Turn off layer when creating PDF

[gazzalp]

Guys, i have a custom toolbar with macros to do a PDF with all our settings, its just written in the command line of the macro (no lisp file etc) and i was wondering if i can add to it a code that will turn off a layer called "Revision in progress" which is part of an xref. This is the code to do the pdf:

 

^C^C-LAYER;SET;0;;-COLOR;BYLAYER;-LWEIGHT;BYLAYER;LWDISPLAY;OFF;-LINETYPE;SET;BYLAYER;;-STYLE;AWT;ROMANS.SHX;0;0.650;0;N;N;N;-DIMSTYLE;RESTORE;AWT;DIMSCALE;100;-plot;yes;;AWT PDF.PC3;A1;MILLIMETERS;LANDSCAPE;NO;EXTENTS;1:1;CENTER;YES;AWT-HALF.CTB;YES;NO;NO;NO;NO;NO;YES;ZOOM;EXTENTS;QSAVE;CLOSE;

 

Does anyone know how to get it to turn off a certain layer on an xref? thanks for any help

[CarlB]

how about the following:

-layer;off;"*Revision in progress";;

 

I believe the quotes will prevent the spaces in the layer names to act as "enters"

[gazzalp]

Ive tried that, and it does turn the layer off, but then it says select output device. it seems as though maybe ive put it in the wrong location because the rest of the code now wont work ie: the actual PDF creation. Does it matter where i put it? this is the code i had:

^C^C-LAYER;SET;0;;-layer;off;"*Revision in progress";;-COLOR;BYLAYER;-LWEIGHT;BYLAYER;LWDISPLAY;OFF;-LINETYPE;SET;BYLAYER;;-STYLE;AWT;ROMANS.SHX;0;0.650;0;N;N;N;-DIMSTYLE;RESTORE;AWT;DIMSCALE;100;-plot;yes;;AWT PDF.PC3;A1;MILLIMETERS;LANDSCAPE;NO;EXTENTS;1:1;CENTER;YES;AWT-HALF.CTB;YES;NO;NO;NO;NO;NO;YES;ZOOM;EXTENTS;QSAVE;CLOSE;

[Lee Mac]

Try this:

 

^C^C-LAYER;SET;0;OFF;"*Revision in progress";;-COLOR;BYLAYER;-LWEIGHT;BYLAYER;LWDISPLAY;OFF;-LINETYPE;SET;BYLAYER;;-STYLE;AWT;ROMANS.SHX;0;0.650;0;N;N;N;-DIMSTYLE;RESTORE;AWT;DIMSCALE;100;-plot;yes;;AWT PDF.PC3;A1;MILLIMETERS;LANDSCAPE;NO;EXTENTS;1:1;CENTER;YES;AWT-HALF.CTB;YES;NO;NO;NO;NO;NO;YES;ZOOM;EXTENTS;QSAVE;CLOSE;

[gazzalp]

It looks like ive stuffed something up, both codes turn off the layer but autocad is now asking for output device name, and all the macros on that toolbar dont have the icons visible. Looks like ill have to work it out on monday when i get to work. thanks for your help

[gazzalp]

OK, ive tried your code Lee and it works fine. Thanks and thanks also CarlB

[Lee Mac]

I'm not sure why your other code didn't work, - but I just incorporated the "-layer" "off" into the other -layer call so that -layer did not need to be called twice.

 

Obviously did the job!

[gazzalp]

I'm not sure why it didn't work either, but all is sorted now. Thanks Lee

[Lee Mac]

No Probs Gazza