Creation of layers script file

[Anonymous]

Afternoon guys (and gals),

I am trying to set up 400+ layers for a project I am currently woirking on and the wayI have been told to do this is through a script file.

I have created this but whenever I run it, the description will not show in Autocad 2013 - an extract from the scr file is below and I would love to find a solution or a fix to any error???

'-LAYER
N W-51CD-SEZE------------ C red W-51CD-SEZE------------ LT continuous W-51CD-SEZE------------ D DRAINAGE - EXISTING GRAVITY PIPE (PLAN/PROFILE/MODEL)

Many thanks in advance

[hmsilva]

Welcome to the Autodesk Forums, mart.

try:

LAYER

N W-51CD-SEZE------------ C red W-51CD-SEZE------------ LT continuous W-51CD-SEZE------------ D DRAINAGE - EXISTING GRAVITY PIPE (PLAN/PROFILE/MODEL)\U+000DW-51CD-SEZE------------

<<<empty line>>>

<<<empty line>>>

affter the description you'll need to use \U+000DW (carriage return) and then the layer name.

Not tested...

Hope that helps

Henrique

[Ajilal.Vijayan]

Or in the Script file use this format.

After the description text use a New line

-layer M NewLay01 C 3 NewLay01 L dashed2 NewLay01 LW 0.05 NewLay01 D Mylayer
NewLay01 plot plot NewLay01

[pendean]

If I may suggest an alternate method or two...

1. Create all your layers (and everything else you need) in a TEMPLATE file: start with it when you need a new file, INSERT existing files into the TEMPLATE then SAVEAS to create a ready to go file.

2. ADCENTER command can also let you drag/drop layers from exisitng files into your current file.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the responses guys, I have tried the following and can run the script file but this still leaves the descriptions blank 😞

LAYER N W-51CD-SEZE------------ C red W-51CD-SEZE------------ LT continuous W-51CD-SEZE------------ D DRAINAGE - EXISTING GRAVITY PIPE (PLAN/PROFILE/MODEL)\U+000DW-51CD-SEZE------------

<<<empty line>>>

Anyone any idea what I could do???  (I would like to use this script file as there are so many layers to create - editing them manually will be time consuming)

[Ajilal.Vijayan]

Above mentioned script works for me.

 Also I guess the tick mark of Description tab in the Layer box is ON

Press F2 after the script finished and check the output window results with the attached image.

[Anonymous]

Do you have a Layer State Export File or sample drawing with all of the layers already setup? I've been converting my "clean and restore" lisp into a script for a button and use a LAS file in the lisp. It's taken a bit of trial and error but I eventually got it to work. I added the requirement to delete the layer state because it won't import if it exists in the drawing when importing.

I think that if you already have a DWG or LAS with all of the layers setup then you could do it this way with the button

This is the text used:

-layer;a;d;<Layer state>;i;"<LAS file>";r;<Layer state>;;;

#edit Sorry I've just realised I'm necroing an old post *facepalm*