topic Re: Grids in Section / Elevation in Documentation

Grids in Section / Elevation

vfrontiers — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:41:35 GMT

Just wanted to point out what I consider a BUG in the grid display...

When setting up a section, you can set the HEIGHT of the Bubble...

When you are actually IN THE SECTION WINDOW, this height is FROM 0'-0"...

But when the section is placed on a layout, the height changes to FROM BOTTOM OF SECTION...

This is a coordination nightmare! as keynotes and dimensions that look fine in the actual section window ... collide when viewed on the layout...

Re: Grids in Section / Elevation

vfrontiers — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:05:15 GMT

Here's an exhibit of the issue

Re: Grids in Section / Elevation

Karl Ottenstein — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 22:18:18 GMT

Weird! I can't reproduce this in AC 26 USA Build 5002, Duane. I get the same result in section view and on Layout. Wonder if there is some weird drawing setting? What happens if you temporarily create an extra layout and drag the section view onto it to get a fresh drawing with all of the View settings? Of course, that will use the defaults of the Drawing Tool, which could be where the issue is (though I cannot imagine how/why).

I can't think of what could possibly make the bubbles move, as they are not aware of being in a drawing/layout anyway other than scale dependent text.

Re: Grids in Section / Elevation

vfrontiers — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 21:01:03 GMT

Hey Karl!

Make sure you have a LIMITED section height (not infinite)...

I will check in other projects tomorrow... I don't use grids that often (never), but it was glaring when trying to add keynotes around the grid markers...

Re: Grids in Section / Elevation

vfrontiers — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 21:04:03 GMT

I Suppose I should have said, make sure the LIMITED Section in height should NOT start at 0.

It is clear, dimensionally, that in the section it measures from the 0,0 plane and in the layout it is measuring from the BOTTOM of limited section line..

IMHO, too coincidental to be a MARKER SIZE / SCALE issue.

Re: Grids in Section / Elevation

zoe-pettit — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 20:59:04 GMT

Hi Duane,

Did you ever figure this out? I seem to be having the same issue. I have all of my building sections modeled with the exact same limited view extents, yet the grid bubbles do not align from view to view!