Greetings,
Previously, we did not use an actual thermostat family; we just used a Generic Annotation Symbol (Letter "T" inside a circle) to represent the thermostat.
Recently, we were instructed that we should show the thermostat in section/3d views. So, I created a family, and inserted the generic annotation symbol into it to be displayed in plan view, as before.
Now, I have a thermostat that, in plan view, displays the symbol. In Section or 3D views, it displays the actual thermsotat geometry. So far, so good.
The problem I'm encountering is when I try to print. The symbol will not print.
Any ideas? Is there a magic "Print Me" toggle somewhere that I have to click?
Thanks!
I always thought if you saw it on the screen, you will see it on paper, too!
I was really scepticle when I was told these things aren't printing... especially since the symbols printed fine before they were nested into the parts.
Attached is a screen shot.
I'm baffled...
I can only recommend tinkering with the view range (if the thermostats lie on the edge) or try changing the Family Category of the thermostat to see if that helps.
If you receive no other input here, you should report the issue with Autodesk Feedback/Support.
Could you post the family so I can have a look out of interest?
File attached.
We've got it's category set to Security Device, so we can turn it off in certain views, while leaving it on in others. Because the annotation symbol is nested in the part, it's visible in ALL plan views; not just the views in which they were inserted.
Good luck!
I loaded the family into a project for testing, and it printed just fine. Is there anything else absent in your prints?
You might try drawing the 'T' with symbolic lines in the family if you wan the 'T' to disappear in those views you turn off the security devices. Also, you may want to chick the 'shared' box in the generic annotation before loading it into the family.
The "T"'s (and the circles) do behave as expected/desired on the screen. I can turn them off at will.
The problem lies in the printing (plotting). They don't print!
I'll check the shared checkbox to see if that makes a difference.
I'm open to anything, right now...
I have also checked your family in a separate project and it seems to print fine. Either there is a problem with your project or there is an elemant which affects the visibility of the symbol in plan.
Hi,
I´m just having the same problem.
whn I see in Monitor, the annotation symbols are there, but when I try to print, there aren´t..
Does anybody knows that´s happening?
It doesn´t happen in all views, only in two of the entire project..
I'm having the same issue and it's had me stumpped. It still kind of does but I found the trigger (at least in my model). I have site lighting, everything looks good, everything plots. Because this is a site plan I want to drop a masking regon over the building envelope and show the site. Once I place the masking regon the symobles that are in families suddenly stop plotting. I can see them on my screen, but on on paper. Odd right? When I delete the masking reagon all of the symboles show up on paper again. I've placed and deleted the masking reagon 3 times and the result has been the same every time. Why that's the problem, I don't know.