topic Re: show in 2d in Modeling

show in 2d

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:52:08 GMT

how can show selected of 3d display in 2d display?
thank for your helping

Re: show in 2d

Laszlo Nagy — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:14:40 GMT

Unfortunately there is no command for this, only the other way around (select in 2D - > show in 3D).
There has been some discussion recently about the possible reasons (in many cases not all elements selected in 3D will be on the same Story) and possible solutions, but currently there is no such feature.

Re: show in 2d

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 09:41:43 GMT

thanks a lot , for answer

Re: show in 2d

Steve Jepson — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:23:50 GMT

View selection in 3D - then use F2 or Right Click-Go To - Floor Plan and you will see in a 2D/Floor plan view what you were looking at in the 3D window.

Re: show in 2d

Steve Jepson — Mon, 17 Aug 2015 18:32:08 GMT

or perhaps you want to show a 3D image in your 2D plan?

you can do that several ways. I am not sure exactly what you were asking about.

Re: show in 2d

Barry Kelly — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 02:19:12 GMT

Steve wrote:
View selection in 3D - then use F2 or Right Click-Go To - Floor Plan and you will see in a 2D/Floor plan view what you were looking at in the 3D window.

Yes this will show you in plan (2D) what you had in the 3D window but it will also show everything else that is in the model for that storey and the current layers.
You will not have just those 3D elements in plan and they will not be selected which is what I think che peiman was wanting.

Barry.

Re: show in 2d

Steve Jepson — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 06:13:20 GMT

Barry wrote:
Steve wrote:
View selection in 3D - then use F2 or Right Click-Go To - Floor Plan and you will see in a 2D/Floor plan view what you were looking at in the 3D window.
Yes this will show you in plan (2D) what you had in the 3D window but it will also show everything else that is in the model for that storey and the current layers.
You will not have just those 3D elements in plan and they will not be selected which is what I think che peiman was wanting.

Barry.

No. It will not show anything more than what has been isolated in the 3D window when you Go to Floor Plan. To do that you may or may not need to use the "Hide Others' Layer" button on the Quick Layers Palette. And you can have nothing selected when you use F2. You have to Deselect all first.

Re: show in 2d

Barry Kelly — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 06:35:41 GMT

Steve wrote:
No. It will not show anything more than what has been isolated in the 3D window when you Go to Floor Plan. To do that you may or may not need to use the "Hide Others' Layer" button on the Quick Layers Palette. And you can have nothing selected when you use F2. You have to Deselect all first.

So from the image you showed before if you select just one of those walls and choose to "show selection in 3D' you will see just that one wall.
You deselect it and then go to the floor plan.

Are you saying you see just that one wall in the floor plan?
I still see all the walls that are in that layer a well as all other elements in other layers unless as you say I have turned off those other layers.

I think what the original poster wants is to select or view just a few elements in 3D and then show just those elements in 2D or have them show as selected in 2D amongst all the other elements.
As far as I know this is not possible.

Barry.

Re: show in 2d

Laszlo Nagy — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 12:22:49 GMT

Steve, the F2 key simply switches to the Floor Plan Viewpoint, that is all, nothing more. Of course if you hide layers while in the 3D Viewpoint then activate the Floor Plan Viewpoint, those layers will stay hidden.
But it is not possible to select elements in 3D and display only those individual elements in 2D. It will not even switch to the Home Story of the element selected in 3D.

An example: you have two Walls on the same Layer on Story 0. You go to 3D, select one of the Walls, press F5 to display only that Wall in 3D, then press F2 to go back to the Floor Plan: both Walls will be displayed. There is no such filtering in 2D.

Re: show in 2d

Steve Jepson — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:35:08 GMT

Ok. I see what you mean. I was not thinking in terms of individual elements on a layer. I was thinking about when your exploring the model in 3D and you want to make a Roof Plan or Foundation Plan or something so you select the elements you want to have that new Floor Plan and click F2.

For individual elements you want to select in the 3D window, and show only those individual things on the Floor Plan, use a Renovation Filter. In the 3D window put the items you have selected on one of the Renovation Filters your not using. Then use F2/Go to Floor Plan and switch to that Renovation status.

This is one of the very few things I ever use the Renovation Filters for.

It may be of interest to some know that the Go to Floor Plan/F2 function will take you to either the Project map, or a View map, which ever you have open at the time.

Re: show in 2d

Steve Jepson — Tue, 18 Aug 2015 16:49:45 GMT

Barry wrote:
...As far as I know this is not possible.

Barry.

If you want to see only the individual elements selected in the 3D window. put the selected elements on a Renovation Filter. Then in the Floor Plan switch to that Renovation status which has noting else in it.

Re: show in 2d

Barry Kelly — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 02:31:08 GMT

Steve wrote:
Barry wrote:
...As far as I know this is not possible.

Barry.

If you want to see only the individual elements selected in the 3D window. put the selected elements on a Renovation Filter. Then in the Floor Plan switch to that Renovation status which has noting else in it.

I guess that would work if you are not using the reno filters for renovation purposes.

Barry.

Re: show in 2d

Steve Jepson — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 21:56:00 GMT

I have never had any reason to use Renovation Filters even for Renovation Projects. It is just a matter of using a Favorite wall type, layers, layer combos. Considering all the times Renovation Filters have caused me trouble, it would not break my heart if there were no Renovation Filters.

The reason to view individual elements in a Floor Plan which you have selected in 3D is probably for a temporary situation anyway. Otherwise, the things you want to show on a Floor Plan/View map would be selected differently.