Displaying Framing in a Cross Section/Elevation View

QUESTION

I am not able to see my framing when I create a cross section/elevation view. What do I need to do to display the framing?

ANSWER

If you are unable to see framing in a cross section/elevation view, framing components may not yet be generated or may not be displayed correctly within the active layer set. 

To display framing in a cross section/elevation view

1. If you have not yet built framing in your plan, select Build> Framing> Build Framing , check the appropriate framing boxes in the dialog that appears, then click OK.
   
   In this example we will generate framing for every category. 
   
   

   Note: You may be presented with several Question dialog boxes asking if you'd like to display framing layers in the current view.
   
   For the purposes of this example, we will select No to not turn on the layers related to our framing. If you want to see this framing you will want to switch to one of your "Framing" plan views. For more information on plan views please the Related Articles section. 

   
   
   
   
   
2. Select 3D> Create Orthographic View> Cross Section/Elevation  or Back Clipped Cross Section from the menu, then click and drag a camera arrow to create a cross section/elevation view.
   
   
   
3. To control which framing layers are displayed, navigate to Tools> Layer Settings> Display Options from the menu to open the Layer Display Options dialog or access the Active Layer Display Options side window.
   
   
   
4. In the dialog or side window that displays:
   
   
   
   
   • To quickly, and easily, see framing in the section view, use the Layer Sets drop-down to switch to the "3D Framing Layer Set."
     
     

     For more information on Layer Sets, please see the "Understanding Layer Sets" resource in the Related Articles section.

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   • If you would like additional control over which framing layers are displayed, create a new layer set by selecting the Copy Set button.
     
     In this example, a new Layer Set has been created called "Section View Framing Layer Set."
     
     

     Note: If you created a new Layer Set and would like to assign it to cross section/elevation views that you create going forward, consider adjusting the Default Settings associated with the Cross Section/Elevation and Back Clipped Cross Section camera tools.

      
     

     Making changes to the 3D Framing Layer Set directly will also impact how your Orthographic and Perspective Framing Overviews generate. For this reason it is best to create a custom layer set for your cross section/elevation views.

     
     
   • Browse to the layers that start with "Framing, ..." and check the Disp column or Display box of each layer that you would like to display.
     
     
   • For any layers that you don't want to display, remove the check from the Disp column or Display box instead. Common layers that may need to be hidden to see the framing components within include "Walls, Normal" and "Roof Planes."
     
     
   • Click OK to close the dialog and apply your changes.
     
   
   
   
5. The selected framing layers will now display in the active cross section/elevation view.
   
   

   Horizontal framing objects that are cut by the cross section plane display as boxes containing an 'X'. Wall blocking, joist blocking, and roof blocking cut by the cross section plane displays as a box containing a single diagonal line.
   
   If you'd like to display framing alongside the rest of your house, such as walls, roofs, and floors, but only want to see framing up to a certain distance, consider using the Framing Back Clip option in the Cross Section/Elevation specification. For more information on clipping elevation views, please see the Related Articles section.