Layers or Layer States

[harley558]

The drawings I generate serve 2 purposes. One is for manufacturer (which has a good bit of dimensioning detail) the other is for our customer (which has a minimum amount of dimensioning detail). My issue is that one of our facilities has asked that we try to supply both types of drawings for them. Is there a way to do this on just one page. Either by freezing layers or creating a layer state, i.e. Manufacturer, and have all the shop details within that state. Can you actually have 2 states within a drawing and freeze or turn off one?

[CyberAngel]

The simple way is to use two layers for dimensions. The first layer would have the customer's dimensions, and the second layer would have the manufacturer's. Turn on the second layer, you have the manufacturer's plan--turn it off, you have the customer's.

[harley558]

That is one way we have thought of but the only issue I see with that is that there are a few of us that use POWER DIMENSION to dimension drawings which automatically puts the dimensions in the AM_5 layer. With it doing this that would mean you would have to go through and change some layers on the dimensions for this to work. Unless there is a way of doing POWER DIMENSION and it putting the dimension in the layer you need it when you create it.

[SLW210]

Is this an AutoCAD question? POWER DIMENSION sounds like Mechanical.

[harley558]

I apologize it is Mechinal Desktop 2004.

[harley558]

Can anyone out there clarify a good method using POWER DIMENSION.