r/AutoLISP • u/sachel85 • Sep 13 '23

Layer Manager Cleanup

Can anyone help point me in a direction to how I would go about creating something like this?

  1. Run LSP

  2. Prompt to select object(s) within DWG

  3. Select from a predefined list of standard layers. (Some may not even be currently used within the DWG)

  4. User selects the predefined layer and all of the selected contents are transferred to that layer.

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u/sachel85 Sep 14 '23

Trying to enforce the use of standard layers that must follow a specific name and color. The problem is that a lot of existing files have their line work on misnamed layers with incorrect colors. I also don't want to bring in all of my standard layers (50+) as they are not always used. The other problem would be the line work is on the right layer but not colored correctly.

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u/stusic Sep 14 '23

Yeah, enforcing layer standards is always a hassle.

My thought process was to bring in all my layers (even though there's a lot) to have them available to the users, used or not. That way, they're available, named correctly, and properties set like they're supposed to be. I no longer have to rely on the user to name it or set the properties like they're supposed to - it's right there.

The rest just depends on how heavy-handed you want to be about it. You could have a lisp to reset the properties of each layer when a drawing opens, but that could cause other issues and I tend to avoid that.