changing selected layers with macro

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone,

I would like to get some help in a layer subject. I am using AutoCad Map 3D 2012. My problem is the following:

I get a .dwg file which contains different layers. These layers have to change to some of the specific layers in my layer base.
The process I am thinking should be the following:

select <layer1> by clicking an object in the drawing -> press a macro -> layer changed to the speficic layer, <layer2>

The key is to make a script that works like: selected object -> _selectsimilar -> select to that layer that I wrote into the command line making the script.

Is there a way to do this? 

Thanks for the answers

[Ajilal.Vijayan]

Hello,

did you try LAYTRANS command ?

Also QUICKSELECT can be used to select based on the layer name and then change the layer.

[Anonymous]

Laytrans almost solves my problem. The thing is the layers I have to change should be selected my clicking on them. The reason is because every time I get a .dwg the layers of those objects have different names. 

I guess there is nothing like: select by clicking+change the selected layer to a layer I wrote into the script. Because I know the "goal" layer's name, but not the original ones.

[Vinayv4v]

Hello,

In addition to above mentioned commands you can also use LAYMRG (Layer Merge)

Which will combine the selected layer to another named layer and purge the previous layer.

See the screencast:

[Anonymous]

I did an actrecord and made a .actm file with the _laymrg command. Everything worked fine, I could change the layer by selecting it etc. 

Then I tried it again by using as script. A window pop up and says there is no object selected. There are 3 options in the window and manually I can select the layer then select the new layer etc. 

is there a way when I dont have to select the goal layer again with dialog box?

[Vinayv4v · Accepted solution]

Hi,

You may have missed some steps in your scripts.

After selecting the layer you want to change make sure there is an (enter or next line in the script).

[Anonymous]

I still can not rid off that message.
Here is what I did:

_selectsimilar

I clicked on the object

Enter

_Chpror

_layer

I type the required layer name

Enter
Enter

It works very good. The problem is if I run this I got the message that I have to select an object/go without selecting/abort. I do not want this message, I know I have to select something 😄

When I press select an object, the little program runs and the same result appears=job is done.

[Anonymous]

I put an actuserinput command when I was looking at my macro. Thanks for the help all!

[Vinayv4v]

Hi,

I may be not getting what you are asking for. Can you post a screencast so that I could take a look after.