For one reason or another I always had separate view templates for each discipline for ceiling, floor section etc. So my mechanical views actually have at least 4-5 templates (one for floor, one for ceiling and so on). Same for architectural, lighting etc.
This has the disadvantage that if I want to make a change (make something show in half-tone, or in fine, or to make something not show at all, or apply filter to make specific systems be in a color etc.), I have to apply the same change to all 4-5 templates of one discipline.
But now I have the idea to just use the same discipline template to all the view types in a discipline. I tried that out in a small project and it seems to work fine so far. But I haven't tested it thoroughly yet. The only downside seems to be, that if I want to change the view template, I have t change the view type filter to "all" (since my general view template is based on a floor template, it doesn't show up by default in ceiling views and I have to manually show all view templates.
I work in multiple disciplines (A, M, P, Lighting, Electrical). So consolidating view templates would make things easier. Now this sounds like a really good idea, but I'm sure there is a reason to do it my original way (separate templates for floor etc.).
My questions (assuming in one discipline I want to show everything in the same way in all view types):
- is there an unintended consequence or drawback to just use the same view template per discipline?
- Does anybody else use a single template per discipline, or does everyone use a separate template for ceiling, floor, 3D etc.? and why do you prefer the one method over the other?
