BruceKC Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Is it possible to do a full orthographic overview (top view) and display the labels? Seems like a no-brainer, but I'm thinking it's not possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 51 minutes ago, BruceKC said: Is it possible to do a full orthographic overview (top view) and display the labels? Seems like a no-brainer, but I'm thinking it's not possible? convert to image and put it in plan scaled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTime Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 Something like this? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01142/creating-an-image-for-use-in-a-brochure-flyer-or-website.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, TeaTime said: Something like this? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01142/creating-an-image-for-use-in-a-brochure-flyer-or-website.html they should update that..standard view with line option looks a lot nicer, especially since they fixed shadows wtih the section cut tool when used with full overview instead of floor overview with no shadows 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTime Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 17 hours ago, Renerabbitt said: they should update that..standard view with line option looks a lot nicer, especially since they fixed shadows wtih the section cut tool when used with full overview instead of floor overview with no shadows Agreed, but the main point was showin labels on a Top-down view, and the only way to do that is mixin 2D and 3D Views, regardless of rendering tech. Hopefully some day we'll get the ability to show text and dimensions in 3d views and none of this will be necessary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, TeaTime said: Hopefully some day we'll get the ability to show text and dimensions in 3d views and none of this will be necessary! bet you X16 will have it...Bruce posted elsewhere, his goal is to actually help distinguish between overlapping roof planes, to which I suggested he mess with his roof plane fills. I do wish we had the ability to auto set roof under eaves to a different line style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 41 minutes ago, TeaTime said: Hopefully some day we'll get the ability to show text and dimensions in 3d views and none of this will be necessary! I take it you don't feel that the 3d aspect of text notes make Chief slow enough for you? I wish for the opposite...I'd like Text Notes to completely lose their 3d function, or at least have 2 separate types of text notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTime Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 9 minutes ago, robdyck said: I take it you don't feel that the 3d aspect of text notes make Chief slow enough for you? I haven't ever encountered any significant issue with them, no. 10 minutes ago, robdyck said: I'd like Text Notes to completely lose their 3d function I don't think I understand, if you don't want them in 3D just don't display them in 3D? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 43 minutes ago, TeaTime said: I don't think I understand, if you don't want them in 3D just don't display them in 3D? I don't but I have always found that text notes slow Chief way down on my system. I still use them but sparingly. And while I can't prove it, I assume it is because of how frequently Chief is rebuilding the model and every 3d item that gets rebuilt, makes it slower. Generally speaking, I have 2 sets of text notes in my plans, only on the elevation views. Chief works much faster if I delete them all. So naturally I assume others must experience something similar at least some of the time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTime Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, robdyck said: Chief works much faster if I delete them all. Huh. Just to see if maybe it's a matter of my not using them as rigorously as you, I made a few and did a multiple copy array--woops, ended up with 336 of the things, and it sure slowed down Plan view (but so does having that many Callouts), but my 3D views loaded the same speed before and after, displayed or not. I wonder why you're seeing a performance hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, TeaTime said: I wonder why you're seeing a performance hit. It usually gets worse as the plan file progresses to completion. At the beginning, there's no problem. But then again, who edits / places notes at the beginning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renerabbitt Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 33 minutes ago, TeaTime said: Huh. Just to see if maybe it's a matter of my not using them as rigorously as you, I made a few and did a multiple copy array--woops, ended up with 336 of the things, and it sure slowed down Plan view (but so does having that many Callouts), but my 3D views loaded the same speed before and after, displayed or not. I wonder why you're seeing a performance hit. @plannedRITE can tell you first hand about schedules...troubleshooted his sytem for a year...schedules can bring a plan to a crawl, so if your notes are needing to rerepot values to a schedule, its a plan killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 On 7/12/2023 at 2:14 PM, BruceKC said: Is it possible to do a full orthographic overview (top view) and display the labels? Seems like a no-brainer, but I'm thinking it's not possible? I've used an orthographic overview underneath a plan view, with a customized layer set just for displaying certain information on top. You can send the overview to layout at your desired scale and then simply align the 2 views using the point-to-point move tool. One of the nice things about this method, is that if the camera is saved in your template plan, and if you have a layout template for this purpose, relinking the views is quick and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceKC Posted July 14, 2023 Author Share Posted July 14, 2023 Thanks Rob, I'll try to give your method a shot!!! Have a great weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTime Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/13/2023 at 3:02 PM, robdyck said: I've used an orthographic overview underneath a plan view, with a customized layer set just for displaying certain information on top. You can send the overview to layout at your desired scale and then simply align the 2 views using the point-to-point move tool. One of the nice things about this method, is that if the camera is saved in your template plan, and if you have a layout template for this purpose, relinking the views is quick and simple. so... On 7/12/2023 at 4:02 PM, TeaTime said: Something like this? https://www.chiefarchitect.com/support/article/KB-01142/creating-an-image-for-use-in-a-brochure-flyer-or-website.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdyck Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 12 hours ago, TeaTime said: so... Umm, I guess so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb222 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 12 hours ago, TeaTime said: so... You was "Rob"d!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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