Turning off a layer that a block sits on doesn't affect the visibility of
the block. Freezing, does, though, and that's how we use them. That way we
can control what blocks are visible in different views (block resting layers
are separated by simple view types - in our case above slab, common and
below slab). The layers the blocks are created from are the same between
them, though, so we can control aspects of their visibility depending on the
scale and purpose of the viewport. I don't know if that's making sense, but
it works very well for our application (wastewater treatment plants) where
having anything on layer 0 or other than bylayer would make it much more
difficult to manage.
I do see the value of layer 0 for blocks in a lot of applications. It just
didn't make sense to do that here just because "that's the way everyone else
does it".
That, or I'm missing some giant obvious reasoning.
"Warren Trost" wrote in message
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What happens if the block needs to be inserted on more than one layer where
one layer is turned off but the other one is left on, such as section cuts
on current and future construction where future may be off for some
printings?
"Dave Drahn" wrote in message
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They are created with layers that we can control through the layer manager
(well, with routines that change layer colors/linetypes as needed). What if
you have a block that has a need for different lineweights within it? I
suppose you could give poly width, but that limits you by the viewports
scale. Or a block that, in one viewport, you need to turn part of it off?
So, yea, no other good way to deal with that and those are the kinds of
blocks we have - they're kind of detailed.
As far as freeze/thaw (visibility of the entire block), that's accomplished
by what layer the block sits on (our block placement layers are named in
accordance with their "plan space") and has nothing to do with what layers
the block entities are created on - that layer it sits on also does not have
any affect on the color of the block, which is the way we need it here.
... so boo back, Don (tongue raspberryin' you back)
"Don Reichle" wrote in message
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Boo, hiss, boo Dave.
So your Blocks rest on Layers that need to be kept track of?
As to whether they're:
On;
Off;
Frozen;
or Thawed?
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"Dave Drahn" wrote in message
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And our standard is that NOTHING is drawn on layer 0...
"Lance W." wrote in message
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See I prefer BYBLOCK
Matt Stachoni wrote:
>
>>> 10. What are the special rules concerning layers and colors in Blocks?
>> This answer could be an AU topic .
>
> She actually did give the right answer I was looking form, which was to
> use
> Layer 0 and color Bylayer.