Hi all,
Some advice if possible?
I’ve created many blocks and had created them so that they could only be placed on to a specific layer, or so I thought.
I’d read many times, that best practice was usually to create blocks on layer zero, so that when you place the block it will take up the properties of whatever layer you place it on. Well, I didn’t really want that, as most the blocks I have, I’d only ever want them placed on a specific layer.
For example- I have a layer called FIXED FURNITURE which has everything in red. I have created a lot of fixed furniture blocks, such as kitchen and bedroom cabinets. I would only ever want these to be on the FIXED FURNITURE layer, so I created these blocks on that FIXED FURNITURE layer, as it seemed logical for my purposes. I imagine it’s very easy to have different layer active and then place a block on that layer mistakenly, so I presumed that by doing what I previously mentioned would have solved this potential issue.
However I’ve found that if I place a block created in a specific layer (other than layer zero), it does go onto the layer that I’d created it in, but it also goes onto the active layer as well. For example- If I have the layer called WALLS active and I place in a block that was created on the FIXED FURNITURE layer it seems to be visible in both. So if I freeze/hide the WALLS layer, the block I created in the FIXED FURNITURE layer also gets frozen/hidden.
The other problem with this is, that as the FIXED FURNITURE block only ever appears in RED you don’t see it take on the colour property of the layer it’s placed on. So if this block is mistakenly placed on the WALLS layer which is white, it still appears red, so there is no visual indication that’s it been miss placed on the incorrect layer. So on this point I see the benefit of creating on layer zero.
How do I ensure that my blocks only go on a specific layer? Or can this only be done by ensuring you have the correct layer active when placing.
Any help gratefully appreciated!
Kind regards
Matt