Symbolic View creates so many workarounds that are pretty maddening and creates a need for these elaborate menus. Some wish list improvements:
1. Consistency
Consistency is good, but All options should be available for All tools simply because I may use a tool in a way Archicad has not expected, for whatever reason or have a unique condition that requires it.
2. by Model View
I would love an object by "Model View". The options could be: "Home Story Only", ... "All Stories", "By Model View", | "Custom", "Edit Custom"
Where by "Model View" is a non-symbolic object as in sections & elevations. Frankly, I would put most elements (walls, slabs, beams, stairs, multi-story objects, boolean operated objects, overhead objects) in this category except for maybe toilets, symbols, faucets, etc.
3. by Model View Controls:
Ability to set universal appearance of Cut Objects Outline, cut linetype, cut pen, fill pens & patterns. (uniform heavy Outline cut, by material fill, uniform fill pens, etc.
Ability to set universal appearance of Overhead Outline object linetype, pen, fill pens & patterns. (uniform "hidden outline" dashed line, no fills, etc.
Ability to set universal appearance of Belowlines, object linetype, cut pen, fill pens & patterns (uniform light dashed line, no fills, etc)
Some of these are handled in various places (graphic overrides) but one place that is universal would be nice. It is hard to change settings on an object by object basis. Modeling things accurately, and placing things on layers and forgetting would be nice. It is frustrating to hide roof hips on plans when you only want the outline outside the walls (an RCP would never show roof hips over the interior ceiling planes).
#1 should happen today. Would be great... #2 & #3 would maybe prevent me from trying to learn Revit...
In Plan View, many hours burned trying to solve stair & handrail settings... looks bad and is not correct.... Lots of time tweeking settings of every object on page, still lots of inconsistencies....
In 3D View, stairs & wall are great. As Modeled...
Fills are "wrong", baed on object settings, not overrides... so Can't use this view either...
I can very much live with the stair in "real cut mode" Don't need to keep old diagrammatic architectural standard to be honest...
On roadmap