Worksets as layers????

[Anonymous]

A co-worker and I have been having an ongoing discussion about using the workset option as something akin to layers in Photoshop or AutoCAD. We have worksharing enabled with no issues about borrowing elements, but she has been setting up worksets for various things such as "interior furnishings", "roof", "ceiling", "floor plan", etc, mainlly as a means to group like objects together. She will then turn off these worksets when she wants objects and elements to disappear from certain views. (i.e. turns off roof workset in 3D view, thereby also removing any roof, mechanical or duct work she would have added to that "workset"

My knowledge of worksets is basic, at best, and I don't truly understand the term "editable" in this context. Can worksets be used as layers, in the sense that they should be used strictly for adjusting visibility?

Thanks so much for any advice or explanation you can give me!

[Anonymous]

don't mind me but why not just use
visibility graphic overrides?

[Anonymous]

I would not think of worksets as layers. It really has 2 purposes that I
can think of at the moment which really go hand in hand. One, it allows you
to work with others on the same project, at the same time. The other, which
is what I think you are referring to. Is that it allows you if you have a
large project to not load objects or areas that you don't need. It allows
others on your team to work on those areas and speeds up the
opening/saving/working process if it doesn't have to load a bunch of stuff
that you aren't going to be working on. However, it is not recommended to
use it to set up your layering standards.

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A co-worker and I have been having an ongoing discussion about using the
workset option as something akin to layers in Photoshop or AutoCAD. We have
worksharing enabled with no issues about borrowing elements, but she has
been setting up worksets for various things such as "interior furnishings",
"roof", "ceiling", "floor plan", etc, mainlly as a means to group like
objects together. She will then turn off these worksets when she wants
objects and elements to disappear from certain views. (i.e. turns off roof
workset in 3D view, thereby also removing any roof, mechanical or duct work
she would have added to that "workset"

My knowledge of worksets is basic, at best, and I don't truly understand the
term "editable" in this context. Can worksets be used as layers, in the
sense that they should be used strictly for adjusting visibility?

Thanks so much for any advice or explanation you can give me!

[Anonymous]

I suppose for her she wants something quicker than the visibility graphic overrides. She places various items from different categories into the same workset and then turns them all off at once.

[ijnicholas]

"Editable" makes the workset editable only by 'you' and wont allow access to others in the team. For instance, if you are working on the furniture layout and if you dont want other team members to fiddle with the layout you are working on, you can make the furniture workset Editable.
Another use of the workset is to switch on / off elements for the entire project (using the worksets dialog box) or per view (using the workset tab in the visibility graphics dialog box)
HTH
NI