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All elements in CAD manual available in example
file (version of template) so they can be copied/pasted if someone wants to
work that way. (Note - these elements are already available in the favourite
palette).
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The SK view options for plans and elevations
limit certain things.
o Colour
and shading on sketch elevations. Would be good if there was a black’n’white
line options for SK
o Also,
Urban Homes specifically requested window sizing to be shown on Plans, but the SK
model view option block the door/window tag display. My work-around for this
was to change to CD. But the point is probably that people are not necessarily
aware of how the Model View Options affect these things. It might be good to
have an “SK Pres” and an “SK Doc” option?
o Template
needs layers for 3D wall cladding and 3D roof cladding, such that they can be
switched off when Cadimage interferes with the view. Often they seem to default
to ArchiCAD layer.
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Frozen layers seem to be more trouble than assistance
from what I’ve heard around the office. Often when you find something on the
wrong layer, the layer that you want to assign it to is not an available option
until you go through the process of unlocking layers. What should be a simple
1-step process becomes a 3-step headache. That said, I understand that certain
things like Grids should be secured/safe.
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Cadimage box gutter??? Is there such a thing? In
the rush I could only see and Apron gutter, fascia gutter or none.
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Invisible master title block in layout that
actually prints/publishes (the Landscape team had big dramas with this, but
eventually Phil discovered the setting)..... VIEW > ON-SCREEN VIEW
OPTIONS > MASTER ITEMS ON LAYOUT
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3D editing plane (I think this is an AC15 thing
too). Alicia and I both found this a problem, Joel knew where the toggle was
under View>3D view mode ... I think.
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Gripes:
o Cadimage
continues to frustrate. With objects disappearing when changes are made to
walls or other features like columns and beams are added. Even to the extent of
removing the wall completely and trying to apply the Cadimage object to the
separate/individual wall.
o I
find the new way that Guidelines works in AC15 really annoying. AC12 is much
simpler and easy to use, with the tilde ~ key. (But maybe I just need to
re-learn the new ways?) People either love or hate guideline. Most people are
not aware of how useful they can be for editing etc., and find them annoying on
the screen (when they are not necessarily editing) It’s just a shame Graphisoft
changed the interaction/implementation of guidelines from what they had
previously.
