https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14034#M2331 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>I have recently set-up a company standard layering convention (AC10) that was based around the previous office standard (AC9) set up by my predecessor. The reason I've had to do this is because all of the users have complained that it is <I></I><S><I><I></I></I></S>'far to complex'<E></E>. <BR /> <BR /> My problem is that we are a multi-disciplined practise and most of our projects demand a certain layering convention. I'd like to create a basic set of layers and then include project specific layers.<BR /> <BR /> I understand the theory, however I would like an idea of a simple method of applying and maintaining it efficiently.</R></DIV> Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:53:10 GMT Anonymous 2007-03-23T11:53:10Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14034#M2331 <DIV class="actalk-migrated-content"><R>I have recently set-up a company standard layering convention (AC10) that was based around the previous office standard (AC9) set up by my predecessor. The reason I've had to do this is because all of the users have complained that it is <I></I><S><I><I></I></I></S>'far to complex'<E></E>. <BR /> <BR /> My problem is that we are a multi-disciplined practise and most of our projects demand a certain layering convention. I'd like to create a basic set of layers and then include project specific layers.<BR /> <BR /> I understand the theory, however I would like an idea of a simple method of applying and maintaining it efficiently.</R></DIV> Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:53:10 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14034#M2331 Anonymous 2007-03-23T11:53:10Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14035#M2332 You don't give us a lot to go on... <BR /> <BR /> What did your layers look like? <BR /> <BR /> Was it your standard that they felt is too complex? Or the standard you are revising was too complex? Either way, why did the staff feel the standard was too complex? Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:18:13 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14035#M2332 TomWaltz 2007-03-23T13:18:13Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14036#M2333 The users felt that is was too complex, because it tried to combine different layers for different scales, as well as, different projects. See attached file, that shows original layers from AC9. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:51:05 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14036#M2333 Anonymous 2007-03-23T14:51:05Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14037#M2334 What attached file? Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:59:26 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14037#M2334 TomWaltz 2007-03-23T14:59:26Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14038#M2335 For some reason, I'm having an issue with attaching an image file. I will email the file to you. Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:10:18 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14038#M2335 Anonymous 2007-03-23T15:10:18Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14039#M2336 Thank you for all your help TomWaltz. We're successfully created a basic system that everyone is happy with.<BR /> <BR /> Many thanks Thu, 17 May 2007 11:04:19 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14039#M2336 Anonymous 2007-05-17T11:04:19Z https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14040#M2337 what was the soloution?<BR /> i'm interested, too Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:22:56 GMT https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Project-data-BIM/Layers-for-All-Occasions-without-being-too-complex/m-p/14040#M2337 Anonymous 2007-08-03T22:22:56Z