Ridge_Runner

CA has some pretty good training videos on this in their Resource section if you would care to look there.

Nice building. Do you get to occupy the top penthouse floor when completed?

Like Eric said, you will have to build framing "and" make sure the wall framing layer is on.

I ran in to this several years ago. I always print to black and white and some of the colors used for solid fill will not show up; orange is one I found first. It was trial and error for me until I found those that worked for my taste. I found that using a color such as red or red-brown, with the transparency set to various settings (70-90% for me) worked well.

Did this years ago also. More control when I need it. I do use the dimension tool also where I can.

Cool idea! (pun intended)

I thought about going Joe's route and getting a 55" 4K but my office arrangement wouldn't support that size very well. The 43" works very well and I may try to rearrange to go to a 55" instead at some point. With my office, two 43" may end up being the sweet spot.

I may be confused. Are you wanting the camera callout on the 1st floor plan to just show on the lower floor plan? If so, when in the cross section view, drop the floor down with the "V" floor arrow and save the section view. It should now show on the lower floor only - "if" you have turned off "show on all floors."

I use multiple monitors. I open sections, 3D views, reference items, etc. on other monitors; that helps keep the tab clutter down.

I hear ya on that one!

If I remember correctly, it can't set a default (height) because a Full Perspective Overview includes everything you have added into the plan to that point. It has no idea what you will draw before selecting the camera view.

Is your stone veneer in that area just a CAD fill. I usually use pony walls for those situations and I don't like the stone portion dashed below grade. That's why I couldn't figure out how you did the portion above grade.

Joey, how do you keep the above-grade portion of the foundation a dark, non-dashed linetype, such as the part of the foundation on the far left of the view you attached?

You are fortunate to have access to materials of that quality. A thing of the past I am afraid.

Nice piece of work, Larry. That took a few hours!

What happened to Steve's video link?

The free Bullzip software will make smaller PDF's than CA's built-in PDF printer but there are some quality issues (light colored "tiling" in the PDF) that drive me crazy. Several of the other PDF's printers have this same tiling problem. Not sure why CA's doesn't have that problem.

I use X10 on a desktop with multiple monitors of different sizes but same resolution and have this problem also; they just aren't stable when you want to "float" some of them like I like to do.

Until the place goes up in flames and the mudslides start!

The easiest way for me was to use what you already know and use. Go to the floor you want for the planview Make sure the annoset you want is showing, which should set your layerset As Michael says, this should now have all of your Active Defaults set Now just hit the Save Planview button. You just created a Planview that, when chosen, will set the Annoset and Layerset and the floor it was taken on. You can then, if need be, add a reference set to use, as well as the other things this thread says you can set. It's just not that hard. Go thru your plan and set up as many new planviews as you want. I like to open several of them at a time in the tab structure. One click and you can switch between them or move them to other monitors, etc.

I will defer to some of the others more proficient than me, but yes, that is basically what I do right now as that seemed to be the quickest way. Hardest thing I have found is breaking myself from changing the annoset or layerset or the floor once I have saved a planview (old habits die hard). Save it, use it, and don't change anything on it unless you want to modify it for some reason. It is easy to do a save-as to a new planview if you need a new one with some different output.

Glad you're still with us!

Absolutely true. I worked with the annosets driving the layersets and defaults for years; loved the way they worked together. I put off updating to X10 for several months; I was covered up in work and didn't want to take the time to learn the new features. But the idea of the planviews intrigued me, as well as the new PBR. When I finally upgraded to X10 (SSA was paid up) I immediately implemented the planviews; haven't been disappointed (yet). One click and I can switch not only layersets but the floor at the same time without having to manually change it; great time saver.

I noticed this very quickly when I began using X10. I am about to remove my Annoset from the drop-down menu also. Annosets were a lifesaver for condocs and keeping everything moving and consistent. Planviews took that to a new level. The ability to switch not only the layerset but also the floor used for the view and the reference set used with one click is great. Still haven't wrapped my mind around all the things I can do with planviews but they are worth the effort to set them up right. Now, if I can just stop switching the annoset or layerset like I did before (while in a saved planview) I will be much more proficient.

Interesting way to do it. I will have to keep that in mind.