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Layer Display and Phasing

PhilvK — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:44:02 GMT

I am trying to understand what controls layer display in phasing. For example, I wanted to change all linework for New walls to blue, but when I did that under Phase Graphic Overrides, the layers disappeared and the wall is shown only in outline. Does this have something to do with the Phasing Material column?

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

ToanDN — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 13:10:19 GMT

Change existing phase material to By category.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

barthbradley — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:52:38 GMT

Why don't you do this via a Rule-Based Filter applied to the View? Filter Rule = Phase Created.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

PhilvK — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:55:57 GMT

Where? When I select the drop down arrow in the Phasing - Material column, I get the martial's selection list, not an option to select by Category. I am obviously missing something here.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

PhilvK — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 16:57:11 GMT

Please see my reply to ToanDN about not understanding something.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

barthbradley — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 17:11:36 GMT

@PhilvK wrote:
Please see my reply to ToanDN about not understanding something.

Okay.

Then press the No Material button under Material for New. But this is going to be a global condition.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

PhilvK — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 15:27:08 GMT

I'm back to this and struggling with how to change the Phase Material to 'By Category', and figuring where and what setting makes the wall layers disappear when walls are set to existing. Any ideas where to look to figure out what I did?

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

barthbradley — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 16:06:23 GMT

Phase Material? You mean under Phasing Graphic Overrides? If so, there is no BY CATEGORY. Existing, Demolished, New and Temporary are not Categories.

...can you elaborate on what you mean by "wall layers disappear"? Sounds like the View Detail Level is set to Coarse.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

barthbradley — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 16:25:24 GMT

Sounds like your Existing Category is set to "Not Displayed" in the Phase Filter dialog box for the Phase Filter the View is using.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

PhilvK — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:03:57 GMT

Your comment about 'coarse' is a good point. All the walls below are from Level 1 to Level 2 at 10' with the cut plane at 4'-0". My questions are:

1. Why is the 'Existing' wall showing as it would in Coarse detail level, when the view detail level is medium, and

2. Is there a way to have the Existing wall show in Medium detail level, only in halftone?

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

barthbradley — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:10:52 GMT

Because the Cut Pattern is HIDDEN.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

PhilvK — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:17:31 GMT

I thought that too, but when I unhide the cut pattern, the full wall gets filled.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

barthbradley — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:25:15 GMT

Then set the Material to NO MATERIAL if that's what you want to do.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

PhilvK — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:32:35 GMT

Tried that, but can't figure where 'NO MATERIAL' option is to be able to set it.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

barthbradley — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:33:34 GMT

Actually, why don't you NOT Override Existing at all? Change Existing to By Category.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

barthbradley — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:44:42 GMT

Try this and see if you like it.

...but keep in mind that this is a Global Setting. Maybe the better approach is to leave Phase Graphic Overrides alone and Override Graphics in View By Element or By Filter instead.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

ToanDN — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:06:53 GMT

@PhilvK wrote:

I'm back to this and struggling with how to change the Phase Material to 'By Category', and figuring where and what setting makes the wall layers disappear when walls are set to existing. Any ideas where to look to

figure out what I did?

By Category means No overrides.

Or just highlight the material name in the phase overrides and press Delete.

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

PhilvK — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 18:52:16 GMT

How did you clear all the boxes on the EXISTING line?

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

barthbradley — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:03:48 GMT

Clear Overrides button.

...@ bottom left

Re: Layer Display and Phasing

PhilvK — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 19:08:14 GMT

Thank you, thank you !