Layer creation lisp routine?

[boeris9333]

First off, I am new here...First post! woo hoo! I work at a engineering firm in Hillsboro, Or. and we are currently using version 2004.

Anyways, I am looking for a LISP routine that will promt the user (or even a tool button) to select the layers they need out of a long list of layers when the standard "structural" template is opened. It would then set up the name, color, linetype, etc for you. Volia! I know all the layers and layer settings I want to include, but I just need the format. I can probably figure out how to modify the routine to include the stuff I want. I would appreciate any help on this!!!
Justin

[zeljko.gjuranic]

Here is one solution that doesn't even require LISP:
You can save the template with all the possible layers, and when you open it, invoke the PURGE command, and simply remove the ones you don't need.
This could also be done using LISP, but you wouldn't gain any speed or simplicity.
I hope this helps.

[rkmcswain]

First off, I am new here...First post! woo hoo! I work at a engineering firm in Hillsboro, Or. and we are currently using version 2004.

Anyways, I am looking for a LISP routine that will promt the user (or even a tool button) to select the layers they need out of a long list of layers when the standard "structural" template is opened. It would then set up the name, color, linetype, etc for you. Volia! I know all the layers and layer settings I want to include, but I just need the format. I can probably figure out how to modify the routine to include the stuff I want. I would appreciate any help on this!!!
Justin

Are there always set "groups" of layers that needed to be added, such as "a" "b" "c" "d" "e"....."z"? Or will some drawings need "a" "d" "g" "u".... and others need a different mix such as "a" "b" "u" "k" "w"??

If there are defined groups of layers to be added, you could create a drawing for each group that contains those group of layers. Then you just need a bit of code to insert that drawing each time those layers are needed. This way the color, linetype, plotstyle, etc for the layers is easily set (by editing the drawing).

[boeris9333]

Here is one solution that doesn't even require LISP:
You can save the template with all the possible layers, and when you open it, invoke the PURGE command, and simply remove the ones you don't need.
This could also be done using LISP, but you wouldn't gain any speed or simplicity.
I hope this helps.

I guess what I really want is a button that brings up a dialog box (similar to what the osnap dialog box looks like), at any point you can open it and select layers to be incorporated.
Our LISP guy is on vaca. so I might just have to deal with a template with all the layers in it for now. I don't like the idea of purging layers before you have anything drawn, because 5 minutes into the drawing you may find you need several of the layers you just purged...
Thanks

[boeris9333]

Are there always set "groups" of layers that needed to be added, such as "a" "b" "c" "d" "e"....."z"? Or will some drawings need "a" "d" "g" "u".... and others need a different mix such as "a" "b" "u" "k" "w"??

If there are defined groups of layers to be added, you could create a drawing for each group that contains those group of layers. Then you just need a bit of code to insert that drawing each time those layers are needed. This way the color, linetype, plotstyle, etc for the layers is easily set (by editing the drawing).

Mainly set groups, but the user may not need all of the layers in that set group.
So for now, I have a template set up with ALL the layers, but I just started to create templates for foundation, framing, roof, etc...plans that only include layers that would be used in those specific type of plans. No code needed, just hit 'new' and select the appropriate template. Say you're going to be doing a foundation plan, select the 'struc-fdn' template.

[Opie]

Mainly set groups, but the user may not need all of the layers in that set group.
So for now, I have a template set up with ALL the layers, but I just started to create templates for foundation, framing, roof, etc...plans that only include layers that would be used in those specific type of plans. No code needed, just hit 'new' and select the appropriate template. Say you're going to be doing a foundation plan, select the 'struc-fdn' template.

That would be the easiest to setup and maintain.

[boeris9333]

Oh yeah! Check this...
I set my template up with no layers. Then saved a drawing file, only containing all the layers, to the same support template file. If you open content explorer, go to that layers drawing file, select layers, then drag and drop what you need. Also, if you don't use content explorer much (like me) just leave it in the layers of that drawing file when you close it and every time you open content explorer, your choice of layers are right there!
No programming needed! ha

[madcadder]

Mainly set groups, but the user may not need all of the layers in that set group.
So for now, I have a template set up with ALL the layers, but I just started to create templates for foundation, framing, roof, etc...plans that only include layers that would be used in those specific type of plans. No code needed, just hit 'new' and select the appropriate template. Say you're going to be doing a foundation plan, select the 'struc-fdn' template.

Instead of templates for foundation, framing, etc...

why not use layer filters in the one template? easier to maintain; something changes and you change the one template - not five.

[CadDog]

Check this out...

http://www.caddee.com/

[gilsoto13]

First off, I am new here...First post! woo hoo! I work at a engineering firm in Hillsboro, Or. and we are currently using version 2004.

Anyways, I am looking for a LISP routine that will promt the user (or even a tool button) to select the layers they need out of a long list of layers when the standard "structural" template is opened. It would then set up the name, color, linetype, etc for you. Volia! I know all the layers and layer settings I want to include, but I just need the format. I can probably figure out how to modify the routine to include the stuff I want. I would appreciate any help on this!!!
Justin

You can use something like this...

First code Lines is to load and reload a bunch of linetypes from a acad.lin file (you need to edit the folder inside the lisp and make sure there's an acad.lin in there to run) this way you fix linetypes.

Then you can load layers by typing a lisp command.. like "arch" or "str" or so... attached an example..

It will stuck if there an existing layer with the same name but frozen... , then you may need to thaw layers to make this routine to work always.