Archicad - master only

[Rod Jurich]

Greetings all,
Is anyboby able to shed light on the recent automatic creation of a layer called -

Archicad - master only.

It has occured only since latest hotfix 966.
No matter how many times you delete/change name it reappears next time you open layer window.
It always appears below the default Archicad layer.

[David Maudlin]

Rod:

If you search the forum with "ArchiCAD master only layer" you will turn up a number of threads that discuss this problem.

HTH

David

[Eduardo Rolon]

Sorry I can't help since I have not seen this one yet but I am definitively stealing your Layer Group workaround idea.

[SeaGeoff]

I take it your have by now discovered this is a Cadimage problem. I encourage all users of their (generally excellent) products to email and encourage them not only to fix this but refrain from solutions that automatically create layers, fills, anything. This is a disruptive practise that must end. Surely there are other ways for them to achieve their goals.

[Rod Jurich]

Geoff wrote:
I take it your have by now discovered this is a Cadimage problem. I encourage all users of their (generally excellent) products to email and encourage them not only to fix this but refrain from solutions that automatically create layers, fills, anything. This is a disruptive practise that must end. Surely there are other ways for them to achieve their goals.

Geoff, thanks.
I knew someone would have a solution.
Just downloaded a trial product from Cadimage.
Some of their parts are quite clever but with hidden scripts and the generic way some present it makes it impossible to modify any of their parts for local conditions.
This part could save me a couple of steps, but the intrusion makes my decision to not purchase easier.
At times these 3rd party parts try to cover all bases. More often never really achieving a satisfactory result. I'll be staying with my simple but better looking parts.

[Rod Jurich]

ejrolon wrote:
Sorry I can't help since I have not seen this one yet but I am definitively stealing your Layer Group workaround idea.

You are very welcome. ':D'
The limited space for layer names that GS give us it made sense to redo all layer names.
I did a job for another practice some time back where they had in excess of 20 layers named - Siteworks - XXXXX. The result in the visible layer box was Sitewor.... . Goodness knows how anybody placed anything on a correct layer.
If you want a copy of my template/we let me know.

[Bruce]

This is their notice of the fix

http://www.cadimagetools.com/pages/archicad%20master%20only%20layer.pdf

[Barry Kelly]

Bruce wrote:
This is their notice of the fix

http://www.cadimagetools.com/pages/archicad%20master%20only%20layer.pdf

Is anyone else having trouble accessing this website or is it just me?

can't get into http://www.cadimagetools.com or http://www.cadimage.co.nz either.


I want to find out what they are saying.
Barry.

[Anonymous]

All three sites working fine for me.

[Anonymous]

This is what the 'Master only layer" notice says...

ArchiCAD – Master Only Layer
The ‘ ArchiCAD – Master Only’ Layer is a special layer that is created by the
Cadimage Update All Add-on. This is a layer that is shown when you switch to a
Master Layout and hidden when you change to any other view.
This allows you to add guide lines or place holders to the master layout without them
appearing on all of the layouts. The Cadimage Key Notes tool allows you to place a
placeholder schedule on this layer with the parameter settings and position for schedules
to be placed onto the layouts, and the new Cadimage Revision Manger tool also uses
this layer so you can add placeholders for revision information.
Unfortunately the first version of this tool was a little overzealous with updating the layer
settings making it impossible to have anything but a custom layer set as this layer was
always being updated.
The new version of Cadimage Update All has this fixed so that it will no longer affect the
layer combinations.
However you do need to make sure that this layer is hidden for your layer combinations.
This will always be the case unless you have saved the layer combination whilst on a
Master Layout.