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Anonymous
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Style layers


I have C3D 2007 SP1A installed and wanted to
purge the unused layers that were created from styles that I brought in from
other drawings. Can I do this?



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Message 2 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Not easily. If the layer is still called by a style that is in the dwg, it
cannot be purged.

--
James Wedding, P.E.
Engineered Efficiency, Inc.
Civil 3D 2007
XP Tablet, SP2, 2GHz, 2G
www.eng-eff.com
www.civil3d.com
Message 3 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Thanks James, that is what I was afraid of. In my template I brought in
several styles so I could easily modify the ones I needed. Now I have about
50 layers that I have no use for.
Brian

"James Wedding" wrote in message
news:5224180@discussion.autodesk.com...
Not easily. If the layer is still called by a style that is in the dwg, it
cannot be purged.

--
James Wedding, P.E.
Engineered Efficiency, Inc.
Civil 3D 2007
XP Tablet, SP2, 2GHz, 2G
www.eng-eff.com
www.civil3d.com
Message 4 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

If you opt to go the long, tedious route of changing layers in the styles,
make sure you also do the 3D layers too! Often overlooked.

Man, that would make a nice routine for some 3rd party to gin up!

Rick
"Brian" wrote in message
news:5224159@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks James, that is what I was afraid of. In my template I brought in
several styles so I could easily modify the ones I needed. Now I have about
50 layers that I have no use for.
Brian

"James Wedding" wrote in message
news:5224180@discussion.autodesk.com...
Not easily. If the layer is still called by a style that is in the dwg, it
cannot be purged.

--
James Wedding, P.E.
Engineered Efficiency, Inc.
Civil 3D 2007
XP Tablet, SP2, 2GHz, 2G
www.eng-eff.com
www.civil3d.com
Message 5 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Rick,
Can you explain in a little more detail how to do that?

Brian
"Rick Graham" wrote in message
news:5224162@discussion.autodesk.com...
If you opt to go the long, tedious route of changing layers in the styles,
make sure you also do the 3D layers too! Often overlooked.

Man, that would make a nice routine for some 3rd party to gin up!

Rick
"Brian" wrote in message
news:5224159@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks James, that is what I was afraid of. In my template I brought in
several styles so I could easily modify the ones I needed. Now I have about
50 layers that I have no use for.
Brian

"James Wedding" wrote in message
news:5224180@discussion.autodesk.com...
Not easily. If the layer is still called by a style that is in the dwg, it
cannot be purged.

--
James Wedding, P.E.
Engineered Efficiency, Inc.
Civil 3D 2007
XP Tablet, SP2, 2GHz, 2G
www.eng-eff.com
www.civil3d.com
Message 6 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Brian,

Its just a matter of starting in your setting tab at the top and selecting
each option. I would start at the very top - this will set some of the
layers for you globally and will work their way down the navigation tree.

Remember when you are looking at a Dsiplay for an item, even display items
that you KNOW you won't use AND the greyed out display items (well some of
them will allow you to change layers) must be changed to your layering
standard.

In each display tab there is a 2D aand 3D option. you must choose the 3D
display options too.

In you the layout tab for each and every options, you should also change
those to your layering standards.

I told you its a long drawn out process! If there's an easier way - I don't
want to hear it as I'm 80% done with that aspect of styles creation! 😛 I
really, if you have an easier way to do this, I'd love to hear from anyone
on this.

HTH,

Rick
"Brian" wrote in message
news:5224307@discussion.autodesk.com...
Rick,
Can you explain in a little more detail how to do that?

Brian
"Rick Graham" wrote in message
news:5224162@discussion.autodesk.com...
If you opt to go the long, tedious route of changing layers in the styles,
make sure you also do the 3D layers too! Often overlooked.

Man, that would make a nice routine for some 3rd party to gin up!

Rick
"Brian" wrote in message
news:5224159@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks James, that is what I was afraid of. In my template I brought in
several styles so I could easily modify the ones I needed. Now I have about
50 layers that I have no use for.
Brian

"James Wedding" wrote in message
news:5224180@discussion.autodesk.com...
Not easily. If the layer is still called by a style that is in the dwg, it
cannot be purged.

--
James Wedding, P.E.
Engineered Efficiency, Inc.
Civil 3D 2007
XP Tablet, SP2, 2GHz, 2G
www.eng-eff.com
www.civil3d.com
Message 7 of 7
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

I always add a firms initials to layer names and style names. For example
H-ALIGN or H-PROFILE. Do the same thing with styles: H Existing Surface
Style, or H Proposed Surface Style.

When the drawing goes out the door only to return again, you'll know what
belongs to you, and what belongs to someone else. You can then easily
(well - sort of) delete any of their styles not currently being used - and
then delete the layers...
--

sm

Scott McEachron
DC CADD, Dallas - Fort Worth
http://c3dpavingtheway.blogspot.com/


"Brian" wrote in message
news:5224307@discussion.autodesk.com...
Rick,
Can you explain in a little more detail how to do that?

Brian
"Rick Graham" wrote in message
news:5224162@discussion.autodesk.com...
If you opt to go the long, tedious route of changing layers in the styles,
make sure you also do the 3D layers too! Often overlooked.

Man, that would make a nice routine for some 3rd party to gin up!

Rick
"Brian" wrote in message
news:5224159@discussion.autodesk.com...
Thanks James, that is what I was afraid of. In my template I brought in
several styles so I could easily modify the ones I needed. Now I have about
50 layers that I have no use for.
Brian

"James Wedding" wrote in message
news:5224180@discussion.autodesk.com...
Not easily. If the layer is still called by a style that is in the dwg, it
cannot be purged.

--
James Wedding, P.E.
Engineered Efficiency, Inc.
Civil 3D 2007
XP Tablet, SP2, 2GHz, 2G
www.eng-eff.com
www.civil3d.com

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