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AC 19 - Switching Layouts, changes Zoom

Stress Co_
Advisor
In AC 18 and prior...
I could switch to different layouts by using the "Go to next Layout"
buttons or by using the view map.

The layout displayed would change and the "current"
view would be maintained.

In AC 19, switching to different layouts sometimes changes the zoom,
almost as if each layout had a "saved" zoom.

Is there a setting somewhere?
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.2.1 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
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Anonymous
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Stress wrote:
In AC 18 and prior...
I could switch to different layouts by using the "Go to next Layout"
buttons or by using the view map.

The layout displayed would change and the "current"
view would be maintained.

In AC 19, switching to different layouts sometimes changes the zoom,
almost as if each layout had a "saved" zoom.

Is there a setting somewhere?
Hi,

I've been looking for a solution to this unnecessary problem aswell! Your topic helped me search more thoroughly for the answer.

In your project, make sure all the layer tabs are closed (except one tab ofcourse, otherwise it will close the entire project). Once you've closed all the tabs, go to Options > Work Environment > More Options, and choose "prefer to open in an existing tab", not a new tab.

Now if you scroll through the Layout Book, the same zoom should remain for all the layouts you flick through.

Regards,
Mounir
Stress Co_
Advisor
Since posting...
I haven't noticed the behavior on new projects (I was working on a legacy project sat the time).

For what it's worth... my W.E. was set to "open in an existing tab".
Not sure if all tabs were closed when it was initially set.

I give it a try if the issue arrises again.

Thanks for the tip.
-m
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.2.1 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
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