Restore deleted views from backup...

[FWSchreck]

Hello:

Some enlarged plan views were accidentally deleted from a project recently.
Is there a method to restore individual views from a project backup?

[nancy.mcclure]

Only schedules, reports, drafting views and drafting sheets not containing model views can be transfered/copied from one project to another.

My guess is it's the annotations that you want to salvage from the deleted view. You could try:
a) recreate the enlarged plan in the project file
b) open a 'save as' backup (save as archive-date) and migrate to the deleted view.
c) window annotations and copy to clipboard (limited to annotations not associated to elements, like symbols, text leaders. Anything element associated (dims/tags) will not copy independant from the model element). Paste annotations into the recreated project view. It's limited, but will save you some of what was lost.

Other option could be to export out the view as a DWG and bring that into the current project, but (obviously) that has a lot of downsides.

[twiceroadsfool]

Only schedules, reports, drafting views and drafting sheets not containing model views can be transfered/copied from one project to another.

My guess is it's the annotations that you want to salvage from the deleted view. You could try:
a) recreate the enlarged plan in the project file
b) open a 'save as' backup (save as archive-date) and migrate to the deleted view.
c) window annotations and copy to clipboard (limited to annotations not associated to elements, like symbols, text leaders. Anything element associated (dims/tags) will not copy independant from the model element). Paste annotations into the recreated project view. It's limited, but will save you some of what was lost.

Other option could be to export out the view as a DWG and bring that into the current project, but (obviously) that has a lot of downsides.

You can copy and paste the views as well, so that everythign is exactly the way you left it.

Open the backup, and save it to your desktop. (You dont have to save it, but i dont work in unsaved files). Then open youre local copy. Go to the REFERRING view in the backup, and grab the callout / section marker / elevation marker. Copy that to the clipboard. Go to the referring view in the current models local. Paste aligned same place. Then go IN the new view in both models, select everything. Filter down to Detail items, lines, detail groups, etc... Copy. Go to new model, paste aligned current view/same place.

I did it the other day. The trick is to copy the VIEW annotation to create the view again, THEN copy the stuff in the view.

[nancy.mcclure]

AHA! That is a lifesaver tip! (for whomever erroneously deleted that view, that is!) ;D

Thanks for the insight!

[twiceroadsfool]

Thats what were here for :)

[Rex Wave]

You can copy and paste the views as well, so that everythign is exactly the way you left it.

Open the backup, and save it to your desktop. (You dont have to save it, but i dont work in unsaved files). Then open youre local copy. Go to the REFERRING view in the backup, and grab the callout / section marker / elevation marker. Copy that to the clipboard. Go to the referring view in the current models local. Paste aligned same place. Then go IN the new view in both models, select everything. Filter down to Detail items, lines, detail groups, etc... Copy. Go to new model, paste aligned current view/same place.

I did it the other day. The trick is to copy the VIEW annotation to create the view again, THEN copy the stuff in the view.

I'm going to try this. It actually makes sense! My lost views involve design options, so they would be time-consuming to recreate.