Steps to reproduce:
In a new project from any OOTB template (and probably some of your custom ones as well):
All existing walls cut in view show blue fill REGARDLESS of the material properties of the material override. Walls will not show blue fill in plan or section views. I understand that the cut pattern override is derived from that column in the Graphic Override tab of the Phase dialog. However, this is where it gets interesting.
Remove the material override for existing in the Graphic Override tab of the Phases dialog and the blue fill goes away in 3D views. Hidden Line plans and sections are unaffected. Add a material override and the existing walls in 3D view change back to a blue fill which should be pulling overrides from the Cut Pattern column, not the material column. This occurs to all types of phasing, Existing, Demo, Temp and New if the phase filter specifies Overridden for those objects.
I came across this while trouble shooting a concern from a coworker. I think the answer to his question is to simply be sure you are using the Cut Pattern to override your cut patterns and use material only if you plan on changing the shaded and realistic surface materials. I can't think of any negative implications of this but wanted to see if anyone else could think of any. Has anyone tried doing phase filter overriden 3d views where you can't have the original layers of the existing wall showing because you need a shading/render material specified and it changes the wall to a blue fill?
In a new project from any OOTB template (and probably some of your custom ones as well):
- Create a wall in an existing phase
- Go to any 3D view and set the section box to cut existing objects
- Set 3D view to a new phase
- Set Phase Filter to any filter which shows existing as "Overridden". Show Previous + New is an example
- In Phase dialog box, clear overrides for Cut pattern (should be no overrides and visible) for Existing in Graphic Overrides tab.
All existing walls cut in view show blue fill REGARDLESS of the material properties of the material override. Walls will not show blue fill in plan or section views. I understand that the cut pattern override is derived from that column in the Graphic Override tab of the Phase dialog. However, this is where it gets interesting.
Remove the material override for existing in the Graphic Override tab of the Phases dialog and the blue fill goes away in 3D views. Hidden Line plans and sections are unaffected. Add a material override and the existing walls in 3D view change back to a blue fill which should be pulling overrides from the Cut Pattern column, not the material column. This occurs to all types of phasing, Existing, Demo, Temp and New if the phase filter specifies Overridden for those objects.
I came across this while trouble shooting a concern from a coworker. I think the answer to his question is to simply be sure you are using the Cut Pattern to override your cut patterns and use material only if you plan on changing the shaded and realistic surface materials. I can't think of any negative implications of this but wanted to see if anyone else could think of any. Has anyone tried doing phase filter overriden 3d views where you can't have the original layers of the existing wall showing because you need a shading/render material specified and it changes the wall to a blue fill?
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