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Layers On/Off for sheets A1 A2 S1 S2 etc

Layers On/Off for sheets A1 A2 S1 S2 etc

Layers On/Off for sheets A1 A2 S1 S2 etc

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When drawing house plans using R14 I find it useful to have layer names that have information unique to each sheet that will be plotted; for example

A1_Dim would have dimensions for only the Arch (not struc)
A1_S1_Dim would have dimensions common to both.

Ive written a LISP routine that turns off all layers except the ones that are requested: Command: SHOW A1

This works great for say a 2-story house which has an
S1 Foundation
S2 Floor framing
S3 Roof framing

I am wondering if there is a better-quicker way to do something similar using the layout TABs in ACAD2002+

RE: Layers On/Off for sheets A1 A2 S1 S2 etc

You can control which layers are seen through a viewport. Each layout you create could have viewports that only show certain layers. Is this the kind of info you were looking for?

"Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right "
.. Henry Ford

RE: Layers On/Off for sheets A1 A2 S1 S2 etc

Hi,

...or use "Layer Manager", but it's not automatically...
Lothar

Win NT4.0(SP6),2000(SP3)
AC 2000i(SP2), ADT 3.0(SP3),
AC 2002, ADT 3.3,
AC 2004, ADT 2004

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