wall types/fills

[Mat Caird]

Hi all

I have drawn a floorplan on layer "exist plan". The wall-type is a custom having two different "fills", and a cavity.

When I cut and paste the walls onto a new layer "proposed plan", the fills no longer show up. What gives?

BTW, both layers are visible on the same sheet for plotting purposes.

Thanks

[Matthew Giampapa]

Mat,

Do you have "Use Layer Colors" turned on? This can over ride color and fill information on a per layer basis.

To check, go to your document preferences, and look on the display tab.

Otherwise, I would make sure you have not pasted the walls down into a grayed layer or class. When wall objects are grayed, their fill becomes invisible.

You can also see what happens when you move them between layers with the object info pallet instead of cut as paste.

Matthew GiampapaNNA Technical Support

[Mat Caird]

Hi Matthew, thanks for replying.

If I change the wall's layer using the OIP to Mod-Floor-1 (a layer created using the setup assistant) the fill disappears (class is wall-ext-masonry). If I change the layer to Mod-Slab-1, the fill is visible.I do not swicth sheets at all during this.I have tried toggling "use layer colors", and the class is not greyed (I don't change the class).Any more ideas?Thanks

[Matthew Giampapa]

Mat,

Also check your layer options. Go to organize -> Layer options, and make sure you are not on grey others.

Matthew GiampapaNNA Technical Support

[Mat Caird]

The layer dosen't look grey, and holdon, ...it's not greyed out

BTW, when I cahnge the layer of a wall with a door in it to Mod-Floor-1, the door swing disapears too. So it's like it turns into a reflected ceiling plan view...on layer Mod-floor-1.

Now although I used the setup assistant I may well have changed something about Mod-Floor-1