Layerset Trimming - for Mark

[Joe_Carrick]

Mark asked why we can't delete the Layers that Chief provides with Premier OOB.

The answer is really rather simple - but not obvious.

Each of the Templates uses Defaults and within the Defaults for everything is a Layer. Any Layer that is specified in any of the Defaults is considered as Not Deletable and so is "greyed-out" in the Layerset dbx. So all we need to do to change that is eliminate that Layer from the Defaults.

example:

CAD,Electrical - This layer is specified as the CAD Layer in the Electrical Defaults so by simply editing the Electrical Defaults so that it uses CAD,Default -now the CAD,Electrical layer can be deleted. The fact that a Default in the Plan requires a Layer means that the Layer may be needed - almost like it's already used in the Plan.

Going about editing and deleting layers this way could be very tedious. But there's an alternative to Mark's problem:

Copy each Layer that you want to use and rename it with *Mark* at the end. Now simply type *Mark* in the Name Filter field in the Layerset dbx. Only the Layers with those characters in their names will be displayed. But you will still need to go into defaults and select those layers for the objects you create.

[Joe_Carrick]

Since Defaults are unique to each Plan or Template, if you Delete any unneeded Default Set it will allow the layer that Default specified to be deleted.

 

Not all of the layers are specified in Active Defaults.  Some are specified in the File>Defaults dbx for individual objects, etc.  In addition, some Library objects carry their own set of layers and will add those to the Plan as they are placed.

[MarkMc]

Thanks so much Joe- you da man. Just nominated you and Scott for the Players