topic AC9 - Attribute Manager doesn't move working layer sets in Project data & BIM

AC9 - Attribute Manager doesn't move working layer sets

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 13:30:10 GMT

I'm trying to get my templates in shape...

I'm developing a master template file that has, among other things, my layers and layer sets defined. If I'm interpreting my results correctly, it looks like I can't use Attribute Manager to move layers and layer combo's around. The combinations seem to lose their 'intelligence' upon importation to a new drawing.

I guess I can imagine why this might be true, but its disappointing. Of course I have an easy workaround, which is to simply save the template as something else, rather than using Att. Manager to move them.

Does anyone have insight into this matter?

Thanks.

Re: AC9 - Attribute Manager doesn't move working layer sets

__archiben — Thu, 09 Dec 2004 03:27:20 GMT

robert

i've noticed funny behaviour when using attribute manager to transfer lkayer combinations also. what i tend to do now is sort out the layers and apply this to the new file and then the combinations.

i guess the combinations don't come across properly if the layers they need aren't there to begin with?

HTH
~/archiben

Re: AC9 - Attribute Manager doesn't move working layer sets

Link — Sun, 12 Dec 2004 01:46:06 GMT

There's also an awful bug in 9 that happens when you have similar layer combination content. Assigning these to views and importing them into PlotMaker causes them to lose their mapping. What you get is totally unrelated layer combinations and a problem that is only rectifiable by recreating the layer combinations, views and the book.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: AC9 - Attribute Manager doesn't move working layer sets

TDabney — Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:32:19 GMT

RobertNichols wrote:
If I'm interpreting my results correctly, it looks like I can't use Attribute Manager to move layers and layer combo's around. The combinations seem to lose their 'intelligence' upon importation to a new drawing.

The same thing happened to me a while back. I thought I did something wrong and/or just assumed that Attribute Manager didn't keep the combinations intact. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's been frustrated by this! Tom