Drawing Advice

[ben.jamin]

Hi all, I've recently assisted an office with a what I call a hybrid or blended 2D 3D workflow. I've documented it on my blog here: http://beaumontarchitects.blogspot.com.au/

It works well if you're migrating from 2D to 3D and have legacy drawings. It also works well for larger scale details where one can source geometry from the model and draw over in 2D. It's pretty much as per the discussion here. Don't forget to check the 'displayed flattened' box for DL section viewports.

[POA]

Hi ben.jamin, thanks for sharing your workflow.

Can I ask, what is the benefit of the print file? Would it not be easier to just set up a print sheet layer in the design file?

[ben.jamin]

Hi POA, You don't need to create an entirely separate file for the Sheet Layers. In fact I don't in my office (it's usually just me working on a job). If you're working on a job with others it might be handy to have the Sheet Layers set up in an entirely different file to enable (a possibly more junior) staff to do mark-ups etc. That's up to you. However it does seem like a logical way of 'not putting all your eggs in one basket' and also a imminently understandable way of apportioning a job in a workgroup. I'm yet to test the new workgroup functions in VW2016.