topic Re: Layer management in Modeling

Layer management

Anonymous — Wed, 24 May 2023 06:47:58 GMT

Does any one use a "Fills" or "Lines" layer and if so how is it advantageous to you?

Does it make sense to draw a line on a "Lines" layer that represents Millwork in a floor plan? Wouldn't it make more sense to just draw that line on the Millwork layer so you have more layer control?

If you detail out a wall section and use lines & fills shouldn't you just put those lines & fills on the layer that the wall your detailing is in?

Re: Layer management

Link — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 14:53:28 GMT

Yes, everything should go on the layer it is meant to represent. Some templates have a 2D and 3D version of each layer, like Furniture.2D and Furniture.3D.

Our templates have some 2D and 3D layers of the same type, but only for specific layers that need to have it.

The only pure 2D layers we have are called Construction Elements (for construction lines, arcs, etc) and Hotspots, simply because we want to have a default layer for that tool, but it is always locked and hidden. Plus the usual annotation layers. Nothing goes on the ArchiCAD layer.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Layer management

Erwin Edel — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 08:37:08 GMT

We just have one general 'patchwork' layer where we put our 2d patchwork. There doesn't seem to be much need for it.

2d furnishings go on the same layer as the 3d work generally.

In rare cases I've used 3 different layers for stairs. One for stairs that have a good 2d symbol and good 3d model, one for 3 models only and one for 2d line work only, but I can only think of two projects over the course of 9+ years.

For annotation we use quite a few scale and 'topic' layers.