how to set the renovation filter

[Anonymous]

This is so frustrating. I am modeling an (e) house and set the Renovation Filter to Existing but every single wall, floor, stair, window, door, toilet, sink, line, text, label, etc is set for something else and doesn't sho correctly till I go back into the file and change it's setting...one at a timr.

Isn't there a way to globally tell this program that everything I am doing is EXISTING... that all library parts are EXISTING, to have to reset each thing is a waste of time and at the other end of the project, if I didn't set a couple of items, my views dont' display correctly...

[Richard Morrison]

The renovation FILTER only controls the display of what has been set already. You use the DEFAULT setting button to control the object when you're drawing. If you've got it set to Existing, then anything you draw will end up as Existing. And BTW, you can use these same default buttons to CHANGE the phase of an element.

[Anonymous]

Richard wrote:
The renovation FILTER only controls the display of what has been set already. You use the DEFAULT setting button to control the object when you're drawing. If you've got it set to Existing, then anything you draw will end up as Existing. And BTW, you can use these same default buttons to CHANGE the phase of an element.

Then either my AC18 program and/or the Bobrow Template has a bug that does not agree with want you pointed out. I will be trouble shooting this, but can reproduce the problem over and over, so I know it isn't me.

I set everything in the renovation tool to show, to be existing, but when I choose a wall, window, toilet...they all have their own settings which default to demo.

[Richard Morrison]

So they will have the status of whatever they were drawn as. They were drawn with the Demo Default button on. You can do a shift-A in a 3D view and select everything in the model, and change to Existing. (unlock all layers, of course) Will take about 10 secs. Then make sure the default button is set to Existing before you draw anything else. Then pick everything that will be demolished and press the Demo Default Button. Change the default button to New when you start drawing the new construction.

It's possible that the template objects were drawn with the Demo Status on. If you are eyedroppering things, the Status is probably getting picked up, too.

[Anonymous]

Richard wrote:
So they will have the status of whatever they were drawn as. They were drawn with the Demo Default button on. You can do a shift-A in a 3D view and select everything in the model, and change to Existing. (unlock all layers, of course) Will take about 10 secs. Then make sure the default button is set to Existing before you draw anything else. Then pick everything that will be demolished and press the Demo Default Button. Change the default button to New when you start drawing the new construction.

It's possible that these were drawn with the Demo Status on. If you are eyedroppering things, the Status is probably getting picked up, too.

where is this default button that you are talking about, please

[Richard Morrison]

Look at my image a few posts up. It has a big red arrow pointing to it.

[Anonymous]

Richard wrote:
Look at my image a few posts up. It has a big red arrow pointing to it.

that particular picture has nothing to do with the AC18 I have, have never seen that pallette...ah, you are in AC17, I am in 18...could this be the problem here.

[Richard Morrison]

You need to turn on the Renovation Palette. (It is under the Window menu). The Renovation drop-down menu only controls the DISPLAY. You cannot control what status an object is placed on with it.

[Anonymous]

Richard wrote:
You need to turn on the Renovation Palette. (It is under the Window menu). The Renovation drop-down menu only controls the DISPLAY. You cannot control what status an object is placed on with it.

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[Richard Morrison]

The Help Center can be your friend: http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-18-int-reference-guide/user-interface-reference/con...

[Anonymous]

Richard wrote:
The Help Center can be your friend: http://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/guides/archicad-18-int-reference-guide/user-interface-reference/con...

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