Using iLogic to show/hide sketch symbols

[Tom_Jipping]

I am trying to make a custom iLogic for our company, I am mostly done but there is one more feature that I want to implement in the menu. I know it's possible to use a button inside a form to show or hide sketch symbols in an IDW. But how to exactly realize that is a big questionmark for me. Is it through a custom rule that you have to write?

I hope there is somebody here that can help me out with this.

Kind Regards,

Tom

[WCrihfield]

Yes. You would need to use an iLogic rule.  When editing an iLogic form, you can drag & drop an iLogic rule over onto the form, which creates a button.  Clicking this button runs the underlying rule.  There are some options you can set as to what order certain actions take when you click the button.

However, I'm not aware of a oSketchedSymbol.Visible property that you can turn on/off.  Unless you're planning on deleting it, when not needed, then placing it again when needed.  It's leader has a .LeaderVisible property, though.

[marcin_otręba · Accepted solution]

hi,

it is not possible to show/hide sketched symbol. What you can do is to create custom invisible layer and move your sketched symbol there. for example:

Dim drw As DrawingDocument = ThisDoc.Document
Dim osk As SketchedSymbol= drw.SelectSet.Item(1)
Dim sk As Sketch
osk.Definition.Edit(sk)
osk.Layer= drw.StylesManager.Layers.Item("invisible")
sk.TextBoxes.Item(1).Layer = drw.StylesManager.Layers.Item("invisible")
osk.Definition.ExitEdit