Changing windows without layer group change?

[Anonymous]

I'd like to be able to have multiple windows visible at once on my 30" monitor, like a floor plan, 3D model & section. The problem is that when switching windows, they go to the same layer group. I'd like to be able to keep the floor plan set to my "floor plan" layer group, and keep the 3D view set to my "model" group as I click between tiled windows. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,

[Karl Ottenstein]

Nope.

[Barry Kelly]

Not if you click between the windows on the screen - that is like swapping between them with the Project Map of the navigator.
But if you create views in the View Map then you can swap between them using that and keep the layers and scale that you want for each.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

Don't look too hard at competitors software - you might see other features you'd like!

seriously though you cannot do this in ArchiCAD

But another thing you can do is call up another view as a trace reference - sometimes this can kind of get the result you want. the palette allows quick swapping between views, and you can move the reference around to a 'blank' area. be warned though if you bring up elevations or sections behind it can slow screen redraws considerably, as AC is not optimised for concurrent mutiview

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the replies