Button creation to import Layers

[Opie]

No, they didn't work either. I also tried it by taking out the spaces in the subdir name and the file name. It still won't get past just the network drive letter:

Command: _.-Insert
Enter block name or [?]: *"L:

Forgive me today, I'm under the weather. Try placing the asterisk within the quotes.

[SRBalliet]

Sorry, still no go,

I am now using:

^C^C^C^C_.-Insert;"*L:\\Data\\Drawing Templates\\Design Center.dwg";0,0;1;0;

and still get:

Command: _.-Insert
Enter block name or [?]: *"L:

(When taking out the spaces, I put the names of the subdir and file back with the spaces, since my tool pallettes are based on that path also)

I appreciate your effort. I've been trying to figure this out for a day and a half.

[scott.wilcox]

I think your macro may need forward slashes instead of backslashes. Try substituting them and see if it works.

Scott

[SRBalliet]

That was it! Now I get past the L: drive and its giving me an "invalid file name" error, but that is a problem on my end. I will try to work on that now. Thanks to all.

[jaberwok]

Why the asterisk?
Are you trying to insert a block pre-exploded or are you just trying to "insert layers" as in the original question?
If you only want the layers, there is no need to explode the block.

[paula.romano]

G'day

I've just had a question posed through our user group website and as I haven't touched AutoCAD in a long time, so I thought it better to ask here...

The question is...
What I'm trying to do is to create a button that when pressed on a new drawing, it brings in all your layers. I know this can be done, but I don't know how to do it?

Unfortunately I have no idea which version of AutoCAD they are running. Can anyone assist? Thanks in advance

KingBlads,

Why even make a button? Why not a new template drawing with all layers assigned, so that, they would already be set up at the beginning of the session without thinking about it?

Or if you wanted a button...have a button create all the layers using lisp, that way you wouldn't be relying on a particular drawing.

Paula

[blads]

KingBlads,

Why even make a button? Why not a new template drawing with all layers assigned, so that, they would already be set up at the beginning of the session without thinking about it?

Or if you wanted a button...have a button create all the layers using lisp, that way you wouldn't be relying on a particular drawing.

Paula

Thanks for your comments but all I was doing was relaying a question... I'm glad I'm a reviteer as I no longer have to worry about layers, buttons, etc BUT I'll pass your comments along to the person who asked the question via my autocad LUG (I'm their webmaster...)

[LanceMcHatton]

G'day

I've just had a question posed through our user group website and as I haven't touched AutoCAD in a long time, so I thought it better to ask here...

The question is...
What I'm trying to do is to create a button that when pressed on a new drawing, it brings in all your layers. I know this can be done, but I don't know how to do it?

Unfortunately I have no idea which version of AutoCAD they are running. Can anyone assist? Thanks in advance

Another way to do it is to have the button execute a lisp that creates the layers. Not only does it create the correct layers, but it will fix layers that already exist but have the incorrect color or linetype.

Button:
^C^C^P(load "L:/gcw-menus/lisp/GCWLayerSetMaster.lsp");LayerSetMaster

Lisp:

(defun c:LayerSetMaster ()
  (setvar "cmdecho" 0)
  (setvar "filedia" 0)
  (setq oldlayer (getvar "clayer"))
  (setq oldexpert (getvar "expert"))
  (setvar "expert" 3)
  (command "-linetype" "l" "*" "L:/Linetype/gcw.lin" "")
  (command "-layer"
	"m" "C-CURB-BACK" "c" "7" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-CURB-TICK" "c" "220" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-DRWY" "c" "21" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-DRWY-PATT" "c" "253" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-ESMT" "c" "41" "" "l" "G-ESMT" ""
	"m" "C-ESMT-CNTL" "c" "2" "" "l" "CENTER2" ""
	"m" "C-ESMT-SITE" "c" "60" "" "l" "G-ESMT" ""
	"m" "C-ESMT-SITE-PATT" "c" "24" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-LOTT" "c" "60" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-PROP" "c" "11" "" "l" "PHANTOM2" ""
	"m" "C-PROP-TICK" "c" "220" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-ROAD-CNTL" "c" "2" "" "l" "CENTER2" ""
	"m" "C-ROAD-EPMT" "c" "3" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-ROAD-GDBK" "c" "41" "" "l" "HIDDEN2" ""
	"m" "C-ROAD-RWAY" "c" "6" "" "l" "G-SMALLDASHPL" ""
	"m" "C-ROAD-TICK" "c" "220" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-SDWK" "c" "3" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-SDWK-PATT" "c" "252" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-SDWK-RAMP" "c" "2" "" "l" "continuous" ""
	"m" "C-SETB" "c" "7" "" "l" "HIDDEN" ""
	""
	)
  (setvar "clayer" oldlayer)
  (setvar "filedia" 1)
  (setvar "expert" oldexpert)
  (princ)
)

[SRBalliet]

Lance,

Continuing on that theme, then I assume you could also add on/off, freeze/thaw, etc. information to the strings in the lisp routine?

For example:

"m" "C-DRWY" "c" "21" "" "l" "continuous" "F" "LO" ""

Thanks

[blads]

Another way to do it is to have the button execute a lisp that creates the layers. Not only does it create the correct layers, but it will fix layers that already exist but have the incorrect color or linetype.

Wow! How is that ... thanks very much