I am working on a complex model and I am saving components from the master project to more manageable files that I can import into other projects.
I build a component in the master project, create the component and then select Save As…
This creates a new file with only the component. When I go to edit this file, the camera view behaves strangely-- as if the axes are in the wrong place or orientation. When I hit F12 to view from above I get a side view. Moving the axes doesn’t seem to affect how the camera view works in this new file. The behavior is similar to when you incorrectly place the axes upside down, but the axes appear correct.
When I view the component back in the original master project, the component’s camera views and axes appear to be in the correct location.
Is there something that I am missing or doing wrong? I wound appreciate any help I can get!
When you try to pan and orbit does the model behave strangely?
I am trying to separate different components mostly for my own workflow and because I often need to re-use the components later in other projects. I am trying to stop re-creating the wheel.
I will save another version of the component to give the correct starting orientation.
When I save the component from the master model, it orients this way. When you hit either F12 or F11 the orientation changes from this layout. To what I would consider the “side” view.
This is the “correct” orientation that I am expecting. A long flat box laying on its back, in you will.
Do you know that the Blue axis points up? When you create the component the component’s axes will be aligned with the model axes. Are you sure that your model axes haven’t been moved?
When I opened the last one the view was looking up at the bottom of the box. With a proper view looking at the sides of the box, it looks like this.
When I save the component it gets confused. I am noticing that the axis in the original document is incorrect looking but it behaves the way I expect with the F12, F11 views. What I mean is that the Blue axis is pointing sideways instead of up, but the views from Top and Iso act correctly.
there is something with the first attachement, when you zoom out (a long way) you would need to use zoom extends a few times (sometimes 4) That is unusual. deleting the guides did not make a difference. What is/was on the ‘Ceiling Acoustic’ Layer?
FWIW. I wouldn’t ‘group’ the dimensions in a component, this will ‘untie’ them from the geometry.
You can assign the ‘Dimension’ Layer directly.
The “Ceiling Acoustic” layer is from the master project to allow me to turn off the ceiling components so I can see the other parts of the model more easily.
I need to sanitize client information from Master file before I post it. Please standby.
I tried to mention that the axes colors are oriented wrong, but the model behaves correctly when I change views. Is it possible that I have additional axes in other components that are competing, for lack of a better term.
