?HowTo: Change a layer's intersecNum in all LayerCombos

[Anonymous]

I want to change the intersection priority of a layer, but have realised that it needs to be saved in a Layer Combination(s) if it is to be anything but temporary.
Surely, in LayerManager I don't have to go through clicking each of the many,many AMT template's LCs and type it in again, and again....and again....?

Is there any way to select all LCs I want to change it in, and then change the IntersectionPriority value... just once?!?

[Anonymous]

It's not too hard. In Layer settings select the layer in question on the right hand side, change the Int Priority in the Layer Combo side of the dialogue in each Layer Combo. (You don't have to select Layer Combo, select the layer, change IP on right then Update LC, if that's what you were thinking)

[Barry Kelly]

Unfortunately not.
The quickest way is to select the layer on the right.
Then on the left hand side (the layer combination side) change the priority number for each combination - one by one.
You only need to change the priority in those layer combinations where it will be important.

It would be nice if you could select more than one layer combination but you can't.
Selecting the layer combination first is the old way of updating (pre version 12 or something).
It can still be done this way but is even slower.
Select the layer combination then change the priority number of the layer(s) on the right and then press the update button.
This is the way it had to be done years ago which is great if you want to update a lot of layer priorities for one layer combination but the hard way of doing it if you want to update a single layer priority in all combinations.

Barry.

[Barry Kelly]

s2art wrote:
It's not too hard. In Layer settings select the layer in question on the right hand side, change the Int Priority in the Layer Combo side of the dialogue in each Layer Combo. (You don't have to select Layer Combo, select the layer, change IP on right then Update LC, if that's what you were thinking)

There is no need to 'update' the layer combination if you do it this way.
In fact I think the 'update' button remains grey.
Just press 'OK' when done.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

Barry wrote:

s2art wrote:
It's not too hard. In Layer settings select the layer in question on the right hand side, change the Int Priority in the Layer Combo side of the dialogue in each Layer Combo. (You don't have to select Layer Combo, select the layer, change IP on right then Update LC, if that's what you were thinking)

There is no need to 'update' the layer combination if you do it this way.
In fact I think the 'update' button remains grey.
Just press 'OK' when done.

Barry.

Yes, that's what I was explaining in brackets - that you don't have to update each individually.

[Barry Kelly]

Sorry Stuart,
I read it as you don't have to select the layer combo.
Just select the layer change the IP THEN update the LC.

The subtleties of grammar.

Barry.

[Anonymous]

OK, thanks for the replies guys
One-by-one it is then.
The downside of using a big comprehensive template like AMT (Archicad Master Template) is that it takes a lot of maintenance when you want to change anything in the template -- and AC doesn't make it any easier with little inadequacies like this throughout the program. This problem is compounded when I have 4 hotlinked external files that work off the same template. Keeping all the template's attributes co-ordinated is a royal pain.

Appreciate the replies though - thanks again.
Pete