2015 Tabs Paper-Model sheet template FAIL

[75ironhead]

ACA 2015 startup....These are not subtle changes, What is up with the layout tabs in ACA 2015? I can Not import a template into an empty drawing. Is this even the same program? I'm starting to get pretty far behind on my work load and am having doubts on the new interface. 

At this point I guess I'll check in with my Subscription center for some more direct answers.

regards

Todd 

[MarySeufert]

Checkout the STARTUP system variable. Default is 3, probably not what you want...

[75ironhead]

I found it in the "Veiw" ribbon in the "windows" tab.

This kind of change is very frustrating, All other releases have multiple ways to view layout tabs. 

Why would they have this type of change turn off by default?

Layout tab toggles picture

ACA2015 left  and ACA2014 right

[David_W_Koch · Accepted solution]

2015 still shows the Model/Layouts when hovering over a drawing tab.  I am going to guess that they added the Layout Tabs ribbon tool to the Windows panel of the View ribbon tab because they took away the Model and Layout tools from the Application Status bar, and right clicking on them allowed you to turn on the display of the layout and model tabs.

One nice addition in 2015 is that if you decide to turn on the model and layout tabs, you can choose to display them either in-line with the Application Status Bar or to dock them above it.  I will likely use the in-line location, as we rarely have more than one or two layouts in a given file and that gives me back 3/16" or so of screen space, but for those who like to do it all in one file and have many layouts, docking it allows the tabs to run across the entire ACA window, so you can see more of them at one time.