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sections are not getting rendered

i cannot see the materials in my plans and sections , the come as line drawings with options of adding the color of the material . how can i achieve a setion with materials?

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Cover fill on slab magnifies PDF file size

I made a PDF from a layout that included a simple floor slab with a cover fill. The file size of the resulting PDF was about 5.4MB. When I went back to the slab tool and unchecked the cover fill box at the botton, the resulting PDF was reduced to 232...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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saves as 4 PDFs

Hi! I have a problem with saving my Layout. I used to use AC11, now I updated AC 14 and when I want to save a Layout as a PDF, it saves it in 4 parts. I've never had this problem with AC11. I tried it on another PC at university (also with AC14) wher...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Plot sheets going crazy

We’re having a problem with plot sheets showing items (dimensions) incorrectly. I mean you can draw a dimension to a window in the drawing but then when you go to the sheet the dimension is somewhere else in the drawing. It seems to be happening to e...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Dimensions acting starnge in layout

We are having some issues with dimensions in layout windows on Teamwork project. One team mmeber set up layouts for interior elevations, everything appears correct. Another team member opens layout and all of the windows are sized differently due to ...

kevin b by Contributor
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Displaying Different Project Info for Seperate Layouts

Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to display different 'Project Info' for seperate sheets. I need this because currently when I create a new layout and update the drawing date and name, it changes it on all the previous layouts. Is there a way...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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What is the difference between the Figure & Drawing tools?

What is the difference between the Figure & Drawing tools? Why are there two tools that are so similar? Which tool would be best for me to bring in PDFs of architectural drawings so I can draw minor changes over them and then make a print of the orig...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Notation of rotated Site Plan

My desire is to create a Site plan with the Architectural and Structural improvements within the Same PLN of the BIM. The Property lines and site configurations are drawn based on the Models orientation. The difficulty is the Noting and labeling of t...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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add a space in a sheet index?

I would like to add a space between the various sheets in my layout, i.e. title, civil, architectural, structural, etc. right now they simply all list out all together with no separation? I don't want insert multiple sheet indexes!

Anonymous by Not applicable
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Custom Detail Marker

I was wondering if anyone could help me. I always seem to reference details or sections on my floor plan just using text. Is there a way to make a custom marker that would be ( #DrgID / #LayID ) (Ex. 9/A-9.1) ?? I want this maker to be smart so I can...

Anonymous by Not applicable
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