View empty when schedules brought into PlotMaker

[Anonymous]

For some reaso, my views are empty when I bring mmy schedules into PlotMaker.

Here's what I am doing:

I create my schedule and paste it into the floorplan

I copy the schedule

I create an independent detail

I paste the schedule in the independent detail

I set the display and scale and then save it as a view set.

I close the new view.

I reopen the independent detail and view created to make sure everything worked.

I save the pn file

I import the schedule view into plotmake

Plotmaker tells me the view is empty.

What am I doing wrong?

PS..Im using version 9, no time to convert to version 10 at this juncture

[Anonymous]

Another option might be to create a new story and insert the schedules into that. Just as long as they are a plan view. I don't know if it retains it's interactive properties if it is not on the same sheet as the plan containing the information (doors and windows etc.).

I hope I haven't made matters worse 😉

[Anonymous]

gbley wrote:
Another option might be to create a new story and insert the schedules into that. Just as long as they are a plan view. I don't know if it retains it's interactive properties if it is not on the same sheet as the plan containing the information (doors and windows etc.).

I hope I haven't made matters worse 😉

Thats my methodology. You want to have all the layers on and unlocked of the items you are scheduling to keep the schedules "interactive". As gbley previously pointed out, if you include a zoom with your saved view, plotmaker will import that "cropped" view such that you can have multiple schedules on the same layer and on the same story and easily bring them into plotmaker.

The preferred method for all of this however, is to upgrade to AC10 and each schedule has its own project map location.

[Anonymous]

Mike wrote:

gbley wrote:
Another option might be to create a new story and insert the schedules into that. Just as long as they are a plan view. I don't know if it retains it's interactive properties if it is not on the same sheet as the plan containing the information (doors and windows etc.).

I hope I haven't made matters worse 😉

Thats my methodology. You want to have all the layers on and unlocked of the items you are scheduling to keep the schedules "interactive". As gbley previously pointed out, if you include a zoom with your saved view, plotmaker will import that "cropped" view such that you can have multiple schedules on the same layer and on the same story and easily bring them into plotmaker.

The preferred method for all of this however, is to upgrade to AC10 and each schedule has its own project map location.

I think you have the right idea, I just received my upgrade yesterday, so I think I'll give up on chasing this monkey and learn version 10

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions

[Djordje]

IMHO there is no need to put the IS in the independent detail. That kills the connection between the schedule object and the IS.

Create a storey above all others for the schedules, and save a view of each. Place the view in PlotMaker. That's all.

The system in 10 is better, as schedules get their own, and you just drag them across in the Organizer - and they are live and updating.