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How do you show building outline only?

arg617
Contributor
Hello. I'm trying to create a site plan and can't seem to figure out how to show the outline of the building only. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
If you want to show the actual external walls only then it is just a matter of layer control.
Make sure the wall are in a layer that can be turned on for your site plan and turn off all other wall layers.

If you just want a single line for your building perimeter then I would magic wand or draw an empty fill around the external of the building and then make sure that is in a layer that you can see on the site plan.

The advantage of a fill is you also can then determine the area of you building/s and can even schedule them.
I use fills with different IDs for all the different building areas (main building, garage, workshop, courtyard, etc.) that I can then list in a schedule for the areas.

Barry.
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arg617
Contributor
Thank you Barry! The fill is what I used.