Sheet Set Model Views Not saving Correctly

DanielALJGJ · ‎11-29-2022

Hey All,

My issue shows up when placing saved model views on a sheet. I click in my current view port. Then I Run the VIEW command to save a view to the sheet set managers "model views" location tab. I then place that view on the current sheet. The placed view will have a loaded XREF but will look blank. The layers aren't frozen, the view is not rotated, and the coordinates do not save to center the XREF. I can fix it all to match my current view but that defeats the purposed of the command in my opinion. Anybody run into this issue before and have a fix I'm not seeing?

Best,

Daniel N.

Joe-Bouza · ‎11-29-2022

@DanielALJGJ wrote:

Hey All,

My issue shows up when placing saved model views on a sheet. I click in my current view port. Then I Run the VIEW command to save a view to the sheet set managers "model views" location tab. I then place that view <snip>

I could be wrong but the SSM work flow is for save model views from file out side the sheet itself...

Are you using XREFs?

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DanielALJGJ · ‎11-29-2022

Hi Joe,

In the "sheet set manager model views tab" I add the location for DWG's used. I expand the current drawing in which the initial view was made to "place on sheet". To answer your other question, Yes, I am using XREF's in my views I wish to capture. I have used this feature before without this issue.

My current fix is to run a small function in the command bar. (setq v1c (getvar"viewctr")) This gives me a coordinate for the center of my view. In my blank viewport placed from the SSM model views tab I run "Zoom-Center-!v1c" to get the view back to where it should be centered. Then I just rotate to match my initial view.

Thanks,

Daniel N.

Joe-Bouza · ‎11-29-2022

hi Daniel

You are saving a model view in the same file the production sheet is? I have not done it this way

the Autodesk work flow uses saved views in external files. I know the attached document is old 2006 I think but I believe the work flow is still valid today

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DanielALJGJ · ‎11-29-2022

Thanks for your time. I will keep looking for a solution.

Joe-Bouza · ‎11-29-2022

Good Luck.

Did you read , the PDF? It is a very good source of information. see step 12?

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Joe-Bouza · ‎11-29-2022

I just did it that way and it worked. Are you upto date on patches?

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DanielALJGJ · ‎11-29-2022

I read through the portion in which it talks about the "sheet list" to add views. I referenced the pdf guide with my sheet set. I don't see where I may be missing anything just yet.

Joe-Bouza · ‎11-29-2022

I know you've been doing it the way you describe but the Best Practices work flow is sheets and model views are separated. The SSM paradigm is to create blank sheets by adding content via saved views in an external reference.

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Maybe I misunderstand what you describe in your work flow, but it sounds like you are doing it differently then ten Autodesk procedure.

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DanielALJGJ · ‎11-30-2022

I get what your saying about workflow. In my current DWG that I was trying to create a view for I have the sheet that is only for labels and external references. There's (1) viewport with and external reference that's over-layed. That's what I'm working with. I click into the viewport, run the VIEW command to save said view. After saving my DWG, that view stores in the SSM's model views tab with a location.

Joe-Bouza · ‎11-30-2022

I see that that works. my experience dragging in model views is that acad create vplayer setting specific to the xref layers ( in the outlined paradigm) essentially freezing in that vport all layers but the xrefed model view.

You might try pressing previous layer state to get a display

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DanielALJGJ · ‎11-30-2022

The main issue is that everything is still there when I drop in the saved view. It just doesn't save it's picture frozen state. I have to click in the dragged in viewport and zoom-extents to find it. It pretty much works 90% of the way I want it to.

Joe-Bouza · ‎12-01-2022

Are you using dynamic scale bars and north arrows from the layout tab?

in my past experience these have caused view issued like you describe

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DanielALJGJ · ‎12-01-2022

Maybe but I don't think so. I am using a scale block that inserts based on viewport scale and just a standard North Arrow block. Oddly enough though, my problem sort of resolved itself when I tried to create a view again. I went through my usual process as described and it work like a charm. Only thing I could think that I did differently was make a new viewport before saving the view and also I had restarted the computer and AutoCAD. I definitely see where you were coming from with the workflow and sheet set setup. I appreciate the time and help you offered. If I end up with a result I'll be sure to share the fix.