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Working in Multiple Views

• Check Show Watermark to display the • Select the Current CAD Layer used in
watermark specified for the current plan the selected view. See “Current CAD
file in the selected view. See “Water- Layer” on page 323.
marks” on page 1334.
4 The Active Defaults settings are the
2 Specify the Annotation Set that the same as the Current Active Defaults in
selected view is currently using by the Active Defaults dialog. See “Active
choosing it from the drop-down list. See Defaults Dialog” on page 91.
“Annotation Sets Dialog” on page 94.
5 The Show Reference Floor settings are
3 Layers - also found in the Change Floor/
Reference dialog. See “Change Floor /
• Select the Layer Set used in the selected Reference Dialog” on page 723.
Plan View from the drop-down list. See
“Layer Sets” on page 187.

Working in Multiple Views

Although only one layout file can be open at the Project Browser. See “Project
a time, there is no limit to the number of plan Browser” on page 75.
files that can be open, nor is there a limit to • Click on a tab to make it the active view.
the number of plan view windows that can be
open. The name of the file and the type of • If there is not enough room in the pro-
view is stated at the top of each view window gram window to display all tabs, left and
in its title bar as well as in its tab. If the view right arrow buttons allow you to scroll
is saved, its name displays instead of the through the tabs.
view type. • Tabs can be reordered by clicking and
dragging.
By default, Chief Architect uses a tabbed
document interface, which means that when There is no limit to the number of 3D view
more than one view window is open in the windows that you can have open at a given
program window, each open window will time; bear in mind, though, that each window
have a tab that displays in a row above the demands use of your computer’s resources
currently active view. and that you may see poor performance if too
• Each tab states the name of file and either many views are open. See “3D Views” on
the name of the view or the view type. page 1041.
Wall Detail tabs also state the floor that There are several ways to close a view
the associated wall is found on. window. See “Closing Views and Files” on
• Each tab features an icon indicating its page 164.
type of view. These icons are also used in

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