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gortex
12th Dec 2006, 06:40 pm
I have a plan that we are dividing up into Zones by colour we have 17 different zones, that's why we are using colour. When I try to label the zones, the text does not show through nor do the interior walls. What gives? I tried all the Draw order options. What other suggestions do you have?

ASAP IF POSSIBLE

TIA.


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f700es
12th Dec 2006, 06:46 pm
Put the color hatch fills on seperate layers and then select these and use the "Draw Order" command to send them to the back.
gortex
12th Dec 2006, 06:49 pm
i tried that already too.
f700es
12th Dec 2006, 06:55 pm
Sorry I miseed that you tried Draw Order. And this does not work?

Do you mean like this....

http://f700es.googlepages.com/color-fills.jpg
gortex
12th Dec 2006, 07:02 pm
yes.

it's like the text is hidden???
StykFacE
12th Dec 2006, 07:10 pm
use ET to create a box around the text. then do your solid hatching. this will seperate the hatch from the text, making it visible.
f700es
12th Dec 2006, 07:12 pm
I did exactly like I described. There must be something weird going on with yours.
I checked out your company's site, very nice. I used to work for a home builder up here in NC for a while.
www.cihhomes.net (http://www.cihhomes.net)
f700es
12th Dec 2006, 07:13 pm
use ET to create a box around the text. then do your solid hatching. this will seperate the hatch from the text, making it visible.


Good idea but the DrawOrder should do it.
StykFacE
12th Dec 2006, 07:19 pm
yeah i guess it should, beings that he's plotting in color.
gortex
12th Dec 2006, 07:23 pm
THE INTERIOR WALLS ARE NOT SHOWING UP EITHER. i ANT ABOUT TO HATCH AROUND THOSE THINGS!

I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A 15 MINUTE PROJECT!!! I STARTED ON IT AT 2:00PM YESTERDAY!, GRANTED I DID DO OTHER THINGS ONCE I COULDNT FIGURE IT OUT.

ACTUALLY, THE WALLS DID SHOW THROUGH BEFORE HE WANTED THE TEXT ON TOP OF THE SOLID FILL.

ARGGGHHH!

THANKS ANYWAY GUYS!
f700es
12th Dec 2006, 07:23 pm
yeah i guess it should, beings that he's plotting in color.

Well I always try to have my hatches behind my lines. I think that it just looks better but that's just me.
f700es
12th Dec 2006, 07:29 pm
THE INTERIOR WALLS ARE NOT SHOWING UP EITHER. i ANT ABOUT TO HATCH AROUND THOSE THINGS!

I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A 15 MINUTE PROJECT!!! I STARTED ON IT AT 2:00PM YESTERDAY!, GRANTED I DID DO OTHER THINGS ONCE I COULDNT FIGURE IT OUT.

ACTUALLY, THE WALLS DID SHOW THROUGH BEFORE HE WANTED THE TEXT ON TOP OF THE SOLID FILL.

ARGGGHHH!

THANKS ANYWAY GUYS!

You shouldn't have to. Freeze everything except the walls doors and windows. Freeze all text, dims, leaders, everything. When using the hatch command use the "pick point" command instead of the "select object". See if this gets inside your walls.
StykFacE
12th Dec 2006, 07:32 pm
Well I always try to have my hatches behind my lines. I think that it just looks better but that's just me.
same here. and i never use solid fill hatches.... ugh... lol

8)
f700es
12th Dec 2006, 07:36 pm
same here. and i never use solid fill hatches.... ugh... lol

8)

Well solid and gradient hatches have their places. I like them myself. I really like them since I can make them ANY color under the rainbow. I really easy way to embllish a floorplan or elevation.
dtkell
12th Dec 2006, 08:12 pm
Make a block out of your hatch and x-ref it to your dwg.
Make sure that it has the boundaries included and attributable. Easier to make changes this

I've generally had a more stable draworder this way.
StykFacE
12th Dec 2006, 08:17 pm
nice tip. never thought of that. 8)