Architectural Drawing Template

[John Vancouver]

Hi,

I just upgraded from VW12 to 17. Finding the stories feature hard to get used to. I was wondering if there is a template out there for small multi storey residential projects. I was hoping for something with all the stories, layers, elevations viewports set up, render lights and basic symbols and materials in place. VW12 had some great example projects to start off from but that was in the days when you actually got a disc :-) 

 

John T

[Jonathan Pickup]

Stories are powerful and flexible, but you will need to understand that stories are a collection of design layers and levels and levels are used to control the elevations. 

[Benson Shaw]

Near top of this Architect forum is "pinned" topic named Model Set Up. It includes tutorials but example files. 

 

-B

 

Edited September 3, 2017 by Benson Shaw
Brain on holiday

[John Vancouver]

Thanks guys, 

 

I'll take a look at the the all the material you have given me. Seems pretty complicated compared to 2012. Thanks again Ill dive in.

 

If anyone knows of other threads that would be important for me to review or have good tutorials embedded please send me to them. I do mainly custom and at time complex residential housing and 2012 work pretty well for me.

[zoomer]

Stories and their Levels itself aren't very complicated.

It is just that I hope for a better implementation in VW 2018.

 

To make the VW System better understandable I recommend to

strictly mentally separate Stories/Levels from the mixed in Layer stuff.

 

 

Means to deactivate alle Layer creation checkboxes in (Default) Level creation.

(Until you are familiar with the System and know what you do and what you want)

Create Story/Level Settings first and create Layers manually afterwards

and manually assign Stories to them in Layer Organization.

(Double check Layers Heights after Story assignment = hurdle #1)

 

Do all Default Level creation BEFORE you create Stories.

(Or you may run in later Level update quirks = hurdle #2)

 

Maintaining and changing Story Heights later itself is save.

(Fine !)

Edited September 3, 2017 by zoomer

[Robert Anderson]

John V, actually there are several templates available under the "New..." command. Take a look at the templates that begin with "BIM". These have stories (storeys) preset, and story-enabled wall styles as well.

[Benson Shaw]

@Robert Anderson  !!! Ignorance is, um, ignorance.  I never explored those, preferring my own more or less blank templates.  Thanks for pointing to the list!

 

-B

[John Vancouver]

So I'm working on it and 4 hours in I still haven't created a template. I start with the template supplied in the drop down but then when I "create std viewports" all hell breaks loose with the layers renamed and duplicate classes created. 2012 these two commands worked together. Doesn't seem the case now. Getting frustrate...... 

 

[John Vancouver]

OK so I created 2 stories, a roof and a crawlspace in stories. Then I created standard view ports. Then deleted all the extra layers and classes. For some reason all my stories settings changed so I changed those back. So now I'm where VW12 would have taken me 30 seconds. Now, does anybody know why some of my walls are not full height or not showing up or just components don't show up? 

 

I'm just looking for a slab layer and mod layer (working) for each floor with sheets, classes and saved views set up in the standard way. Any help getting a stable template would be greatly appreciated. I've attached what I've been working on. 

 

WSD_Template_-_01:09:2017.vwx

Edited September 5, 2017 by John Vancouver

[John Vancouver]

Hi Guys,

 

I'm trying to organize my stories and layers and levels but I am still getting my second storey wall stuck to the ceiling. I have the top of wall (the simplest I could find) set to ceiling with ceiling set 9' above the second storey and I have the bottom set to finished floor which is zero..... No matter how I set the wall it will not come down. 

 

[Jonathan Pickup]

John, can you post a screen shot?

 

[John Vancouver]

Here you go Jonathan. I highlighted the floor so it shows up in yellow. 

[John Vancouver]

I had a little progress, I started using unbound walls and they seem to work fine. It would be nice to see where I am going wrong with the stories feature though. I swear I have it all set up properly. 

[Jonathan Pickup]

walls always have a Top Bound and a Bottom Bound, they are the levels that you are measuing from . If you look at the Object info palette, there is still a Top bound and a Bottom bound to the walls. 

[zoomer]

I have a (NDA) file where the Walls Top Bound of one Story is of by 2 cm.

Other Elements like Columns that use the same Story Levels are fine.

Must be some voodoo magic.

 

The only way to workaround is by manually adding a -2 cm top bound height offset

for this Storey's Walls.

 

So mostly, but not necessarily always, a User/Setting error.

Edited September 6, 2017 by zoomer