Solved: HIDE LAYOUT TABS

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

Hi all.

How do I hide my layout tabs in 2016?

I've found articles from previous versions which allow to hide them, but nothing which explains how to do it for 2016.

TYIA.

3wood · ‎11-13-2015

In my 2014, I jsut right-click one of the layout tabs and select "Hide Layout and Model tabs".

sthompson1021 · ‎11-13-2015

To hide the tabs, use the command OPTIONS, and in the display tab uncheck the "Display Layout and Model tabs" box.

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

Hi 3W.

Mine isn't configured for that. Not sure why, but it's just not there. I remember it being like yours, in 2000 through 2010, but not 2016.

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

@sthompson1021 wrote:
To hide the tabs, use the command OPTIONS, and in the display tab uncheck the "Display Layout and Model tabs" box.

Hi ST.

I just did that, and it shut them off, entirely.

I need to navigate between them, and just want to hide them, and unhide them as needed.

Is there another way?

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

as sthompson1021 has already posted:

"To hide the tabs, use the command OPTIONS, and in the display tab uncheck the "Display Layout and Model tabs" box."

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

@AltoonPartners wrote:
as sthompson1021 has already posted:
"To hide the tabs, use the command OPTIONS, and in the display tab uncheck the "Display Layout and Model tabs" box."

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OK.

And I'd responded, stating that this turns them off, entirely. Presventing me from navigating from one tab to another.

Is there another way, so that I can just hide the ones I don't want turned on?

As 3Wood showed in their post?

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

Another way to toggle is to use the LAYOUTTAB command: when set to 0, it's hidden...when set to 1, it's displayed

You can create a button macro to toggle betweent he two.

sthompson1021 · ‎11-13-2015

Being that it's a system variable and not a command, I think you need a lisp to toggle it off and on. But I think that might be the key to doing it.

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

This is the lisp code I would include in a button: ^P(if(zerop(getvar"layouttab"))(setvar"layouttab"1)(setvar"layouttab"0)) ^P

I'm sure this can be done with diesel string too

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

Unfortunately, it's either all on or all off. Even in prior versions of AutoCAD, this has not changed.

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

And this is the diesel macro for this:

^P$M=$(if,$(=,$(getvar,layouttab),1),'setvar layouttab 0,'setvar layouttab 1)

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

@AltoonPartners wrote:
Unfortunately, it's either all on or all off. Even in prior versions of AutoCAD, this has not changed.

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interesting. 3Wood shows a screenshot which has the option to turn off/on various tabs.

Moreover, I'm reading an article, stating that it's an option in 2016.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-map-3d/getting-started/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/...

I.e.,

To display and hide the Model and Layout tabs
At the bottom of the application window, right-click (the Model Space icon).
Click Display Layout and Model Tabs.
To hide the tabs again, right-click a tab and click Hide Layout And Model Tabs.

However, when I go to look for the icon they're mentioning in the article, mine is called--- Maximize Viewport.

Now, at the left of this screen shot, you see PAPER.

If I click on that, it changes to moden, but the icon referenced in the article remains as "Maximize Viewport."

If I have something turned on/off which prevents me from accessing it, I'd really like to know.

Especially in light of the article.

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

@AltoonPartners wrote:
And this is the diesel macro for this:
^P$M=$(if,$(=,$(getvar,layouttab),1),'setvar layouttab 0,'setvar layouttab 1)

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Ok.

I just did the commandprompt "layouttab", and it's the same think as going to options, and either checking, or unchecking the display model and layout tabs box.

Is this the same thing, but through a diesel macro?

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

I don't see in 3Wood's posting an option to turn off various tabs. Again, it's either all on or all off.

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

paullimapa · ‎11-13-2015

And when that option is clicked on that menu "ALL" model & layout tabs will be hidden and not just the one that is currently selected. Like I mentioned, either all layout tabs are on or all off. There is no option to just turn off the current tab. This has not changed since Autodesk implemented this feature. Perhaps you can send this in as a wishlist?

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Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

@AltoonPartners wrote:
I don't see in 3Wood's posting an option to turn off various tabs. Again, it's either all on or all off.

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i.e., what his right-clicked menu for the tabs is saying is that he can turn off all of them from showing, but not one at a time?

not sure why, but I remember it being like Excel's tabs, in that you can hide individual tabs, without turning off their tabbed-view.

Anonymous · ‎11-13-2015

@paullimapa wrote:
Perhaps you can send this in as a wishlist?

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