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jonboy:
Am I missing the point here or something?

Solids (with HVAC, Mech. & Elec. Containment) is predominantly for 3D work - usually coordination. Ctb tables, layer names etc. take on a whole new ball game in this field. Styles that may be fine and acceptable in 2D layouts just don't work as well in 3D. Try it and see.
Maybe it's because of this that Paul is saying what he is?

Let's get some feedback going. Could be interesting this one.   :o

Andy Robins:
Hmmm interesting, why do you think that 2D layouts dont work in a 3D enviroment, when you switch to Paper Space (Layout) and plot with HIDE enabled on the layout, you get a 2D plot, right? so layer names, colours of layers are equally valid for 2D and 3D. dont you assign a pen thickness via a colour?

jonboy:

--- Quote from: Andy Robins ---why do you think that 2D layouts dont work in a 3D enviroment?
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Of course they do, Andy. What I'm getting at here is that, for a drawing to be of most use, the elements that are to be installed should stand out from the rest of the drawing. It's no good if the guy on site is struggling with a drawing where dimension lines, x-refs, etc. are as predominant as the stuff he's trying to install (which I've seen in some drawings!).

Taking it a stage further, if we issue a fully co-ordinated layout for reference (without dims, text, etc.) and then individual service layouts (complete with dims, text, etc.) these would require different pen settings because of the sheer complexity of one against the other. Likewise with mechanical and electrical drawings.

Am I making sense?    ???

Paul Marsland:

--- Quote from: jonboy ---Taking it a stage further, if we issue a fully co-ordinated layout for reference (without dims, text, etc.) and then individual service layouts (complete with dims, text, etc.) these would require different pen settings because of the sheer complexity of one against the other. Likewise with mechanical and electrical drawings.

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This is my point exactly, You may have a different pen table for each type/scale of drawing you create, But if you have many different tables, so will everyone else who produces similar drawings, why not have one common set that everyone uses??

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Steve-B:

--- Quote from: Brian Hogg ---As the layering system in Solids appears to be based on BS1192 the first question must surely be...
Is the layering system in CADduct Solids adequate and acceptable as it stands - if not what is wrong with it?
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The layering system in Solids is fine by me. Some users do, though, prefer separate layers for flow and return on certain systems.

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