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Choose trace

hi all,

is there a way to set the "Choose trace" window so its does NOT open all hirarchies of for example the Layout Book each time you open the window?
Its tiring scrolling and finding the right plan - we have to change the trace a lot in current workflow

thanks for info!

BR, Florian

choose trace.jpg
AC24 4018 INT, Win10, Quadro P2000, Xeon, BIMCloud
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Stress Co_
Advisor
I usually select a trace from the: "Project Map", "View Map" or "Layout" in the "Navigator Palette".

Right click the view and scroll to "Show as trace reference".

If I'm switching between previously viewed trace references,
it's easier (for me) to use the pull down menu on the trace reference palette
(see attached).

EDIT:
I don't see the same dialogue for selecting trace references
in Mac OS, as you show in your screen shot.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
David Maudlin
Rockstar
Stress wrote:
EDIT:
I don't see the same dialogue for selecting trace references
in Mac OS, as you show in your screen shot.
It is the dialog box that appears when "Browse for Trace Reference..." is chosen (1st item in your screen shot).

David
David Maudlin / Architect
www.davidmaudlin.com
Digital Architecture
AC28 USA • Mac mini M4 Pro OSX15 | 64 gb ram • MacBook Pro M3 Pro | 36 gb ram OSX14
Stress Co_
Advisor
David wrote:
Stress wrote:
EDIT:
I don't see the same dialogue for selecting trace references
in Mac OS, as you show in your screen shot.
It is the dialog box that appears when "Browse for Trace Reference..." is chosen (1st item in your screen shot).
Ahhh. Apparently I never use that
It's about one click quicker to use Navigator Palette.

If it's about scrolling thru the list... there is a shortcut
to open/close all enclosed folders in Navigator Palette
(and the "Choose Trace" list in Florian's screen shot).
Alt/option key (on a mac) click the triangle (see attached)
and it will close the folder.
Click it again (without alt/op. key) and it will open it
but all the enclosed folders are closed.

Works to open every folder in root folders as well.
Marc Corney, Architect
Red Canoe Architecture, P. A.

Mac OS 10.15.7 (Catalina) //// Mac OS 14.5 (Sonoma)
Processor: 3.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 //// Apple M2 Max
Memory: 48 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 //// 32 GB
Graphics: Radeon Pro 580X 8GB //// 12C CPU, 30C GPU
ArchiCAD 25 (5010 USA Full) //// ArchiCAD 27 (4030 USA Full)
perfect thanks!

But why look so far afield when there is so much close at hand?

BR, Florian
AC24 4018 INT, Win10, Quadro P2000, Xeon, BIMCloud