Don't print points.

[GVR]

Hello,

 

I have used the point-command for the first time and i must say that it is a nice option. But i have a little problem with it. If i print the drawing i see al the points on my print.

So is there a option that al the points are not printed? Or do i have to put al the points on a separate layer that i don't print.

 

Thanks already.

And a Merry Christmas to everybody.

[ReMark]

I just love these self answering questions. Makes life so much easier.

[alanjt]

Look at PDMODE and PDSIZE.

 

Straight from Help:

[JPlanera]

put al the points on a separate layer that i don't print.

 

heyoooo!!!!!

[GVR]

Thanks for the fast answers.

 

I know i give myself a answer but a solution that someone uses is not always the best/fastest solution. So i asked it anyway to see if ther is a better solution.

And indeed a can us the point variable 1, but then i don't see the point in the drawing. And when i use e separate layer i have one layer more in my drawing and i want to keep the drawing so cleen as posible.

That's way i asked it.

[ReMark]

One more layer in the drawing is not going to bring AutoCAD LT to a screeching halt.

 

Have you Purged the drawing?

[GVR]

I know, 1 more layer isn't the problem, but i try to keep it as clean as possible. And i like to learn new things and i thought that it woud be a logical option for points to have a "no printing" option.

And it's a new drawing, so i don't have to purge, but thanks for the tip.

[ReMark]

If you would like points to have a no print option then head on over to the AUGI website and put that on their "wish list" which is submitted directly to AutoDesk every year. Then cross your fingers.

 

Do you know how many layers an AutoCAD drawing can have?

 

How "clean" is clean? Is one layer clean enough?

 

See if you can find a lisp routine that will make objects "invisible". If they are invisible then they shouldn't plot right?

[eldon]

I would favour a non printing layer for the points, because then you can see them.

 

Otherwise you have got to set PDMODE all the time.

[ReMark]

I second the statement made by my colleague above. He's a very wise man. You should follow his advice.:wink:

[GVR]

Unfortunately i can't use lisp. (autocad LT)

 

Thanks for al the answers. I know now whats possible.

And now i gonna follow the advise of a very wise man. (i already did that...:wink:)

[ReMark]

For those of you interested in making entities "invisible" take a look at a routine called Visibilty.lsp found at the link below. You'll have to scroll down a bit (month: June) to find it.

 

http://www.spaug.org/LISP_Index99.Html

[fahim108]

Sorry to bump this post, but I had to ask...

 

Has anyone observed what happens when you put a Point in the Defpoints Layer? It magically converts into a tiny dot irrespective of what PDMODE value you set...

[eldon]

Sorry to bump this post, but I had to ask...

 

Has anyone observed what happens when you put a Point in the Defpoints Layer? It magically converts into a tiny dot irrespective of what PDMODE value you set...

 

Probably not a lot of people know that. It seems to be a function of Defpoints layer, that all points in that layer are mode 0, because all dimensions have a point at each end of the dimension, and having a point at any other mode would make the drawing look very untidy

[fahim108]

Perfect! That makes sense.

 

Cheers.