topic Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting in Documentation

Finicky Master Layout Setting

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:27:51 GMT

Still new to the program but getting more comfortable. Silly question but I set up two different master sheets (24"x36" & 24"x42"). I started with the 24"x36" as a master sheet and then needed to switch to the longer sheet as it gave me more room for a long house. The problem is that the shorter master is still displaying with the longer sheet. When plotting only the longer one plots so I can get work out but it is pretty annoying to see both masters on the layout view. It must be something very simple that I am missing, any thoughts?
Thanks.

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Barry Kelly — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 01:44:49 GMT

I have moved this to the "Working in Archicad" section of the forum.

Can you possibly post a screen shot of what you are seeing?

A layout page can only have one master - the master being the actual page size with any common info like page border lines, title blocks and logos - or it can be a completely blank page.

You can have many layout pages all using the same or different masters.

You can place as many drawings (views) as you want on each layout.

The master on a layout page can be changed at any time affecting just the page size and the common info on it - does not affect the placed drawings.

You can delete a mater if you don't want it any more but there is no need - just don't use it.

You can also delete layout pages that you don't need or you can set up a publisher list that simply ignores them and will only print the pages you want.

Barry.

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 03:05:46 GMT

Here is the layout view. Two master sheets but only the correct one prints.
Will add the blank master next.

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 03:06:41 GMT

Blank master

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Barry Kelly — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 03:29:45 GMT

Can't say I have seen this before.
The only way I can replicate anything like it is to set a second master as a trace reference - but then it appears with different colours and not the background master colour.

In your layout page swap the master for the short one.
Then change it back to the long one.
Other than that I am at a loss.

Barry.

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 04:04:41 GMT

We get this also and have since 13 or 14. Always presumed it was a bug. We generally just drag the drawings to a new clean layout.

The ghost master remains even if the file is closed and reopend

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

NCornia — Tue, 06 May 2014 16:15:45 GMT

Ridgebacks,

I will PM you so we can take a more detailed look into the matter. Once we determine the cause I will post any relevant findings here.

Best regards,

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:07:59 GMT

NCornia wrote:
Ridgebacks,

I will PM you so we can take a more detailed look into the matter. Once we determine the cause I will post any relevant findings here.

Best regards,

Did you find a cause/solution to this problem? I have had the same problem since upgrading to v17. Creating new layouts with the chosen new master is a work around but extremely annoying when working on documents with large numbers of layouts.

A solution would be great!

Thanks.

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:13:20 GMT

Nope. It still happens and the only way I can get around it is to completely delete the drawing sheet and make a new one with the correct master layout. Unfortunately just switching the settings doesn't seem to work for me.
still no answer from Graphisoft even though they said they would look at it.

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 02:17:35 GMT

Ok, well at least I now know it's not something I'm doing! So annoying though. I guess it's a bug? Hopefully Graphisoft can/will fix it at some point...

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Laszlo Nagy — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 14:47:31 GMT

I think that maybe Barry is closest to the truth. You can display any Master as Trace Reference under your Layout. Also in the Trace Reference Palette you can set any color to your Reference, for example Red. So it is possible that the content of your Master is red, and also the content of the other Master, which is the Reference, is also red. So you see both. I have managed to achieve this look very easily this way.

Re: Finicky Master Layout Setting

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 06:51:18 GMT

This has been a highly irritating BUG, since forever, and still exists in ACAD17! If you change the master from one to another after the layout has been set-up. You get the ghosting of the previous showing. And NO it is not a trace reference! I haven't tested this in 18... I really do hope it is fixed.
It seems to be a display thing, because it does not print.