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argusy
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Wed Jun 29, 2005 4:10 pm Post subject:
layer manager |
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Greetings
I've been learning just the basic usage of 2000 LT for some time, now, and the
company has just upgraded to 2006 LT. (2006 or any other version was just too
expensive).
My predecessor often selected layers and copied them to other files, just to
show different scenarios. This means when a room or floor is modified, I have to
modify one file, then cut and paste the mods to the other files to keep them correct
When one building has seven floors, another five, there's about six sites from
the hospital, and thirteen blood collection centres dotted around the state, I
end up spending an inordinate amount of time in AutoCAD, when I have other
responsibilities
I would like to see a custom feature added.
A layer SELECTION manager.
I DON'T mean the filter manager - all that does is filter out layers - it does
NOT turn layers on or off. You still have to do that separately
What I'm looking for is a single click selection of layers that are grouped for
the different scenarios at all these sites. Result: only one file per site, not
six to eight.
Most of these site files contain layers that show service utilities, walls, room
numbers, room descriptions, fire doors, PA speakers, smoke/fire detectors,
physical containment (PC) labs, benches and large electronic equipment (along
with all the rest!!)
Example - a basic building (or floor) outline (walls, windows, doors and room
numbers, and all the other 67 layers turned off)
Another - a fire layout (walls, windows, doors, detectors, speakers and nothing
else)
A third - total area usage (walls, windows, doors, benches, equipment, room
descriptions)
So far, trolling the internet, I've come across an enormous amount of add-ons,
but none seems to describe what I want. Some are neat, like turning off layers
by clicking on an object within a layer, but that still means I have to pick the
objects to hide layers, and then open up the layer screen and turn on the layers
I want. As I said - a one click selection to do all this
Please don't tell me that the full versions have this facility - I think I would
go dig me a hole, jump in it, and pull it over my head. (I wasn't consulted
about the upgrade - it just happened, and I don't have the money to get a full
version, just to find out if they do)
Argusy
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Medeziner
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Mon Jul 04, 2005 8:10 am Post subject:
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Sounds like you want a button click to do it. I had to
use LT until I got the full version and used this method.
1. Create a user defined menu button
2. In the macro command box put in the following
using your layer names of course:
-LAYER;S;0;F;L1;F;L2;T;L3;T;L4
This would first set the current layer to 0
Then it would freeze layers L1 & L2
Then it would thaw layers L3 & L4
Then to go the other way cut and paste that line to another new button
-LAYER;S;0;T;L1;T;L2;F;L3;F;L4
The -LAYER keeps the dialog box from popping up
The S;0 sets the current layer to 0 (zero)
The T;L1 & T;L2 thaws layers L1 & L2
The F;L3 & F;L4 freezes layers L3 & L4
In case you don't know the ; acts as a return
If you have trouble just post a list of your layers. Just
be sure to say something like:
Freeze floor-layer1, floor-layer2, floor-layer3, floor-layer4
Thaw wall-layer1, wall-layer2, wall-layer3, wall-layer4
or whatever YOUR layer names are. I can then set up a
button macro for each button you need so you can then
just do a cut and paste .
Richard
"argusy" <argusy@slmember.on.net> wrote in message
news:42C2B1FD.6020806@slmember.on.net...
| Quote: | Greetings
I've been learning just the basic usage of 2000 LT for some time, now, and
the company has just upgraded to 2006 LT. (2006 or any other version was
just too expensive).
My predecessor often selected layers and copied them to other files, just
to show different scenarios. This means when a room or floor is modified,
I have to modify one file, then cut and paste the mods to the other files
to keep them correct
When one building has seven floors, another five, there's about six sites
from the hospital, and thirteen blood collection centres dotted around the
state, I end up spending an inordinate amount of time in AutoCAD, when I
have other responsibilities
I would like to see a custom feature added.
A layer SELECTION manager.
I DON'T mean the filter manager - all that does is filter out layers - it
does NOT turn layers on or off. You still have to do that separately
What I'm looking for is a single click selection of layers that are
grouped for the different scenarios at all these sites. Result: only one
file per site, not six to eight.
Most of these site files contain layers that show service utilities,
walls, room numbers, room descriptions, fire doors, PA speakers,
smoke/fire detectors, physical containment (PC) labs, benches and large
electronic equipment (along with all the rest!!)
Example - a basic building (or floor) outline (walls, windows, doors and
room numbers, and all the other 67 layers turned off)
Another - a fire layout (walls, windows, doors, detectors, speakers and
nothing else)
A third - total area usage (walls, windows, doors, benches, equipment,
room descriptions)
So far, trolling the internet, I've come across an enormous amount of
add-ons, but none seems to describe what I want. Some are neat, like
turning off layers by clicking on an object within a layer, but that still
means I have to pick the objects to hide layers, and then open up the
layer screen and turn on the layers I want. As I said - a one click
selection to do all this
Please don't tell me that the full versions have this facility - I think I
would go dig me a hole, jump in it, and pull it over my head. (I wasn't
consulted about the upgrade - it just happened, and I don't have the money
to get a full version, just to find out if they do)
Argusy
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argusy
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Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject:
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Thanks, Richard.
I'll forward this to my work email, and have a play around tomorrow.
I think I understand it.
Let you know later.
Graham AKA argusy
Medeziner wrote:
| Quote: | Sounds like you want a button click to do it. I had to
use LT until I got the full version and used this method.
1. Create a user defined menu button
2. In the macro command box put in the following
using your layer names of course:
-LAYER;S;0;F;L1;F;L2;T;L3;T;L4
This would first set the current layer to 0
Then it would freeze layers L1 & L2
Then it would thaw layers L3 & L4
Then to go the other way cut and paste that line to another new button
-LAYER;S;0;T;L1;T;L2;F;L3;F;L4
The -LAYER keeps the dialog box from popping up
The S;0 sets the current layer to 0 (zero)
The T;L1 & T;L2 thaws layers L1 & L2
The F;L3 & F;L4 freezes layers L3 & L4
In case you don't know the ; acts as a return
If you have trouble just post a list of your layers. Just
be sure to say something like:
Freeze floor-layer1, floor-layer2, floor-layer3, floor-layer4
Thaw wall-layer1, wall-layer2, wall-layer3, wall-layer4
or whatever YOUR layer names are. I can then set up a
button macro for each button you need so you can then
just do a cut and paste .
Richard
"argusy" <argusy@slmember.on.net> wrote in message
news:42C2B1FD.6020806@slmember.on.net...
Greetings
I've been learning just the basic usage of 2000 LT for some time, now, and
the company has just upgraded to 2006 LT. (2006 or any other version was
just too expensive).
My predecessor often selected layers and copied them to other files, just
to show different scenarios. This means when a room or floor is modified,
I have to modify one file, then cut and paste the mods to the other files
to keep them correct
When one building has seven floors, another five, there's about six sites
from the hospital, and thirteen blood collection centres dotted around the
state, I end up spending an inordinate amount of time in AutoCAD, when I
have other responsibilities
I would like to see a custom feature added.
A layer SELECTION manager.
I DON'T mean the filter manager - all that does is filter out layers - it
does NOT turn layers on or off. You still have to do that separately
What I'm looking for is a single click selection of layers that are
grouped for the different scenarios at all these sites. Result: only one
file per site, not six to eight.
Most of these site files contain layers that show service utilities,
walls, room numbers, room descriptions, fire doors, PA speakers,
smoke/fire detectors, physical containment (PC) labs, benches and large
electronic equipment (along with all the rest!!)
Example - a basic building (or floor) outline (walls, windows, doors and
room numbers, and all the other 67 layers turned off)
Another - a fire layout (walls, windows, doors, detectors, speakers and
nothing else)
A third - total area usage (walls, windows, doors, benches, equipment,
room descriptions)
So far, trolling the internet, I've come across an enormous amount of
add-ons, but none seems to describe what I want. Some are neat, like
turning off layers by clicking on an object within a layer, but that still
means I have to pick the objects to hide layers, and then open up the
layer screen and turn on the layers I want. As I said - a one click
selection to do all this
Please don't tell me that the full versions have this facility - I think I
would go dig me a hole, jump in it, and pull it over my head. (I wasn't
consulted about the upgrade - it just happened, and I don't have the money
to get a full version, just to find out if they do)
Argusy
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