my starter questions

[zoster]

hi all !

i am accustomed to Autocad and Revit, but i'm new to Autocad Architecture, and i would have a few basic questions to ask.

i will use this thread when further simple questions will occur. thanks in advance!

so here we go:

1. how can i work in one construct while being able to see (and snap to) another construct file?

2. i just added a curtain wall and although it appears in 3d views, in the plan view is not visible or selectable. why is this and what could i do about it?
EDIT: i managed to select the curtain wall in plan by using a double viewport, and i turned on all the items in Display tab > General > Display Comonent, but still, it's not visible in plan view...


3. is is possible to generate all dimensions needed in a floor plan, in some kind of automated way, with one/a few clicks?

[Anonymous]

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hi all !

i am accustomed to Autocad and Revit, but i'm new to Autocad Architecture,
and i would have a few basic questions to ask.

i will use this thread when further simple questions will occur. thanks in
advance!

so here we go:

1. how can i work in one construct while being able to see (and snap to)
another construct file?
Drag a file from the PN into the current file and select overlay not
attach. If that doesn;t work(aven't done it in a while) you can use teh
X-Ref command and 'Overlay' file. Overlay doesn;t become 'attached' to the
file and doesn't follow it.

2. i just added a curtain wall and although it appears in 3d views, in the
plan view is not visible or selectable. why is this and what could i do
about it?
EDIT: i managed to select the curtain wall in plan by using a double
viewport, and i turned on all the items in Display tab > General > Display
Comonent, but still, it's not visible in plan view...
Probably it's cutplane is too high. Edit the style and lower the cutplane.
(3rd tab?)


3. is is possible to generate all dimensions needed in a floor plan, in some
kind of automated way, with one/a few clicks?
Right click option but you will need to create a dim style and an
aecdimension style to use.

[zoster]

thanks for the reply!
i'll try them out right away

[zoster]

4.where can i find elements? do some come with the program (i saw in the getting started project there are 2 bathroom elements, any others?). is there a known site that provides such elements?
thanks again!

[jmcintyre]

I have a question for you. If you know revit, why are you learning ADT/ACA?