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Graphic override - layer combination problem

Barry Kelly
Moderator
I would just like to check if I am doing something wrong here before I report this as a bug.

I am trying to set up a rule that changes the pen colour of an object when a certain layer combination is turned on.
But no matter what layer combination I have set, the colour is still overridden (see attached image).

Am I barking up the wrong tree in expecting this to work?

Barry.

layer_combo_override.jpg
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Barry Kelly
Moderator
Yes it can be done by filtering in other ways but the layer combination would be very simple for my situation.
What I have is a floor waste object that is shown on our floor plans.
But for our electrical plans it is not really necessary so I would like to hide it.
Yes I could create a new layer, put the floor waste in that layer and update the layer combinations - but I am talking about 100s if not 1000s of existing jobs (project home builder).

Using the layer combination in the graphic override would mean simply importing an amended GO (or just adding a new rule) that makes the object white when ever the electrical layer combination is active.
Same object, same layers, same layer combinations - just a tweak to add a new rule to the existing GO combination.

What I am resorting to now is a new rule to filter the object by name.
However this means that I also have to create a new GO combination and apply it to my electrical plan views.
So a little more work.

Just trying to simplify it as much as possible and not confuse or create too much work for our 60+ users.

Barry.
One of the forum moderators.
Versions 6.5 to 27
i7-10700 @ 2.9Ghz, 32GB ram, GeForce RTX 2060 (6GB), Windows 10
Lenovo Thinkpad - i7-1270P 2.20 GHz, 32GB RAM, Nvidia T550, Windows 11