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Deleting multiple layouts

m_skully
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Deleting multiple layouts

m_skully
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Hello all. 

 

I'm looking for some help regarding layouts in CAD for Mac.  I was using 2014 and the same issue is happening on 2015LT.

 

Is there a way to select multiple layouts and delete them all at once.  It seems I can only delete one at a time which seems completely ridiculous.  There has to be some way to delete multiple layout pages in a drawing without having to go through deleting each one at a time right? 

 

 

Thanks

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maxim_k
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Hi,

In AutoCAD for Mac you can delete only one Layout at a time - this is "by design".

Maxim

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m_skully
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Hi Maxim,

 

Let me start out by saying thank you for the response and I appreciate the help you have provided me by providing responses to others.

 

Is there a work around?  How do you know this is by design?  If this is by design, don' t you think that this is a huge hinderance?  Are you aware of any fixes?

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maxim_k
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>>>>How do you know this is by design?
Because there is no way to delete multiple Layouts in AutoCAD for Mac via command line or in Quick View Drawings window.

>>>>If this is by design, don' t you think that this is a huge hindrance?
Yes, I think it is a huge hindrance

>>>>Are you aware of any fixes?
No

>>>>Is there a work around?
Only in full AutoCAD - maybe it is possible to create AutoLISP routine, but without Visual Lisp functions (they are not available in AC for Mac) it is not a trivial task.

Maxim

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m_skully
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Thanks Maxim.  This seems like a HUGE miss and for what I do, I can't accept it.  Looks like I will be moving my installation over to Windows soon. 

 

I've left Autodesk feedback regarding this.

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It is absolutely rediculous indeed. 
Used to have windows computer to work on. Now I switched to Mac and Autodesk tells me that the CAD version on MAC is an incomplete version of the windows version. No idea why, but as you are saying I consider going (back) to windows soon. Also because of Revit which works only on windows... 

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maxim_k
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Hi Steven,

The ability to delete multiple Layouts at a once was added to AutoCAD for Mac in 2017 version - almost 3 years ago.


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m_skully
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To add to Maxim's reply, yes you can delete multiple layouts now but not the same way as you do with windows by using the layout tabs below.  Instead, there is a another window you open that displays all your layouts (sorry... can't remember what it is called at the moment).  You can select and delete the layouts there.

 

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maxim_k
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>>>>there is a another window you open that displays all your layouts (sorry... can't remember what it is called at the moment)
It is QUICKVIEW command:
https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACDMAC/2018/ENU/index.html?guid=GUID-E74231E6-96B6-4EF5-AA28-4AC76D24...

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Just figured it out. On Mac, type Layouts And look for Quick View next to your curser. You can delete multiple layouts this way!

ts152
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thanks, I was just looking how to do this.
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