Viewing in family editor

[gbrowne]

We did a simple reception desk, and for some reason the cut plane for the elevation view starts at the default front/back reference plane. This isn't how I remembered it working, and is a little annoying.

Is this how its always been?

[aaronrumple]

?

Was that family a furniture/casework or generic family. They have different rules on how they appear when sectioned.

[gbrowne]

It was the furniture family template. So as the drawing progressed, some elements projected beyond the front/back reference plane, and therefor were not visible on the front elevation.

I don't see why that would be the case, and it was annoying to have to move the model around to see elements. I didn't think elevational view depth was controlled by reference planes, ya know? Its almost dare I say, like a bug?

[aaronrumple]

Hummm. I did a quick check here and that's not what I'm getting. As long as the section/elevation line intersects or is in front of the furniture, it projects the correct elevation. I would suspect some other settings. Post the family?

[gbrowne]

Aaron,

Thanks for your reply. Here is a simple model recreating the issue. I went back and tried again, and it appears the issue lies only with model text. It is not about section lines, but about the front elevation/reference plane position relative to the text. If you move the model back from the plane in plan, the text becomes visible in front elevation.