topic Re: Print ghost story in Modeling

Print ghost story

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:00:11 GMT

In the layout, is it possible to print a ghost story faded back behind the current story the same way it appears in the project map.
Thanks

Re: Print ghost story

TomWaltz — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:10:20 GMT

It would be nice, but no..

Re: Print ghost story

__archiben — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:11:57 GMT

Yves wrote:
In the layout, is it possible to print a ghost story faded back behind the current story the same way it appears in the project map.

it would be nice - what kind of use do you have in mind?

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Re: Print ghost story

Richard Morrison — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 04:19:28 GMT

You can't automatically print a ghost story, but you CAN get the same effect by sending a view of the other story and overlaying the views. You'll want to change the pen set, of course, for the ghost story.

Re: Print ghost story

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 15:35:13 GMT

Thanks,
One application would be to print each story with the site plan faded back to see how they relate. We usually insert the dwg site plan from the surveyor as the lowest level.
Other application is to track down vertical loads on structural plans by having above level shown faded back.
As for your idea Richard, we use a paper roll so it may be problematic.
Thank you.

Re: Print ghost story

Richard Morrison — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:09:30 GMT

Yves wrote:
As for your idea Richard, we use a paper roll so it may be problematic.

Huh??? Yves, I'm talking about simply dragging one view on top of another and printing a single sheet that way. Views can be transparent, so they are "stackable". In fact, before V10 pen sets, it was fairly common practice to overlay a framing plan, say, on top of a grayed-out base plan background on the same sheet.

Re: Print ghost story

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 18:31:14 GMT

Thanks Richard,
This works fine.