topic Re: changing layer settings after placing sections? in Project data & BIM

changing layer settings after placing sections?

Anonymous — Tue, 30 May 2023 10:40:44 GMT

I have already placed 4 layouts of building sections (4 per sheet = 16)
and this brings up a question that I have been working around for a while.
If all the building sections have the furniture layer turned on when creating them and at some time in the future I decide that I would not like to
show the furniture, is there a way to turn the layer off on all of the placed sections without having to replace all of them individually?

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:34:54 GMT

Yes. That is why you create "Layer Sets" and "Saved Views".

When you saved your sections to placed them on layouts you had to choose a Layer Set for that Saved View at a later date if you edit that Layer Set to turn the Furniture off then all drawings that use that Layer Set will automatically (on update) turn them off.

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 20:23:41 GMT

I saved the layer settings in a quick view that has the furniture turned on. I just tried to redefine that view with the furniture turned off and it didn't remove the furniture from the sections. Sorry, but I don't know what you mean by layer sets and where this is controlled. I think I'm stuck with the furniture on those unless I want to replace them all.

ejrolon wrote:
Yes. That is why you create "Layer Sets" and "Saved Views".

When you saved your sections to placed them on layouts you had to choose a Layer Set for that Saved View at a later date if you edit that Layer Set to turn the Furniture off then all drawings that use that Layer Set will automatically (on update) turn them off.

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 20:44:56 GMT

Time to start reading:

A placed drawing in Layout has specifc settings that you assign. These include layer sets, scale, line weight, dimension settings etc. If these settings are correctly defined then if you edit the relevant one all the drawings that are "connected" to it will change.

links:

http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-17-int-reference-guide/interaction/navigation/navigator-palette/saving-a-view/
http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-17-int-reference-guide/configuration/attributes/layers/layer-combinations/

and a tutorial video

http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/videos/interactive-training/archicad-training-series/archicad-training-series-vol-4-advanced-archicad/archicad-training-series-vol-4-creating-view-sets/

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:04:06 GMT

Is it something I can do after the placing of all the sections on the layouts?
If not, I'm just going to let it go for now.
Thank you!

ejrolon wrote:
Time to start reading:

A placed drawing in Layout has specifc settings that you assign. These include layer sets, scale, line weight, dimension settings etc. If these settings are correctly defined then if you edit the relevant one all the drawings that are "connected" to it will change.

links:

http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-17-int-reference-guide/interaction/navigation/navigator-palette/saving-a-view/
http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-17-int-reference-guide/configuration/attributes/layers/layer-combinations/

and a tutorial video

http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/videos/interactive-training/archicad-training-series/archicad-training-series-vol-4-advanced-archicad/archicad-training-series-vol-4-creating-view-sets/

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:07:22 GMT

It is something you can do after the Views are placed on the layouts. To assign a Layer Combination to different drawings.
Right click on all the drawings either by page or using Navigator View map and edit the Layer Combination

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:10:16 GMT

Navigator

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:11:54 GMT

Edit this to choose a different Layer Comb

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:13:34 GMT

and the layer settings

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:18:26 GMT

Create a layer combination with all the original layers of the sections except without the furniture layer and then go to the modify source view settings dialog and select the new layer combination there?

The video tutorial would not play.

Thanks.

ejrolon wrote:
It is something you can do after the Views are placed on the layouts. To assign a Layer Combination to different drawings.
Right click on all the drawings either by page or using Navigator View map and edit the Layer Combination

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Eduardo Rolon — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:20:57 GMT

Jonathan wrote:
Create a layer combination with all the original layers of the sections except without the furniture layer and then go to the modify source view settings dialog and select the new layer combination there?
…

That is basically it.

Re: changing layer settings after placing sections?

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:35:33 GMT

Ejrolon, that worked perfectly! Thanks again! have not been to that corner of archicad in many years - Your Layer sets = layer combinations.

Jonathan wrote:
Create a layer combination with all the original layers of the sections except without the furniture layer and then go to the modify source view settings dialog and select the new layer combination there?

The video tutorial would not play.

Thanks.

ejrolon wrote:
It is something you can do after the Views are placed on the layouts. To assign a Layer Combination to different drawings.
Right click on all the drawings either by page or using Navigator View map and edit the Layer Combination