Deleting Layer Filters

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to delete layer filters in bulk, not just one by one??

[Anonymous]

There is a LISP floating around here that does it: do a search.

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[Anonymous]

try CDG Purge it may help you it free download at www.caddevelopment.com


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jay

"James Espinoza" wrote in message
news:f195e62.-1@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> Is there a way to delete layer filters in bulk, not just one by one??
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[patrick_aps]

layer filters are stored in a tiny file of your AutoCAD installation. Change something in the layer filters, stop AutoCAD, find all files changed today in you AutoCAD folder and subfolder. I don't remenber the name, but it had extension LAY or LST or so. Delete it, start AutoCAD, if the layer states are still there, undelete it,an delete another of the search results...

[Anonymous]

"patrick_aps" wrote
> layer filters are stored in a tiny file of your AutoCAD installation.

Uh, no the're not, they are stored as a dictionary in the layer table.

[patrick_aps]

soory, my mistake,
the layer states of the bonus/express tools were, to my knowledge. Those of 2000i and later most likely not.

[Anonymous]

"patrick_aps" wrote in message news:f195e62.4@WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> soory, my mistake,
> the layer states of the bonus/express tools were, to my knowledge. Those of 2000i and later most likely not.

I think you are confusing layer *states* with named layer *filters*.

[Tony_R]

Or just copy-paste this into a LSP file & go.

(defun C:LayerFiltersDelete ()
(vl-Load-Com)
(vl-Catch-All-Apply '(lambda ()
(vla-Remove
(vla-GetExtensionDictionary
(vla-Get-Layers
(vla-Get-ActiveDocument
(vlax-Get-Acad-Object)))) "ACAD_LAYERFILTERS")))
(princ "\nAll layer filters have been deleted.")
(princ)
)

[cadtown]

Try http://www.cadtown.com

[jun3lynwes]

I have this LSP file (LayerFiltersDelete) loaded automatically, but how do you make it automatically perform the function.

[jun3lynwes]

I downloaded this file (DeleteAllLayerFilters.VLX), but there is no instruction on how to make this work. Is this suppose to automatically perform its function?

[Anonymous]

Place the file in the support folder, at the command line type (load"DeleteAllLayerFilters) it should autorun and tell you that the layer filters are deleted ...if not, type DeleteAllLayerFilters . -- Chip Harper Autodesk Discussion Group Facilitator http://home.comcast.net/~hot4cad/

[Anonymous]

APPLOAD command. -- Dean Saadallah Add-on products for LT http://www.pendean.com/lt --

[Anonymous]

oops ...typo there should be ...(load"DeleteAllLayerFilters") note the closing quote ... -- Chip Harper Autodesk Discussion Group Facilitator http://home.comcast.net/~hot4cad/

[jun3lynwes]

(load"DeleteAllLayerFilters") , this will load it to the file but you still have to type "DALF" to start cleaning up.
How about automatically initiating the command when you open up the file.

[Anonymous]

Create a button with this .... ^C^C(if (not c:DALF)(load"DeleteAllLayerFilters"));DALF; .. if the utility is not already loaded, it will load it and run it... if already loaded it will just run it. -- Chip Harper Autodesk Discussion Group Facilitator http://home.comcast.net/~hot4cad/

[jun3lynwes]

I appreciate your quick response to my inquiry.
If I create a button for this utility, that means somebody has to physically click on that button to run it.
On earlier version of AutoCAD, I added a line in the "AutoExec" that purge the drawing when it opens. I was looking for something similar.
Thanks

[Anonymous]

You can place this in the acadXXXXdoc.lsp file to autoload and run with each fileopen.... (load"DeleteAllLayerFilters") (c:DALF) This file is loaded automatically by AutoCAD every time a drawing is opened. It establishes an autoloader and other utility functions. -- Chip Harper Autodesk Discussion Group Facilitator http://home.comcast.net/~hot4cad/

[jun3lynwes]

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Your Welcome :-) -- Chip Harper Autodesk Discussion Group Facilitator http://home.comcast.net/~hot4cad/