PLN OR PMK?

[Stephen Dolbee]

What are peoples preference with this? Create pmk's or link to pln.? What are the advantages/disadvantages? I've noticed considerably larger file sizes with the pln method and it seems to take longer to set up. Any comments?

Thanks,
Steve

[Link]

It's got to be a direct link to the model, via navigator views. Sure the files are bigger, but then so is a decent computer

The trick is to create a pre-linked template system, so that you don't have to repeat the procedure all the time. I haven't personally used a ~traditional~ pmk for over a year and never encourage it in my training. That method is going the way of the single-fin surfboard and the spice girls

Just my opinion!

Good luck.

Cheers,
Link.

[Rick Thompson]

Link wrote:
It's got to be a direct link to the model, via navigator views. Sure the files are bigger, but then so is a decent computer

The trick is to create a pre-linked template system, so that you don't have to repeat the procedure all the time. I haven't personally used a ~traditional~ pmk for over a year and never encourage it in my training. That method is going the way of the single-fin surfboard and the spice girls

Just my opinion!

Good luck.

Cheers,
Link.

I'll have you know one of the Spice girls was just on the new Absolutely Fabulous (at least my daughter said it was her)...so....it's not over yet

I am not sure what you say is true in all situations. I have been publishing pmks to a file, then reading a template from that. I am in a bit of a abnormal situation though (sell stock plans)...but still doubt I am doing it the best way in the long run. One of my reasons is I am not dependent on the dongle this way. I can continue to plot without it, which I assume you can't needing to go through BGac. I will often open a lbk to answer questions, and even with the new G5 speed, it still needs to open 2 files (project and details). It seems quicker reading the pmks from the files... a few seconds. Plus, it's so easy to publish to a file. With publishing to file I can plot from a computer without AC installed...or a back-up HD. So, I haven't been convenced publishing into the lbk is best...but I and interested in hearing peoples views on it.

[David Larrew]

The linked .PLN-.LBK is the way you want to go with actively dynamic projects. Though we do use pre-saved .PMK files attached (pre-imported) to our template files to handle any static and/or standardized reference content that doesn't change from project to project.

[TomWaltz]

We've had significant problems with BGArchicad, and have stuck with PMK's so far.

With the latest service pack, we are starting to test using BGArchicad again, but it's going to take a while to earn my trust again!

[James Murray]

I use a PMK for a hidden-line, vector-fills-on perspective, copied from the 3D window, for the cover sheet.

If such a drawing is in a linked view, I have to keep the (15-30,000) lines, increasing the PLN size 8-15MB. Instead I create the drawing, save it as a PMK, then delete the lines.

The only other use for PMKs is boilerplate note text.

As for the slowness of updating in PM, having the libraries on the network is a killer. We have switched to using a local cache library, which has been a huge improvement.

[Anonymous]

In pre 8 each pmk had a unique name. Using the publisher this is not impossible but very difficult requiring lots of nasty text input. The result could be lots of pmk’s with the same name.

IGS should to tell us wish direction is the development going.

What is the repercussion of linked pln when opening the project on a different machine or platform?

[Aussie John]

Adalbert wrote:
In pre 8 each pmk had a unique name. Using the publisher this is not impossible but very difficult requiring lots of nasty text input. The result could be lots of pmk’s with the same name.

IGS should to tell us wish direction is the development going.

What is the repercussion of linked pln when opening the project on a different machine or platform?

Once a viewset is created it can be published as a pmk- hence no naming problems.

I think it is pretty clear GS wish to move to the PLN option and I think this is a good option. Forcing use of the quickviews is good as it makes it much easier to find your way around someone elses file.

There is no problems opening on a different machine. The files are easily relinked to a local PLN file (or across a network)

[Rick Thompson]

Adalbert wrote:
In pre 8 each pmk had a unique name. Using the publisher this is not impossible but very difficult requiring lots of nasty text input. The result could be lots of pmk’s with the same name.

IGS should to tell us wish direction is the development going.

What is the repercussion of linked pln when opening the project on a different machine or platform?

Do you have Quickeys? You can make a "tool bar" with all your normal quick views titles so all you have to do is save the appropriate text in Quickeys, save the quick view....click the appropriate Quickey button on the Quickey tool bar (opened from the menu bar), and you have it named without typing anything. I am re-quickviewing all my old plans (but continuously used), and it is very quick and easy by having Quickeys. No text input is needed, except once.

[Anonymous]

In pre 8 by giving the pln a unique name (i.e. 0386,pln) all pmk’s inherited thos unique name… Now it takes a lot of typing. Thank you GS.