Sheet Set Custom Properties

[sean.keohane]

Hi,

I have set up a Sheet set template and in doing so I created some custom properties relevant to the company template.

One of these custom properties is a licence number/sentance that must be displayed when using Ordnance mapping. I would like to have this remain in the sheet set custom properties dialogue box and be able to not have it display if not needed.

I discovered using %% on a blank line will forrce a blank line to display (and not ----).

Anyone know of a similar addition to a string that will hide the line content?

In the past this attribute was set invisible and turned on using attdisp, but I want to control the line through SSM.

Thanks in advance,

Sean

PS

I have attached a jpg showing a screen shot of what I'm describing.

A blank line displays ----

%% displays a blank line

OSNOTE1 is a long winded note I'd like to keep in the SSM but hide when not needed

[rkmcswain]

I'm confused, are you trying to enter the data into the SSM and hide it there?
Because you already said that %% will create a blank line in a field (so will Alt+0160 BTW).

[leothebuilder]

Would placing this custom field on a separate layer so you can turn the layer on/off work ?

[sean.keohane]

Hi,

thanks for replying. Yes, %% will hide a blank input and prevent '----' being input. I would like to control the osnote1 attribute (which in the past I controlled its display using atttribute visibility ,attdisp ) strictly using SSM. Since its a legal note and is worded just so, I would like not to retype it/copypaste when I need to use but somehow, include some 'magic' characters within the line to not display the text. I was showing how %% can be used to hide a blank line as a demonstration of what I was seeking.

I'm probably grasping for something that isn't there but heh they landed on the moon!

Regards

Sean

[sean.keohane]

Hi,

Yes, your suggestion would work but I want to control all my attribute through the SSM. I don't think I can perform any other operation besides input attribute values through SSM. If one could turn layers on/off or set attdisp on/off/normal using input through SSM, that would certainly be the solution I'm looking for. My particular attribute is a legal note and licence number worded just so that isn't always needed on a drawing. If it could be there but somehow controllable using SSM......

Regards

Sean

[VitalyF]

Hi,

For this purpose I use a non-printing character - alt+255

http://s19.postimg.org/m5j4i92s3/Not_Printed_Symbol.gif

Regards,

Vitaly

[leothebuilder]

I don't believe this is possible via the SSM.

To me it seems like layer on/off would be the simplest way to do this.

Especially if you had a simple lisp routine to turn this layer on/off.

[VitalyF]

Hi,

Another example of the use of non-printable character, with attributes dynamic block

http://s17.postimg.org/nh4ytqlgf/Not_Printed_Symbol_2.gif

[VitalyF]

Finally a third example with SSM

http://s22.postimg.org/lg3jxizz5/Not_Printed_Symbol_3.gif

http://s16.postimg.org/oh2be15xx/Not_Printed_Symbol_4.gif

Regards,

Vitaly