Layer settings

[Cathy_Simons]

Please, Someone tell me there is a quick application to set up layers. I want to click an icon on my desktop and have all the drawings I create have the same layer info as a default. Can I do that? Or am I only dreaming?

My client wants 22 layers in every single drawing. I don't want to have to set them up individually 98 times. I really don't.

This is my first day with autocad 2005, so be gentle.

Cat

[architech]

Hi CAT! :mrgreen:

LONG.... time no hear on this board from you .....

Anyway,
have you tried setting up a "template" (DWT)?
The template would have the layers in it ... etc... :idea:

Or have a block with the layers in it and then insert it into a blank DWG file before drafting.

OR you could make a button that launchs a script (SCR).

something like ....

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-layer
N
LAYER1,LAYER2,LAYER3
C
1
LAYER1,LAYER2,LAYER3

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See below for the explanation ... of the script.

N=NEW
...LAYER1 (ETC) = Your new layers
C= color to be assigned
1=red
layer1 ...etc ... = red is to be applied to these layers

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Another approach would be to create a LISP file to insert the layers, too.


Fellas .... anyone else want to chime in ... in here?


Good luck. :P

[Exxit]

Yes,

or can put the whole boiling into a macro:
^C^C-la;n;1,2,3,4,5;;...

lothar

[Archimedes]

as said by others it is possible...

Replies:
<architech> by making template...
<Exxit> by macro...

well i have a little basic one think its too basic but its practical for newbies...

try saving a .dwg file say MyTemp.dwg with all the desired layers that you want then post it in your destop... everytime you work on that you can click on that one on your desktop...

NOTE:
each time you work on a specific project using your premade layered .dwg file try saving it (save as) on your desired filename in order not to alter your premade .dwg file...ü



"Practice makes perfect...Perfect is flawless" ü

[csiarch]

If memory serves, didn't Archimedes invent the screw? :shock:

:lol: