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autocad.wishlist1734
2009-07-05, 10:50 PM
Summary: The ability to apply a specific layer to a specific object type.

Description: Automatic layer control. Include an additional tab in the Layers Properties Manager that can assign layers, colors, linetype, & lineweight to specific objects such as hatch, dimesions-per style, leaders, text of specific sizes, tables per style, viewports, blocks assigned by name, etc. The layer would return to it's original default layer after the objects are placed.

How Used: Layer assignments would significantly improve productivity and reduce the tedious element of repeatedly changing layers. This is especially true when annotating a drawing with leaders and dimensions. This could have a large impact on maintaining company standards in a drawing.

Feature Affinity: Drawing Tools 2D

Submitted By: Colleen klein on March 24, 2009

nadel
2009-09-18, 03:56 PM
Summary: The ability to apply a specific layer to a specific object type.

Description: Automatic layer control. Include an additional tab in the Layers Properties Manager that can assign layers, colors, linetype, & lineweight to specific objects such as hatch, dimesions-per style, leaders, text of specific sizes, tables per style, viewports, blocks assigned by name, etc. The layer would return to it's original default layer after the objects are placed.

How Used: Layer assignments would significantly improve productivity and reduce the tedious element of repeatedly changing layers. This is especially true when annotating a drawing with leaders and dimensions. This could have a large impact on maintaining company standards in a drawing.

Feature Affinity: Drawing Tools 2D

Submitted By: Colleen klein on March 24, 2009

and how to I avail this?

rkmcswain
2009-09-18, 04:06 PM
You can do this for the most part with tool palettes and/or customization...

Don Anderson
2009-09-25, 02:43 PM
I think what you/we really need is "layer" added to “Dimensions Style” we can set color, linetype, etc. etc for each part of a dimension but not layer?
And would like a “text style” column added to layers,

But like rkmcswain said “tool palettes” is the current tool you need, just drag and drop any dimension, block, line, or whatever in a tool palette adjust properties if needed.

P.S. I recommend checking out cadalyst tip and tricks videos http://video.cadalyst.com/