I used to work for a company that would have some command buttons that were custom that they used to freeze and thaw layers based on New Construction work and demolition work. I know that someone wrote a Lisp routine that would do this kind of functioning.
I now work for a new company that does not have this customization and would love to bring that to the table. I have no idea what i am getting into when trying to write Lisp routines and was wondering if i could get some help getting something written or trying to help me understand how to write it.
Basically I want to be able to create a button on a custom tool bar that will freeze/thaw the layers that pertain to new work and vice versa for demolition work. Right now I am just using freeze layers and thaw all layers. Not very efficient.
At the last company someone wrote a Lisp routine that would reference a notepad will all layers listed in it. is that something that could be done?
Use layerstate/s and skip the programming. Better yet, set up your template with separate layouts each with their own vp layer overrides and just switch layouts to switch modes.
