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Software used: AutoCAD 2009
May is here and with it, another generous helping of AutoCAD tips and tricks from our favourite "CAD Guru", Michael Beall. This month, Michael gets to grips with the Layer Translator, an excellent tool that helps you maintain layer-naming standards (yes, we know, but it has to be done!).
Elsewhere in this month's Corner, Michael adds yet another button to the tool palette to improve dimensioning efficiency. He also solves a couple of curious annoyances you may have noticed and finishes with an explanation of Rememberfolders.
Just about as good as it gets… until next month.
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Did you know that Layer States can be saved and used to control visibility of layers per viewport? If you create and save a couple of layer states within an active viewport, you can then toggle them back and forth without affecting any other viewports, or model space. The changes only occur within the active viewport.
Create a bunch of random objects in model space on different layers. Now switch to paper space and create two viewports so that you can see all the model space objects in both viewports. Now activate one of the viewports and open the Express Tools LMAN layer states manager. Create and save a new layer state. Now close LMAN and freeze some of the objects within the viewport. Open LMAN back up and create another new layer state. All of this must be done within the active viewport. You can now toggle back and forth between the two layer states within the active viewport without affecting model space or any other viewports. You can also switch to another viewport and use the same layer states on it, or create new ones.
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