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Guide lines

Anonymous
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Hi

How do I get in plan view the X and the Y axises to show has guidelines?
I also wonder how I can get The X,Y,Z axises to always wo up in 3D view.
Sometime i need to move big projects to reference point and it is much better to do that in 3D.
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Stress Co_
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nori0003 wrote:
How do I get in plan view the X and the Y axises to show has guidelines?
Not exactly "guidelines", but is this what your after?
Scroll down to Peter Clark's Post.
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Anonymous
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Hi

No
that parameter is just ferry hard to work with.
I remember on my last office i did have y and X gide lines but I cant find tha now in this ofice.
Barry Kelly
Moderator
Do you mean the grid display?
Shift+G is the default shortcut.

Barry.
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Anonymous
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Hi

I need all the poosible guidelines to show.
No I onely get one 45 angle guide line. before I use to get the X and Y + a lot of other good stuff like paralles and so one.
What am I doing wrong?
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
Ah you don't get to see all the guidelines at once any more - not since version 15 when they changed.
You have to activate the guidelines and then select the one you want.

Here is one post I found that talks about the 'new' method.

http://archicad-talk.graphisoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=37976

Also look in the reference manual and on-line help.

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Newcomer
Borrowing the thread:

Is it possible to have the guide lines i've made visible all the time? As for now they disappear as soon as i draw, rotate or paste something etc. I want them to show even after an operation. Been drawing a lot in sketchup lately and been using the guide lines there frequently and gotten used to it.
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
No unfortunately the guidelines will delete once you have completed a command.

The only way you can do it is to have a layer that you can turn on/off as needed and place actual lines in it for your guides.

Make a wish in the wish section and you never no what might happen in future.

Barry.
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