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Create Layer Standard From Layers In a particular drawing

payingtoomuch
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Create Layer Standard From Layers In a particular drawing

payingtoomuch
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Not sure I understand layer standards per se but this is what I would like to do.

We are battling layers project to project so would like to have a "standard" that gets imported into a template that is always evolving.

The thinking goes, create a stand alone "layer standard".... not unlike the out of the box standards but more in keeping with our current office standards. Then everytime we start a new project (or want to apply an updated layer standard to an older file) we just click on a button (haha) and wala, all layers are updated to the current standard! Easy right?

 

Well why does it appear to be so difficult then?

All I want to do is take my current layers from my most current version of layers contained within a dwg file and turn that into a layer standard. This standard has all of our default colors, lineweights, transparancies, linetypes etc assigned to layers. Can I just not copy the layers into something (other than a drawing template) and convert that into a layer standard?

 

Not really interested in retyping all this info into a field etc.

 

Anyone have any guidance here?

 

Yes, I'm new to layer standards (not cad) just have never gotten around to implementing any of this over the years.

 

All help apprecieated!

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payingtoomuch
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Well that lisp and everthing else we've discussed would probably get me to where I need to be.

Any lisp routines you would recommend for that purpose?

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ed57gmc
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Well, having good habits surely helps. But what if you need to add something in the middle of a project? You need some way to reconcile differences. 

It sounds like you’re doing architectural dwgs. If you don’t need Revit, you should look at the free Architecture toolset. It has a high-powered standards system. It versions everything styles related. You don’t have to worry about it. Plus it has a version of AIA standard built in. 

Ed


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