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Display Reps/Sets/Configs

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Anonymous
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Display Reps/Sets/Configs

Hi All -

Another informal poll...

Which of the display configurations / representations / sets that come out
of the box do you guys use the most? At all? Are there any display settings
that you change in your templates, or in most of your drawings?

Thanks!

jason martin
Autodesk
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Message 2 of 7
whorton
in reply to: Anonymous

None of them typically just standard display. The only time I was able to use 2 line for process piping on my electrical plans I had to use hide for proper viewing it hid half my electrical. I end up just flattening the drawing by going a dxb file. Most of the architectural files I deal with are not from ADT so there is no benefit.
Message 3 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Hi Whorton -

Thanks for the feedback.

I'm trying to remember some of your previous posts and it seems like most of
your work is electrical, rather than mechanical???

If you are an electrical type o' person, if you are going to show any
"major" conduit on your plans will you typically show the conduit as "single
line" or a "two line"? When I was doing electrical design, I always showed
it as single line, but that was mostly because it was to complicated to show
in "2-line", and because I "borrowed" some of our mechanical guys piping
routines to do the layout

Some of your problems with "hiding" have hopefully be solved with the
"haloed" lines functions in R3 (and if you haven't played with this please
do, you might need to start with a new drawing to see the effects but please
take a look)??? If you had the choice would you show conduit as single-line
or two-line?

tia

jason martin
Autodesk

ps: Whorton, what's your actual name??? (and if ya don't want to say, that's
fine as well, and if it's Whorton then I apologize) I just hate referring to
people by their email alias. I'm guessing William, Will, Bill, Billy, Mac
or Buddy

"whorton" wrote in message
news:f1408c1.0@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> None of them typically just standard display. The only time I was able to
use 2 line for process piping on my electrical plans I had to use hide for
proper viewing it hid half my electrical. I end up just flattening the
drawing by going a dxb file. Most of the architectural files I deal with are
not from ADT so there is no benefit.
Message 4 of 7
whorton
in reply to: Anonymous

All my work is electrical and I typically work with water/waste water projects. I have looked at drawing major conduit with the conduit tool and decided a using line was easier. I have no preference for which way the conduit is drawn, It is just quicker for single line. The haloed lines option looks good but the problem is with trashy source files being a mix of BS objects, 3d blocks and 2d lines.


I go by Wil
Message 5 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Hi Wil!!! -

Yes, drawing with lines is easier than drawing with conduit. We're working
on improving the conduit (and other "segment") layout tools to make them as
easy as drawing with lines, but still give you a better display;-)

If you have a mix of objects in your drawing you just need to get all those
piping guys to use building systems and you'll have all Aecb objects(gd&r).

If you are using devices and wiring, then display control isn't as important
to you as if you are using "segments" as they display fairly consistently
for each of the display configs.

So, does anyone else care to comment on their favorite display
configurations or would you rather wait until I mess them up and complain
about them in the next release(G).

Thanks for the feedback Wil!!

jason

"whorton" wrote in message
news:f1408c1.2@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> All my work is electrical and I typically work with water/waste water
projects. I have looked at drawing major conduit with the conduit tool and
decided a using line was easier. I have no preference for which way the
conduit is drawn, It is just quicker for single line. The haloed lines
option looks good but the problem is with trashy source files being a mix of
BS objects, 3d blocks and 2d lines.
>
> I go by Wil
>
Message 6 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I like to use 2-line representation for everything, in every view, piping and ductwork. it would be nice to set the representatino for the whole drawing at once,which there may be an easy way that i have not run across...i use entity display all the time..
Message 7 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Hi Jason,

I like to use the model display when I am doing my initial duct and
piping layout. I like to be able to see the center lines of the systems
that I am drawing. When I am ready to plot I just go to the display manager
and change the view to haloed line and turn the center lines off and show
the haloed lines as yellow and hidden line type. I have to admitt that the
display manager was a little intimidating at first coming from Softdesk 8,
but the more I use it the more I like the flexability that it allows me.

-Rob

"jason martin [Autodesk]" wrote in message
news:5326162AA6DD8495A2E785E07DCA3B29@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Hi Wil!!! -
>
> Yes, drawing with lines is easier than drawing with conduit. We're working
> on improving the conduit (and other "segment") layout tools to make them
as
> easy as drawing with lines, but still give you a better display;-)
>
> If you have a mix of objects in your drawing you just need to get all
those
> piping guys to use building systems and you'll have all Aecb
objects(gd&r).
>
> If you are using devices and wiring, then display control isn't as
important
> to you as if you are using "segments" as they display fairly consistently
> for each of the display configs.
>
> So, does anyone else care to comment on their favorite display
> configurations or would you rather wait until I mess them up and complain
> about them in the next release(G).
>
> Thanks for the feedback Wil!!
>
> jason
>
> "whorton" wrote in message
> news:f1408c1.2@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > All my work is electrical and I typically work with water/waste water
> projects. I have looked at drawing major conduit with the conduit tool and
> decided a using line was easier. I have no preference for which way the
> conduit is drawn, It is just quicker for single line. The haloed lines
> option looks good but the problem is with trashy source files being a mix
of
> BS objects, 3d blocks and 2d lines.
> >
> > I go by Wil
> >
>
>

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