Fit frame to drawing NOT working automatically as pre-set

[cocoloco]

Hi. I have preset that drawings suppose to be uploaded as framed because I am tired of spending hours to manually adjust these large spaces around that are three for no reason. However it does not work. All the pre-set setting works except fit to frame. I have to set them into frame after the fact they are updated. But is not why I pre-set it ahead so I don't have to do it again. 

Is this error or it's just not working or I have missed something in setting? 

[Barry Kelly]

I assume you are placing views from the view map on your layouts as drawings - which is what you should be doing.

If you want the full extents of the view, open the settings for that view and set the 'Zooming' to 'Fit in Window'.

Or better still if you want a particular area, open the view and zoom to what you want.

Then in the view settings, set zooming to 'Zoomed Area' or 'Current Zoom' (it will switch to 'Zoomed Area' next time you open it, but that is OK).

Now press the 'Get Current Windows Settings' button.

When you place the view on the layout (with 'Fit Frame to Drawing'), you will now get the zoomed area that you have set.

Barry.

[cocoloco]

 

I am adding it from "project map" where all my actual latest interior elevations are. I tried to do it from your suggested "view map" for the sake of being correct but unfortunately with the same result. 
I found the setting and zooming option that you show however, but it does not update if I choose fit to frame which is what I need for all elevations, also it wont let me   click on "Get current windows setting". The result is, clicking on the "fit to frame" in that setting, does not still adjust the elevation fitting in the frame.... But it will adjust it if I do it manually in "drawing selection setting". 

What am I doing wrong? 

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

The Project Map is just for what you are looking at on screen.

You choose the settings you want (layers, pens, scale, MVO, Graphic Overrides, etc.) and it will not affect anything on the layouts (if you follow the correct procedure as I mentioned just now in another of your posts ... https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/Model-views-amp-Layouts/m-p/652621/highlight/true#... )

You must create Views in the View Map for what you actually want to see.

All settings are contained in those Views and will not change unless you change them.

You place Views from the View Map on the layouts as drawings, do not place View Points from the Project Map.

You will only see an active 'Get Current Windows Settings' button if you have the View from the View Map open.

Barry.

[cocoloco]

Oh gosh. Ok now I see it & it works 😄 THANK YOU.  I also see the layer setting. I can't believe I did not find that here before. So if I understand well, the project map is basically everything in the project... but it is the project view map where I set up everything? 

[Barry Kelly · Accepted solution]

Correct.

The Project Map has only one what the call 'View Point' for each storey, elevation section, detail, etc.

You can create as many 'Views' in the View Map as you want for each View Point.

So you can have the same floor plan ground storey with different layers - i.e a floor plan, an electrical plan, a site plan, and at different scales.

Or plans with different Graphic Overrides for say a fire rating plan.

Or different Renovation Filters for plans for existing, new & to be demolished

All from the one View Point.

Each View will remember its own settings.

Barry.

[cocoloco]

Nouuuuuu 😭😂 I was always wondering why I can't organize the Project Map as I want and thought  that Archicad is just stubborn..... and now it all makes sense especially with the different floor plans and pens. Thank you SO much for this. I think I am going to have some 🍷