topic AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group in Project data & BIM

AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group

Stress Co_ — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:37:02 GMT

I often toggle between 2D and 3D using the F2 & F4 keys.

A common occurrence is to go from a saved floor plan view to the 3D window (F4).
While in 3D, I'll change the layer group using the "quick options" palette.

In AC19 & earlier... if I switch back to the 2D window (F2)...
the layer group will be that which I switched to in 3D.

In AC20, when I switch back to 2D, the layer group reverts back to the saved view's layer group.

Anyone else notice?
Is this by design, a bug or a new preference setting?

Re: AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group

Anonymous — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:51:38 GMT

Hi, Same probleme here, AC 20 French.
Layer group change every time, On, off, double click on TAb SOME times keep layer Ok, Sometime not...

Re: AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group

vistasp — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:06:29 GMT

Stress wrote:
In AC20, when I switch back to 2D, the layer group reverts back to the saved view's layer group.

Anyone else notice?
Is this by design, a bug or a new preference setting?

Yes Mark, it has changed in AC20. Have a look at this youtube video for more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ubMxMDBaG8

Re: AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group

David Maudlin — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 12:41:23 GMT

Marc:

Also, two new commands have been added: Floor Plan with current settings and 3D Window with current settings which replicate the earlier behavior.

David

Re: AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 15:05:11 GMT

There is a "Get Last Settings" command available for TABs in ARCHICAD 20 which provides the same functionality that was available in previous versions.
Check out the first half of this clip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_601UiMVZ4

Re: AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group

Stress Co_ — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 19:16:51 GMT

Excellent.
Thank you Vistasp, David & Laszlo

A wish fulfilled from 2007
OS "windows" to maintain View Settings

A bit off topic, but how do you keep
track of youtube videos
watched and newly posted content?

I want one list of all the AC20 videos.
I'm using playlists... but it's somewhat cumbersome to manage.

Re: AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group

Laszlo Nagy — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:47:20 GMT

If you subscribe to the ARCHICAD YouTube channel it will indicate to you when you later visit YouTube that the ARCHICAD channel you subscribed to has new videos.
Unfortunately, there is no one big AC20 clip playlist, it is divided into playlists of topics.

Re: AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group

Brad Norris — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 22:33:10 GMT

I know this is a pretty old topic but I am not seeing a solution. This is a headache. Every time I switch to 3D it reverts to some off the wall "custom" default layer combination. The only way to change it is to go the layer comb menu every single time. I use the Marquise a lot to view pieces of my model and this a constant workflow problem. I no longer see the open with current setting option. its just F5 or ctrl F5. is there a default setting somewhere that sets what this layer combination is?

Re: AC20-Switching between 2D & 3D resets layer Group

SenecaDesignLLC — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 01:09:10 GMT

Shift plus 3d window command opens your current settings for a marquee or your 2d window.