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Layer manager

PostPosted: Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:48 am
by DBrennfoerder
Can the layer manager be made to always be one, so when I open for a new day, its already on like the symbol browser.

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Fri Feb 21, 2020 2:56 pm
by Neil Blanchard
Hi Dwight, yes, the LM has a toggle in it at the lower left: Keep Layer Manager Open. Toggle that on, and it will stay open, and will reopen each time you boot up DataCAD (if it was open when you shut it down).

You have to restart DataCAD after toggling it on, in order for it to work. With two monitors, this is the way to go!

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:41 am
by DBrennfoerder
Au contraire, I have to turn the layer manager on every time, I always want it on, it's always open when I save and close, and it never appears when reopening until I turn it on again. v 21.00.00.08

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:19 pm
by Neil Blanchard
Is that setting "Keep Layer Manager Open" - toggled on?

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:35 pm
by DBrennfoerder
Yup,

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:33 pm
by Paul Nida
I asked this question several years ago and the answer was no. There is a difference in the way the layer manager and the symbol browser work but I don't remember what the difference was.

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Mon Feb 24, 2020 3:33 pm
by DBrennfoerder
But it seems that it is working for Neil Blanchard.

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 12:06 pm
by Paul Nida
Below is the answer I got from Dave several years ago when I asked for it. Maybe things have changed since then but not on my computers. I have to turn the layer manager on every time I start DataCAD and it stays on until I close DataCAD. And when I restart DataCAD I have to turn layer manager on again

Paul:

I can likely keep the Layer Manager open as long as DataCAD is running. I doubt I can make it act exactly like the SB as the LM is a dialog and the SB is a toolbar. You would have to re-open the LM when you first open a drawing, but I could make it remain open even if you were to close all drawings.

Dave

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Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 1:59 pm
by Neil Blanchard
I just checked again, after reading Paul's post - and I stand corrected - the LM does need to be reopened if you shut down DataCAD. It does stay open while you have DataCAD running.

It is easy to open it - Control-L after you have opened a drawing.

The problem I have is when I have DataCAD running, but I am using another program on the second monitor, after a few minutes, the LM pops up to cover up the active program. The only workarounds are to either move the LM, or move the other program, or close the LM.

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Wed Feb 26, 2020 5:39 pm
by Paul Nida
I have the same problem Neil, it's kind of annoying but I usually just click on the LM and then click back on the other program.

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 4:12 pm
by Chris
Anyone notice how much more difficult "L-F4" (Layer-Active Only) is with the Lyr Manager kept open?

Would be nice if you could just tag the speed keys and touch the layer in the open manager.

Regards,

Chris

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 4:34 pm
by joshhuggins
Chris wrote:Anyone notice how much more difficult "L-F4" (Layer-Active Only) is with the Lyr Manager kept open?

Would be nice if you could just tag the speed keys and touch the layer in the open manager.

Regards,

Chris

Yeah, would be nice if the corresponding F# keys for the root Layers Datacad menu would perform their command in the layer manager if it is currently selected vs the main program window. Pretty much F1-S6 could work as is I would think.

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 5:18 pm
by Paul Nida
I am not sure this is possible since the LM is a separate window. I would think you would have to click in the LM window before the "F" keys would become active there. They couldn't be active all of the time without clicking in the LM because that would make the "F" keys unusable in DataCAD.

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 5:48 pm
by joshhuggins
Paul Nida wrote:I am not sure this is possible since the LM is a separate window. I would think you would have to click in the LM window before the "F" keys would become active there. They couldn't be active all of the time without clicking in the LM because that would make the "F" keys unusable in DataCAD.
The F#'s keys would just invoke the commands that the Layer Manager window does, not the actual commands in the Datacad menu. Basicly would be keyboard shortcuts for the Layer Manager's buttons in that window.

Re: Layer manager

PostPosted: Tue May 05, 2020 6:12 pm
by Paul Nida
Yes but like I said you would have to click in the Layer Manager before they would become active. If I am going to click in there why not just click on what you want to do. It just doesn't seem like a big advantage to me. I must be missing something.