"Zooming" and how views and sheets react?

[rob2218]

So...I've noticed a few things.
if you don't double click on the viewmap, layers wont be set to how a "viewmap" sets them, meaning....if you double click on the "Project Map" where the model is...the layer combo reverts to whatever the current layer combo is...I get it. It's a "viewmap" thing. Graphisoft WANTS us to to thru the ViewMap column (in AC18) to get the right layer combo, pensets..etc..

But...for Layouts for example....why can't the DARN layout simply be zoomed to "EXTENTS" so I don't have to keep, well...."zooming to extents" when I enter the Layouts?

I just don't get the logic sometimes....I mean...viewmaps...ok I can understand, GRAPHISOFT, you want to force the user to go thru the viewmap sequence to see the correct visual for the views we are trying to enter into...but....COME ON!.....the sheets (Layouts)? Really? I can't see to enter into the LAYOUT column of the project without having to zoom in or out (mostly zoom out to extents) to see the entire sheet AS SOON AS I ENTER THE LAYOUT.....what gives?

[Anonymous]

Just make sure you zoom to extents before you leave a layout, then the next time you go back to any layout you will be at that zoom level.

[rob2218]

huh....ok. fare nuff.

[Anonymous]

I'm not saying you don't have a valid idea. Sometimes it would be good to go to a layout and have it zoom to extents. But sometimes you won't want to. I just find that some of those "always do this" settings have a habit of not always being the correct action. For example, I currently have the "Launch a new instance of Archicad when opening a project from the recent list or by dragging onto a running Archicad" setting turned on in AC16. It's handy when I want to open a second file for reference or just to print something quickly, rather than having to go through the Open>Open menus and check the "Launch new instance" button. But sometimes it catches me out when all I want to do is open a new file as the only project open.

What I'm saying, I guess, is it's sometimes better to get into good habits rather than relying on the software to make decisions and take actions for you.

A "read my mind" button would not go amiss though

[rob2218]

Well expressed sir.
I've been searching for the "EASY" button on the Archicad icons now for over 9 years...still haven't found it......though I was able to locate the "magic wand" which will have to do for now.

I get what you are saying about establishing better habits.
will need to look into that a some point in my career.

[Anonymous]

s2art wrote:
What I'm saying, I guess, is it's sometimes better to get into good habits rather than relying on the software to make decisions and take actions for you.

+1

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