Plotting viewport layers to DWF

[Anonymous]

Why when plotting a paperspace drawing with a viewports containing XREFs to DWF does the layers within the viewport not get carried to the DWF? All layers within the viewport are placed on layer 0 although the colors are correct. Any help with this matter would be very appreciated.

[Anonymous]

I have the same question. I see that this issue has received many posts. ADesk, what's up with Layers not appearing in the DWFs? We use A2004, have the layer information set, and have all layers on and thawed. Only a subset of the layers show up in the DWF layer list.

[Anonymous]

As a test I just created a macro to create a point on every layer. Now All thawed/on layers come across. Come on AutoDesk, Fix This!

Here is the code. I am using Xdata so I can Blow Away the points easily.

Private Sub cmdCLPts_Click()
Dim vPt As Variant, aPt As AcadPoint, aBlk As AcadBlock, aLay As AcadLayer
Dim xType(0 To 1) As Integer, xData(0 To 1) As Variant

xType(0) = 1001: xData(0) = "LAYER VISIBILITY PT"
xType(1) = 1000: xData(1) = "Come on AutoDesk!"

Hide
Set aBlk = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.Block
vPt = GetPointex(, "Pick Layer Visbility Point")
If (bAcadError) Then
Show
Exit Sub
End If
For Each aLay In ThisDrawing.Layers
Set aPt = aBlk.AddPoint(vPt)
aPt.Layer = aLay.Name
aPt.SetXData xType, xData
aPt.Update
Next
Show
End Sub

[Anonymous]

Bummer. We have nested blocks in our drawings with the entities on various layers. It appears as though the DWF process does not account for this. Any comments ADesk?

[Anonymous]

This appears to be a publishing error, not a viewing error. Have you posted this on the AutoCAD newsgroup? -- John Schmier Autodesk DOFF QA

[Anonymous]

No. Please point me in the right direction and I will. It appears to me as though the DWF output process flattens nested objects and puts all visible objects on their individual layers. If this is true it is a major drawback to one of DWF's main advantages over the forthcoming EPDF format.

[Anonymous]

This is true. This issue first came up in AutoCAD 2000 when DWF was changed so that the files were generated from the plotting system instead of the video system. This is a known issue. "egcallis" wrote in message news:19509133.1101981391443.JavaMail.jive@jiveforum2.autodesk.com... > No. Please point me in the right direction and I will. It appears to me as > though the DWF output process flattens nested objects and puts all visible > objects on their individual layers. If this is true it is a major drawback > to one of DWF's main advantages over the forthcoming EPDF format.

[Anonymous]

Scott,

Has there been any improvemnt around this issue?

[Anonymous]

Please refresh my mind on this issue. The earlier parts of the thread are
not found by my newsreader.

wrote in message news:5185767@discussion.autodesk.com...
Scott,

Has there been any improvemnt around this issue?

[Anonymous]

Re: Plotting viewport layers to DWF
No. Please point me in the right direction and I will. It appears to me as though the DWF output process flattens nested objects and puts all visible objects on their individual layers. If this is true it is a major drawback to one of DWF's main advantages over the forthcoming EPDF format.

[Anonymous]

Reply From: Scott Sheppard
Date: Dec/02/04 - 11:47 (EST)

Re: Plotting viewport layers to DWF
This is true. This issue first came up in AutoCAD 2000 when DWF was changed
so that the files were generated from the plotting system instead of the
video system. This is a known issue.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the reminder. This item is on the wish list. It can be
considered for a future release. It is unlikely that anything will change in
this regard prior to the next AutoCAD release.

wrote in message news:5185772@discussion.autodesk.com...
Re: Plotting viewport layers to DWF
No. Please point me in the right direction and I will. It appears to me as
though the DWF output process flattens nested objects and puts all visible
objects on their individual layers. If this is true it is a major drawback
to one of DWF's main advantages over the forthcoming EPDF format.

[Anonymous]

Okay, but ... Grrrh!

We will look a using the EPDF format to see if it will do what we need.