2D info disappearing in Details

[Zendrix]

I have been working on these details with lines and fills and suddenly, from nowhere and without "rebuild from source" or hiding any layers or anything, a bunch of info just stopped showing on my 2D details. The funny thing is that it keeps showing the correct info in the LAYOUT, where i have my collection of details placed and organized. 

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Z

[Zendrix]

Another odd behaviour:

Yesterday i closed the program with my layout working fine. Today i open the same layout and i am missing 2 of the 7 details from the layout page. I tried updating and i get "all white" box. If i click "open source view", i get the drawing just fine... Cant seem to figure out what is happening.

Cheers,

Z

[jl_lt]

 imagine combining the interphases of current detail callouts, with live section, with complex profile manager with trace function and the quasi-automatic dimension tool we have been advocating for years now.   add better numbering and text and a systems approach to joining the elements, and we could have a very nice detail tool.

[Lingwisyer]

I recently started doing more detailing in AC and having associative dimensions and notes disappear when you rebuild is a PITA. If the reference point or entity disappears, AC staight up deleting the related things feels like the worst possible option...

[k_bauschert]

One workflow beeing more solid is working on a copy of the autogenerated detail elements. 

On the detail sheet just place a copy of all (2d) elements like 1m to the right and use this copy to flesh out the detail drawing.

These lines, fills and measures wont update with a "rebuild from source" order thus not destroying enhancements of the detail drawings.

In case some updated info from the source is needed it is easy to copy just this refreshed part 1m to the right again.

[Zendrix]

That seems to be the best option for me so far. 

Wasting time on top of a detail which has a high chance of blowing hours of your work when "rebuilt from model" seems risky to me, within my own ignorance of one month into archicad.

That approach of copying the auto-generated detail elements to the side seems pretty efficient and risk free!

Cheerrs,

Z

[JeffH]

This has been my workflow as well

[jl_lt]

same. not very often but we have used that copy to the side workflow; the question one gets for oneself after doing it being of course "why?"