dshall Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Just now, amddrafting said: If an builder couldn't build that based on that view then they shouldn't be building houses. That's why elevation views are important as well. However, we do fill the first floor planes as a solid similar to what was shown in an earlier post to differentiate what floor plate the roofs start on. It is the plans reviewer who will question the extra lines.... you will not believe some of the comments I get from plans reviewer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshall Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 31 minutes ago, Dermot said: As far as I can tell, no one has ever asked for this. If you would like the program to work differently, then you should probably submit a feature request and include any plan files and pictures that show exactly what you would like the program to do. Please remember that discussing these things on the Q&A forum is not the same as actually submitting a feature request. I have now submitted this as a suggestion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRAWZILLA Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 I show the 1st floor roofs in a reference layerset as dotted so it's a little bit easier to make since of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 I think it can be super helpful to show a little orthographic 3D overview off to the side... Automatic hidden lines would definitely be nice though. Something like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 I cannot get sound in Michael's video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 20 minutes ago, GeneDavis said: I cannot get sound in Michael's video. There isn’t any. I wanted to just make a GIF but it was a bit too long and needed to be a little higher quality to better show the dashed lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 OK, I watched the silent video, pausing it so I could see various things, and I am lost. Here is what I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 45 minutes ago, GeneDavis said: OK, I watched the silent video, pausing it so I could see various things, and I am lost. Here is what I have. It wasn’t an instructional video. I was just demonstrating the functionality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 49 minutes ago, GeneDavis said: OK, I watched the silent video, pausing it so I could see various things, and I am lost. Here is what I have. He described the process here: On 5/12/2021 at 1:49 PM, Alaskan_Son said: We actually CAN get hidden lines for roof planes using the reference display. I’m away from my computer so I can’t verify exactly how I do it but here are the required steps from memory: Give all your roof planes a solid white fill Move all your roof planes so that they are being displayed on the same floor. This step MIGHT not be a necessity but it simplifies things and its the only way I've done it. Adjust the drawing order of your various roof planes so that they are displayed properly with upper planes drawn over lower planes Let’s say at this point only roof planes are displayed and they appear as though you were looking down on them in an orthographic top view. Let’s call this our Solid Planes set. Now copy that layer set to create a second layer set where the roof planes are a slightly lighter weight dashed line style. Let’s call this our Dashed Planes Reference set. Switch back to your Solid Planes set Turn on the reference display, set the referenced floor to the same as your current floor, set the reference layer set to your Dashed Planes Reference set, set the reference floor to draw on top, and leave Details unchecked. That doesn’t address how to deal with walls and other items you want to display and edit in those views. You can probably sort through that on your own, but that’s the basics for getting hidden lines for lower roof planes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey_martin Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 19 hours ago, Dermot said: As far as I can tell, no one has ever asked for this. If you would like the program to work differently, then you should probably submit a feature request and include any plan files and pictures that show exactly what you would like the program to do. Please remember that discussing these things on the Q&A forum is not the same as actually submitting a feature request. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Thanks, Joey. I was able to find your request from 2016. Still, I am surprised that this hasn't been asked for more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 On 5/12/2021 at 10:13 AM, joey_martin said: We get hidden lines at countertops, stair nosing, and stair stringers, On 5/12/2021 at 11:08 AM, dshall said: NICE CALL! Yeah.... Do we though? Or are those just ALWAYS displayed as dashed lines because they’re ALWAYS hidden objects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Base cabinets and stringers show as dashed lines OOB due to the line settings in ALDO, which can be changed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 10 hours ago, Chrisb222 said: Base cabinets and stringers show as dashed lines OOB due to the line settings in ALDO, which can be changed Yes. This was my point. We don’t get any special hidden line behavior with those objects. It just looks like we do because those object types are always being “hidden”. A simple line style change is all that’s necessary. It’s comparing apples and oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jomaryngs Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 You are a great fellow that you were able to figure out exactly how to make the drawing of your roof understandable to anyone. Recently, my husband and I bought a new house, and we also have a rather complicated roof. When we decided to repair the roof, most roofers refused to work with them precisely because of incomprehensible drawings. Of course, we found a company with sufficient knowledge to deal with our roof and install the soffit and fascia. But I have big claims to those who made such incomprehensible drawings.ou are a great fellow that you were able to figure out exactly how to make the drawing of your roof understandable to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 On 5/13/2021 at 9:42 AM, Alaskan_Son said: I think it can be super helpful to show a little orthographic 3D overview off to the side... I do this with my site plans sometimes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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