Regarding Layeriso

[ammobake]

So question - on the 2019 version of AutoCAD let's say I isolate a set of layers, I then isolate another set of layers, and another.  So, hypothetically, the layer isolation is 3 layer deep at this point.

Is there some way to unisolate everthing at once at this point?

Or are you forced to use "unisolate" command as many times as needed to get back to where you were after making the changes?

 

The buttons on the layer bar have made isolating/unisolating super easy but I just didn't know if there was a faster method that would unisolate everything in one command.

 

our company apparently uses lisp routines for their version of "layeriso" and they have a lisp routine that will unisolate everything in one command.  I just didn't know if this was a capability of vanilla cad now.  If not, we need it lol.

 

a few weeks ago, I recommended we set up a "CAD wishlist" section of the forum where we could recommend changes to CAD products.

I think it would be a good one.  it seems to be an important part of other CAD forums/usergroups.

 

Like AUGI user group I know some of the guys over there and they annually send out their CAD wishlist to Autodesk for improvements they would like, etc.

 

Thanks!

 

ChriS

 

Edited July 16, 2019 by ammobake

[RobDraw]

The AUGI wish list is the only one officially recognized by Autodesk.

 

I've never used isolate layer in the way you describe but if you use the layer off option turning all layers back on is as easy as clicking the button to turn all layers on. I've been doing it this way for years and, before that button existed, I used to use the layer manager to turn all layers on because layer isolate would undo any layer property settings I did while the layers were isolated. Obviously, if you turn off layers for other purposes this method would not be appropriate for you.

[tombu]

LAYISO & LAYUNISO are a great tool while you're editing a group of layers when they're only ones you want displayed.  For anything more complicated than that Layer States allow full control over what's displayed on the screen.  For ones that are often needed saving a few Layer States in your template files allows you to easily select them from a drop-down in the Ribbon in future drawings.

[RobDraw]

That's good for internal drawings but what about files from 3rd parties? IME, that command is rarely used on in-house drawings. It is used mostly for analyzing and cleaning up incoming files. But, hey, that's just me.

[ammobake]

Yeah I've seen that too Rob.  Since a lot of times incoming files from subcontractors on a project likely wouldn't conform to whatever standards your client requires.  Even existing asbuilts or other drawings from the client can be jacked.

 

I just dealt with this recently, actually.

 

I guess there would be 2 methods to do this.

One would be to do the drawing cleanup as you go - meaning you would edit each incoming drawing to conform to the standards as you get them.

Or two, you could just put it all in your drawing and conform it to the standards later on all in one big step (at the very end).

 

Whatever method you use can be pretty tedious - Alot of putting things on the correct layers and purging those old layers out as you move along.

 

But the first option makes sense since it would save you time later on.  It's likely the best option anyway since drawings from 3rd parties tend to "trickle in" as opposed to getting them all at once.

 

ChriS