2023-02-08 12:02 PM
Hello
When producing documentation for construction, I often have to single out elements which are part of a bigger structure, eg. steel beams/columns - as to produce more detailed drawings
Of course this means that other elements in the structure are in the way of producing easy readable drawings.
My problem is that i have not found an effective solution to produce these drawings fast.
My solution right now is to:
- Copy the elements to another project
- Dissassemble everything to the parts I want to document
- Create elevations and sections
Is there a way to optimize this process? Thanks
2023-02-08 01:45 PM
Depends:
If they are Details
If they are Shop Drawings
Macbook Pro M1 Max 64GB ram, OS X 10.XX latest
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2023-02-08 03:25 PM
If only we had in model instancing... 🙄
But to be fair it's only been on the Wishlist for 19 years...
2023-02-08 05:11 PM
I prefer to keep everything in one file as Eduardo suggested. This means that you will need separate layers to isolate specific items. ie steel columns vs steel beams, wood columns and wood beams. I use a section marker rather than a detail marker to keep everything updated as changes are made. i produce 4 elevations and a 3d view for each item. Not the quickest, but its accurate
and updates quicker then a detail view
2023-02-08 08:59 PM
You could pick the element or a group of elements and view them in 3D
Save as a view and it remains live
Save the view as a 3D, plan, elevation
Save as a section using the cutting tool
Create a 3D doc from the view you want
Set the scale, pens, graphic override, level of detail you want
Label and dimension iot
Drop it into a layout or save out as a dwg for flat cadders
2023-02-09 09:46 AM
Thanks alot all of you
I can see that there is no golden solution that I have missed
I would very much like to avoid a ton of layers (thou the folder structure could be implemented in a workflow)
I appreciate your advices, and will have them in the back of my head in the next project
2023-02-09 09:48 AM
Or a criteria based visibility control...