Overriding the HPLAYER value in a custom hatch tool

[ya713957]

Hi there, a little help on this matter much appreciated.

I am setting up a CAD standard dwg file at the office, and I have created a tool palette with some custom hatches.
Each tool inserts its hatch pattern onto a specific layer (e.g concrete hatch on A-PATT_CONC, blockwork hatch on A-PATT_BLOK, etc....)

I set HPLAYER to A-PATT so that every new hatch created in the file will automatically go to that layer (trying to avoid hatches on wrong layers!)

The problem i am now facing is that the new HPLAYER value is overriding my hatches in the tool palette, and any hatch created from the tool palette is automatically going to A-PATT regardless of the layer setting in each tool.

Is there any way to get my hatch tools to ignore/override the HPLAYER value? I tried using layer keys but it seems hathces are not AEC objects.

[BlackBox]

If the Hatch Palette items are configured to go onto the correct layers, then there's no need for you to modify HPLAYER sysvar... The use of the Palette will handle the layering for you.

If you're also trying to account for users ignoring the Palette, and invoking the HATCH Command instead, simply add a Command Reactor via LISP to store then set HPLAYER when the HATCH Command begins, and restore HPLAYER when the Command ends.


Cheers

[ya713957]

Not very capable with lisp yet but will research command reactors. Thank you!