Missing Vision Tools (2014->2016)

[thomas.engel]

Hey everyone,

I am testing AutoCAD (MEP) 2016 now and I am greatly missing the "Vision Tools" Tab that I first saw in AutoCAD (MEP) 2014.

I thought this would be the area where future express tools are being testet like other express tools going to other standard tabs.

I also see where some parts of the online help/support are referring to the Vision Tools Tab.

Can I display it somehow or is it gone?

[Laks-Autodesk · Accepted solution]

Are you able to see this tab when you switch the workspace to Architecture?

[thomas.engel]

Ah, yes, there it is! 🙂

Is it intended to show up only there? I am really courios about this section is getting expanded in the future.

[Laks-Autodesk]

Yes, the tools were meant for use in Architecture workflow, with the Roombook feature being the sizeable one among all the Vision tools. What type of tools are you looking for to be added to Vision tools?

[thomas.engel]

I am not looking for something special - just trying to use what you give us 🙂

So I used the Block-Tools often and specially the Displayorder helped me very much with problems in Layout-Windows and thought it was some kind of "additional Express Tool Tab" that will expand in the future.

I was mostly working within Electrics workspace (I am in building services business).

[Laks-Autodesk]

Okay, thanks for the clarification.

[beyhantrock]

I'm in AutoCAD LT and can't find a way to manage the layer orders.

[Laks-Autodesk]

The Vision tools are specific to AutoCAD Architecture. It is not available for AutoCAD LT.

[calle]

I cant seem to find Vision tools in Autocad Architecture 2016. Just started to use it, because I liked 2015 so much. Escarpment for example, is at very good tool. 

But as I am writing this, 2017 is being downloaded, so I will go directly on to 2017.

Thoe I like the automaticly elevation object adding. Hope that stays with 2017

Calle

[edelahaye]

I am looking for the Vision tools tab to help with the order my layers are displayed.

I'm trying to follow this:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-architecture/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2...

I'm using AutoCAD Map 3D 2017 and I don't have the Architecture workspace.

I'm also typing aeclayerorder into my commandline as suggested in the above link but it is unknown.

Anyone else have any other suggestions?

[muhammad_17004773]

AutoCAD has a command CDORDER in Express Tools, because most users use colors assigned to different layers to distingush different entities, so a "Draw order by color" command is good enough for most of us.