Fundamentals manual. Quote Link to comment
Kevin McAllister Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Mike, Thanks for the tip. It would be nice if back slash key toggled Screen and Layer plane modes as well as allowing for Automatic. Kevin Quote Link to comment
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