topic Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac in Libraries & objects

Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

mthd — Wed, 24 May 2023 07:44:37 GMT

Hi there, I am trying to copy a window element from one plan into another plan using AC24 with Mac. (I have two projects open with AC24). When I perform the copy and try to paste into the other plan the copy clipboard is empty ?

I remember doing this very move with my windows machine using AC24 a few months ago but why it’s not working now with Mac has go me stumped.

Anybody know what steps I am missing ?

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

Lee Hankins — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 06:20:59 GMT

You can’t copy windows or doors from one file to another independently of the wall. You need to copy and paste the wall that contains the window or door.

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

mthd — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 07:02:59 GMT

I will have to remember that from now on and to copy wall segments with either doors or windows in them.

Thank you for your help.

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

Tim Ball — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:49:45 GMT

Copy the wall that the window sits in or just pick up the properties

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

mthd — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:06:50 GMT

The good old teat pipette and inject the parameters treatment. It’s nice to know that it will also work across opened plan instances as well.

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

Barry Kelly — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 07:50:42 GMT

@mthd wrote:

The good old teat pipette and inject the parameters treatment. It’s nice to know that it will also work across opened plan instances as well.

No it doesn't - only works within the current plan.

Only Copy & Paste will do what has been discussed.

Barry.

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

mthd — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 02:58:49 GMT

Ok got it, so that will not work across opened plan files.

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

Tim Ball — Wed, 10 May 2023 18:58:45 GMT

Another way is to pick up the parameters from a trace reference

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

Barry Kelly — Thu, 11 May 2023 01:25:17 GMT

@Tim Ball wrote:

Another way is to pick up the parameters from a trace reference

But not possible from separate files which is what the original poster wanted.

Barry.

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

mthd — Thu, 11 May 2023 01:41:55 GMT

I didn’t know that we could pick up parameters from a trace reference even if it is in the same plan file. You learn something new every day with this software.

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

Tim Ball — Thu, 11 May 2023 15:53:19 GMT

Correct Barry I missed that

You could embed the other file as an external drawing and trace ref from there, but it’s convoluted

Re: Copying elements between two different plans in AC24 on Mac

mthd — Fri, 12 May 2023 02:28:55 GMT

Thanks that’s another good tip for me to remember from an experienced user.

The initial problem I had stems back to the creation of fence from the CI tools around my project. This plan file for some strange reason stopped producing the 3D view Instantly after a slight edit of the fence parameters. I left it for hours but it still wouldn’t produce, fed up I installed more memory on my PC, still not producing. Bought a Mac and I was able to get the 3D to produce after some work arounds.

In order to keep my workflow going I deleted the fence and created a separate plan file. Then I tried to copy just the fence from the old plan file back into my updated plan file but once again I encountered the same problem with the 3D view not producing instantly. I wanted to bring my plan with the fence included up to the latest version of the plan and that’s how I ended up with two different plan files.

BTW I needed a new computer anyway because my PC was 12 years old and it certainly made things much better for me overall. Not having to wait 7min on PC for just my plan to load in AC, after the memory increase it got down to 3.5min. On the Mac less than 30 seconds. I could make that time less by purging my old template.