topic Re: Navigator Preview to Layout in Documentation

Navigator Preview to Layout

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 14:35:38 GMT

Is it possible to have a Navigator preview type view that I can put on the layout sheet?
I am working on a 1200m² floor plan with many rooms, the main floor plan takes up a whole A1 page at 1:100.
I need to do interior elevations for the toilet & bathroom areas at a scale of 1:20 & would like to have the small view of the entire floor showing in the corner of the layout with a box around the area where the interior elevations will be for.

I have seen this done with another lesser program called revit, so I am hoping somebody can tell me how to do it with ArchiCAD, even though I suspect the answer will be a workaround, which is fine as I wouldn't need to do it often.

Re: Navigator Preview to Layout

Barry Kelly — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 07:02:01 GMT

I don't see why not.
Just create a new view of your floor plan at the reduced scale for the navigator style preview (1:500 or 1:1000 or whatever scale you want).
Then add this view to the layout page with your room layouts.

You can either add a new layer in Archicad that you use for that view and you can box out the area with 1 50% fill in the plan.
Create new views and new layers if you have more than one area.
Or you can just add a fill in the layout page and just have the one view that you can use again if you have a second area.

Barry.

Re: Navigator Preview to Layout

Dontknow — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 07:13:05 GMT

You can turn on the 'Navigator Preview Palette'.

Detailed info at:
http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-18-int-reference-guide/user-interface-reference/controls/the-2d-navigator-preview-palette-controls/

Re: Navigator Preview to Layout

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 08:44:17 GMT

I copied each story onto a worksheet at 1;500 with all markers & text layers off, then drag onto layout, add a printable border & highlight the area with a polyline box!
Thanks Barry

Re: Navigator Preview to Layout

Barry Kelly — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 09:05:39 GMT

Rogerdodge wrote:
I copied each story onto a worksheet at 1;500 with all markers & text layers off, then drag onto layout, add a printable border & highlight the area with a polyline box!
Thanks Barry

You're welcome.

Barry.

Re: Navigator Preview to Layout

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 20:48:30 GMT

Rogerdodge wrote:
I copied each story onto a worksheet at 1;500 with all markers & text layers off, then drag onto layout, add a printable border & highlight the area with a polyline box!
Thanks Barry

Not sure why you copied each story to a worksheet. Just save a view with the right scale, layer combo and MVO etc. as a reference plan.

Re: Navigator Preview to Layout

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 22:37:21 GMT

I'm not sure either Stu!
I will try it just as an exercise for future use.