topic Updating drawings in Project data & BIM

Updating drawings

Tom Krowka — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:12:16 GMT

If I update drawings through the drawing manager, will the layouts in Publisher be updated as well? I thought they were. Or do I have to update in both places?

Also, sometimes layers on the publisher layout sheets seem to turn on and off for no apparent reason. Mostly the layers are for elements on the layout, not views....like the title block or the cover sheet text.
Is there a view setting for layouts someplace? Have not seen it? Am familiar with the drafting aid settings for master layout items on the layout on or off but that's not the exact problem.

Thanks.

Re: Updating drawings

Erika Epstein — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:39 GMT

You ned to be careful which layer you are putting information on on both layouts and masters. Typically any such information is kept on the archicad layer so it will always be 'on'.

I am curious what you are putting on the layouts? Occasionally I have placed a graduated blue fill behind colored elevations to balance the non-rendered colored elevation putting the fill on the archicad layer.

Re: Updating drawings

Anonymous — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:31:23 GMT

Tom wrote:
"will the layouts in Publisher be updated as well?"
They will if you use the Add Shortcut>>> button to
get layouts to Publisher.
If you drag them over, I don't think they auto update.

Re: Updating drawings

Tom Krowka — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:19:58 GMT

I have been dragging views over to the layouts to create the sheets of drawings. I usually put them on a "layout" layer.

I have also created a master that I use all the time. It has borders, title blocks, project info that are on layers that I created for the master. Never thought about putting them on the Archicad always on layer.

Maybe I've made it too complicated with too many layers.

Re: Updating drawings

Erika Epstein — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:01:08 GMT

It's not that you can't have elements on layers other than archicad. But you do need to make sure the elements are on layers that are visible for the drawings on the sheet.

Most times the archicad layer for elements on masters and layouts works as you want.

As a rule of thumb you shouldn't be adding/drawing elements to the layouts.