Temporary Hide/Isolate doesnt work when plotted

[christo4robin]

I've set up a plan view for marketing purposes and have used Hide Isolate to take a roof off, a railing, etc. Looks fine in the view, but does retain the Hide/Isolate settings when plotted. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

[gregcashen]

Hide/Isolate is simply a productivity tool. It allows you to turn off some elements while working on a view in order to better see what you are looking at. It does not save, print or export. You want to use Visibility/Graphics settings to turn off the items you do not want shown on the printout.

[christo4robin]

Little clarification--does not retain Hide Isolate settings when plotted

[christo4robin]

Greg,

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I cannot hide/isolate single items using the visibility settings, only categories.

My specific issue is two perpendicular wings of a house, each with different floor levels because of a sloping site. When I cut the second floor plan, it cuts through the roof of the lower volume--visually confusing. So, I want to turn off the roof (but not the roofs of the 1st story) and the ceilings that are cut through.

Any suggestions?

Christopher

[beegee]

There are a number of ways.

1. Worksets: Put the roof in a workset and turn off that workset.

2. Phases: same deal.

3. Make a new subcategory of the roof category and turn off its visibality.

Best bet IMHO is 1.

And yes, you are correct, hide isoslate only turns off major categories.

[jbalding48677]

Be sure you understand the ramifications before you start in with worksets. I.e. experience helps in that regard.

[bclarch]

You can also use the linework tool and make the roof lines invisible. This is view specific and will plot as displayed on the screen.