IS there a lisp for converting all layers to Uniclass layers?

[adam.coad5VRYB]

I am looking for a lisp that will change any layer in a drawing to a Uniclass layer that would be BIM Compliant.

[nkiakas]

Hi @adam.coad5VRYB

I think a script in Dynamo could do it...

[neilyj666]

I'm not aware of anything and I think this could be quite a complicated task to solve programmatically as it will depend how the Layers are currently named and how these map to Uniclass compliant Layers.

Is this your own drawing and did you start from the UKIE template (where Uniclass compliant layers are used)?

[adam.coad5VRYB]

I used the UKIE template but its just to replace layers like the ones the corridors output. C-prof-Road etc. 

[neilyj666]

Do you mean these layers?

[Joe-Bouza]

RENAME>> Layers , use wild card

[samir.rezk · Accepted solution]

Hi @adam.coad5VRYB 

You can bulk map your drawing layers to another drawing or template containing the uniclass list of layers using the LAYTRANS command. It is a layer translator to bulk rename drawing layers to another standard. 
The layer mapping can be saved, so once configured, you can reuse it and apply it to multiple drawings.

Hope this helps,

[rl_jackson]

@neilyj666 what is the difference between NCS and Uniclass? Would you have examples?

[adam.coad5VRYB]

Yes, that is correct. I was referring to these layers. I have changed things manually in my own template. And we can use that going forward. But I just wanted to know if there was a list I could run through all previous models created by trainees.

[neilyj666]

@adam.coad5VRYB  Those layers are not in the UKIE template but rather the OOTB NCS version - you need to install the UKIE Country Kit to access the template provided (currently only available for 2024 and earlier).

@rl_jackson The main UK standard is BSEN 19650 which uses Uniclass for naming objects and more info can be found here Uniclass | NBS (thenbs.com)

This is an example of Uniclass in the UKIE 2024 template

The -T_ denotes text, -M_ denotes model information and, although not shown in the screenshot, -H_ denotes hatching.

I also use the -* layer suffix to make things more granular so end up with loads of layers but it works for our purposes.

...and to complicate things even more, the UK Highways Agency has a different standard (GG184) in which underscores are not permitted (even though they are under BS EN 19650). This template is also provided in the UKIE Country Kit