topic Re: How to create a Non-printable layer in Project data & BIM

How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Tue, 30 May 2023 11:03:06 GMT

Hi, I have made a search but could not find any topic fort his:

How do I create a non-printable layer?

Up to now I have been hiding layers that I do not want to print.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Rick Thompson — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 15:24:40 GMT

This is a good use for quickviews. Make print views, and work views with appropriate layer combinations... save each as Quickviews.

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:53:43 GMT

In addition to the quickviews tip. I like to use layer extensions (.NPLT for example) because you can sort the Layers window by extensions, makes it really easy to see what's on and off especially if you start using a lot of layers.

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 04:49:26 GMT

Rick wrote:
This is a good use for quickviews. Make print views, and work views with appropriate layer combinations... save each as Quickviews.

Thanks 4 Ur reply.

That's what I am doing actually. But sometimes I would like to see some construction lines on the screen and not during printing.

Isn't really no way of creating our own non-printable layer?

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 12:08:18 GMT

You could put the construction lines on the lowest story of the plan and use it at the ghost. or you could have the layer turned on with the construction lines on it and then in the navigator set up a view with that layer off. it will save this info and allow you to print without the construction lines

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

TomWaltz — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 12:23:50 GMT

oops2 wrote:
Rick wrote:
This is a good use for quickviews. Make print views, and work views with appropriate layer combinations... save each as Quickviews.
Thanks 4 Ur reply.

That's what I am doing actually. But sometimes I would like to see some construction lines on the screen and not during printing.

Isn't really no way of creating our own non-printable layer?

No. If it's on, it prints. If it's off, it doesn't. You cannot assign color or linetype by layer either ;;-)

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 15:23:07 GMT

I suppose you could draw your guidelines in ArchiCAD with a unique pen, and then set the color of that pen in Plotmaker to white.

This would work if your guidelines were always "below" other drawn elements. It would drive you nuts if the guidelines were above, and left white streaks across your elements drawn in black.

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 04:52:39 GMT

Well it would seem that one cannot create a non-printable layer.

Anyway thaks to all those who replied to this thread and if anyone got a trick it would be much appreciated.

Oops2

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 15:23:24 GMT

oops2 wrote:
Well it would seem that one cannot create a non-printable layer.

Anyway thaks to all those who replied to this thread and if anyone got a trick it would be much appreciated.

Oops2

Ooop2,
This sounds like it might be a good candidate for the wish list. If you haven't already, you might consider posting it with an explainaation as to why you feel like it would be useful.

Dan K

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 17:22:05 GMT

can't you turn layers on and off within plotmaker. leave layer on within ac and when you go to plot within pm, switch the layer off you don't want to print.

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 20:23:34 GMT

mdjohnson11 wrote:
can't you turn layers on and off within plotmaker. leave layer on within ac and when you go to plot within pm, switch the layer off you don't want to print.

You could do that, but it would ruin the setup view set in plotmaker. A better solution would be to create two view sets; one to be imported in plotmaker and another working viewset with the non-printing layer turned on.

Re: How to create a Non-printable layer

Anonymous — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 05:04:14 GMT

Ooop2,
This sounds like it might be a good candidate for the wish list. If you haven't already, you might consider posting it with an explainaation as to why you feel like it would be useful.

Dan K

Well I will elaborate more on the benefit of such a layer and then posted it in the wish list.

Anyone who wants to help me can PM me their views/comments relating to the posibility of turning a layer to non-printable.

Thanks again to all.

Oops2