display deck framing in plan

[sactown]

Using HD Pro 2024

 

I've set the layer display options for Framing: Deck Framing to display, but it still won't display in plan view (see pic). But I see the joists and beam in 3D view just fine. Interestingly, if I display the deck planking that will show up in plan view, but still no joists and beam. For reference, I did customize the framing of this deck, no idea if that matters here.

 

Any suggestions what else I need to do to see the deck framing in plan view?

 

 

[Rookie65]

You'll see the deck framing when you switch to the floor below 

[sactown]

11 hours ago, Rookie65 said:

You'll see the deck framing when you switch to the floor below 

Unfortunately that is not what is going on. When I am viewing floor 1, the deck outline is present but the framing is hidden. When I view floor 2 the deck outline is gone because the deck resides on floor 1.

 

The issue is that the deck framing won't display. Here's a pict, the orange box is around the deck area, the framing should be showing per the Layer Display Options but it doesn't.

[sactown]

9 hours ago, solver said:

You can copy/paste deck framing from one floor to another.

You can use Reference Display to show the deck framing on the floor above.

 

Thanks, but I just want the deck framing to display as it should on floor 1, I'm trying to solve that basic problem.

[sactown]

25 minutes ago, solver said:

 

Are you saying the deck framing does not display -- anywhere?

 

Close Pro and attach the plan file.

 

Well, the deck framing displays in 3D view, but I can't get it to display in the plan. here's a 3D pic of the plan I previously posted. And as requested I attached the plan in question. I'm sure I've done a lot of things in this plan poorly, it's quite a challenge as a noob to recreate something already existing.

9624 v4.plan

[sactown]

28 minutes ago, solver said:

 

As said above, the deck framing displays on floor 0.

 

 

Are you not understanding what has been suggested, or are you wanting something different?

 

OMG, I feel like such a noob, I didn't realize there is a floor zero. Yes that solves the problem, many thanks.

[sactown]

Unfortunately this still isn't completely right... beam and joists are showing up in plan view now but the deck posts still don't show up.

[sactown]

Here's screen shots showing no deck posts in plan view for either level 0 or level 1, both levels have display on for Framing-Deck Beams, Framing-Deck Framing, & Framing-Deck Posts. 3D shows the posts exist, but they don't show up in plan view. Frustrating, probably something simple but have no clue.

 

 

[sactown]

That's very helpful, thank you. I have no idea how I got my file all messed up but I've copied/pasted all deck items to floor 1 and now it's all there together.

 

What makes things more confusing is while the posts are showing Object Layer: Framing Posts, when I open the spec window it says there it is a deck post.

 

I want to better understand object layer info and searched that term in the reference manual and that term doesn't exist there. The manual has been great for a lot of things but this is an example of where it leaves me wanting more.

 

Thanks again for all the help.

[solver]

4 minutes ago, sactown said:

I want to better understand object layer info

 

Everything is an Object. 

Everything is on a Layer.

 

Object Layer = the Layer an Object is on.