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...and I forgot to mention I printed from a PDF file so no problem here with that file. I know that doesn't help much - hope you get it sorted. Did you contact tech support?

Joey, Didn't that require selecting each item and changing the color in Layout View? And wouldn't those changes be lost if you updated the Layout View? Truly curious as to your work flow, and it seems the new tool adds quite a bit of ease to the process. Am I mistaken?

I opened the Layout and printed on my Brother 6490. See attached

Don't know what poly only screen entities are??

Am I safe in assuming you/he has a left handed mouse?

I'll try that out Scott - love my hot keys so shouldn't be too much of a stretch to learn.

Here's the very definition of OT. Read the first post - then the last. https://chieftalk.chiefarchitect.com/index.php?/topic/3542-x7-availability-for-ssa-users/

Oh yeah white fill to lighten the lines to taste - nice.

Sweet Alan. This could be the best of X7 - for me and the way I work. Curious, did you just place, by hand, a transparent PLine over the elevation?

Couldn't agree more Johnny but was wondering if you are using X7 and more specifically are you using the ALDO? I'm asking because I was super excited about the feature but find I'm not using it - at all. Not sure why I can't/won't work it into my work flow but it's too big (even though I have 2 monitors) and can't be resized to after showing only a couple columns and just seems awkward to use in every day practice. Was wondering what others' experiences were

Off Topic is the way I use it.

A little OT but Adam your designs look great! I've been leaning toward a more abstract presentation myself and your direction might help me decide.

It's been affectionately called the ALDO and I thought it was uber cool as well but I've noticed I simply don't use it. Saddened a bit by that and maybe it will get worked into my routine but for some reason it goes unused. Maybe that will change. As I've posted the transparent fills are great and the continue same line type is awesome. Draw a line and you can continue to draw that line with a handle that wasn't there previously. Great for CAD work. Cabinets have been improved but overall I don't need/use most of the new features. But having said that the release is just 'better' than it was before in small incremental ways that really helps work flow.

Love it too Kevin.

Here's an example. Really opens up some possibilities.

No.

Hey Todd, Here's a pretty simple detail but I was able to 'transparent a couple fills like the cross hatch and strap fill to show some detail behind and to lessen the impact of the cross hatch fill. Super simple detail but can see lots of possibilities.

Awesome Lew! I called and complained personally. Don't know if it had any effect but glad you're on board.

... I can't believe we went so long without it. I just created a detail and I was able to 'shade' a couple of fills that really made the detail a lot easier to read. I can see using it in elevations, plan views and all over the place. I'll use this tool a LOT.

My current SSA expires in June so I don't have a real dog in this hunt - I just think the policy is wrong and serves no purpose I can see. It creates fewer 'eyes' on the software to map out and document bugs. It creates a situation where certain SSA users are less motivated to renew their SSA, it creates bad will between some customers, and the upside? I honestly cannot find one.

I called and officially complained about the policy and also pointed out the error on the web page re: X7 Beta.

I called the sales staff and they claimed that one reason to keep the Beta out of users hands whose SSA is about to expire is to protect them from having X7 files that they can't open in X6 if they choose not to renew their SSA. I suggested that it might not be wise to design policy around stupidity. How truly stupid would you have to be to get the Beta of X7, create an important plan set, then not renew your SSA, and not only lose the ability to work in X7 but have to create the plan file all over again in X6? Which makes an even better point for giving X7 to every SSA member. If you have X7 Beta and do create a plan file using X7 you better renew your SSA or you don't have access to that plan file any more. But wait there's more (and this is not directed at you Perry) the idea of a public Beta is to get as many eyes on the 'release' as possible. How does this policy serve that goal?

There is also nothing listed in the benefits of SSA that excludes certain users from certain releases. If there is I'd like to see it. If it's not there then it's an arbitrary decision whose purpose is a mystery to me. The web page (which should be a direct reflection of the policy) linked to above clearly says what it says. There's no caveats. There's no disclaimers. And the Public Beta is clearly NOT 'unreleased software'. It's been released to all of the SSA subscribers except for those few as described above. Then, "They could have just released it to no one (sic)." C'mon Bill. Keep it interesting at least. I actually totally see your point and as you stated, "...they decided..." I just think they decided wrong.

It's not in writing and the web site actually says, in writing, "Already have SSA? Log in and upgrade to the X7 beta today." That quote above is not ambiguous. There are no stated caveats and even if there were it's still just plain bad policy IMO. It's been suggested that legally they are under no obligation to give 'about to expire SSA'ers' the beta or are they? Doesn't the above quote define the policy? Or at the very least it should reflect the policy more accurately with one of those crap asterisk fine print BS thingys that states you can't get it if your SSA doesn't fit a certain criteria.