ArchiCAD Step 3 _ Publishing.pdf

Step 3 : Publishing

A - Workflow & Project Setup

Until this point, you have only created the main ArchiCAD model. But when you want to share your creation (e.g. present it to the

staff jury), you have to do some additional work.

In ArchiCAD, the creation of layout sheets needs some preparation. In practice, this is usually configured by the template you

open, but for this introduction course, you need to make sure that you understand the full workflow. This manual text follows a

possible route to do this.

The logical order is to define views first, create a layout sheet next and then to drag the view on the sheet. However, views

are dependent on a few other settings, such as pen sets , display scale and layer combinations .

Defining Layer Combinations

All ArchiCAD objects are placed on layers. Any combination of layer settings can be stored as a Layer Combination .

Before you create a view, you need to make sure that a valid Layer Combination is chosen.

Display Settings for Model & Documentation

At the same time, the display settings define how the building is shown on screen. Before you create views, you need to

make sure that a valid Display Setting is chosen.

Similarly, the Display Scale defines how the font sizes are calculated and might define the display of certain scale-

sensitive elements, such as doors or windows.

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In an architectural office, it doesn't make sense to create the whole set of configurations each and everytime someone

works on a Project. It is therefore of utmost importance to define a common set of Office templates, so no matter who is

working on a project, all designs will be displayed according to the office standard.

B - The Navigator

The palette which resides normally at the right side of the ArchiCAD interface, is the Navigator. This is where you can access all

different views on the building model: drawings, floor plans, 3D models, sections, elevations, perspective views, listings etc...

It works in four different modes:

Project Map

This mode is the default mode and lets you navigate the ArchiCAD project. You can double click on any entry and the main

view will display this part of the project.

View Map

In the View Map, you can navigate through the different views . So what is a view?

Views in ArchiCAD are named 'views' of the project, containing a fixed Layer Combination, a fixed Display Scale and a fixed

Display Setting. You can create a new view, by setting the current viewport to specific settings and then capturing that as a

new view. Views restore many settings and are important for creating predictable drawings. You can create multiple views

from the same story and have each displayed differently, e.g. "ground floor plan 1:50" versus "site plan 1:1000".

When you select a view, you can access and change its settings:

There are 2D and 3D views, but they all contain an Identification, which can be set manually or automatically (derived from the

Project Map), which is recommended.

They contain a Layer Combination and a Display Scale.

2D Views contain Model View Options, chosen Dimension style and optionally the zoomed position.

3D Views can be either 3D Model views or PhotoRendering Views. They can capture all current settings, such as display

filters, 3D Window Settings, Cutting planes and Cutaways and PhotoRendering Settings. To Redefine a 3D View, select the

current view, adjust the settings, reopen its properties and choose "Redefine Image Settings with Current".

Remark: When defining 3D Views, they will become drawings when placed on a layout. Renderings are bitmap images,

but 3D Window views can be vector drawings, allowing sharp lines and clean hidden lines for printing. You might have

to choose the Internal Engine rather then the OpenGL engine for the display, to have linework instead of pixels.

Layout Book

Views are collected into a seperate bundle of documents and sheets.

A Layout Book is organized as a hierarchic set of layouts and subsets . A subset can contain other layouts or subsets.

Each Layout has a numbering (which is usually automatic) and can contain drawings. Drawings are referenced documents,

referring to views of the current project, but they can also refer to images and external documents, such as PDF

documents or DWG drawings.

Layout Book = the top level, the complete bundle of documents

Layout = a single 'page' in the book, usually a large plot sheet

Drawings... = an item that is placed onto a layout: a drawing, an image, an external document

Subset = a folder inside a book, which can contain other layouts

Layout

Drawings...

You place views onto layouts as drawings . This way, the placed view will maintain the correct scale, layer combination

and display settings. At any time, you can continue working on the Building Model. When returning to the layouts, the

drawings will be regenerated to reflect all recent changes. When placing drawings onto a layout, ArchiCAD will

automatically apply a title to the drawing and (by default) creates an automatic numbering. Multiple drawings can be placed

onto a single layout.

Each Layout has an ID (usually assigned automatically, to maintain a consistent page numbering) and inherits the

characteristics of a Master Layout , which is an empty sheet, but which can contain a title block.

A drawing has an ID and properties.

Identification : Normally, the ID and the name are derived from the View, as to obtain automatic naming for the

drawing titles. Most drawings are references to source views of the current project and are updated automatically.

Properties : The drawing has a size and a scale, but it can be optionally resized or rotated, if required.

Frame : You can add a printable frame around a drawing, although this is seldomly used in current practice.

Title : each drawing that is placed onto a layout can be assigned a title, which automatically adds the correct scale,

name and ID of the drawing.

Editing Layouts & Drawings

Beware that when placing drawings onto layouts, they seem to act as regular ArchiCAD entities, having a Settings dialog

and a convenient Pet Palette. However, when you stretch a drawing, you are resizing it, so the scale will not make sense.

You can use the upper row of editing tools to edit the drawing border, which crops the drawing, rather then resizes the

drawing.

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