level suppression during import

[somename75]

Anyone care to share if there will be an option to import files like a dwg or an x_t to a specific level. Right now it will come in on its native levels, which messes up my level manager when I have my fixtures and other stuff on named levels. Thanks

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

Usually what I do in a case like that is to convert it, move stuff to the levels where I want it, then merge it into the file I want. Kind of a pain but it works.

 

HTH

[robk]

You could do it right now using the EA Manager.

[somename75]

Thanks James, I will try to remember to do that in the future. I suppose its probably too late to add this to the want list for X. Seems like it wouldn't be that hard to strip the levels out during the translation process, but maybe in the future. Have a good day all

[somename75]

That doesnt work for me Rob, but it was a great idea. The names of the level are still overwritten.

[robk]

A couple of other things you could do... Save a template of your named levels in the Level Manager, afterwards you could get your named levels and override what the original file had. Or you could create a script similar to this...

 

 

quote:

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'///////////////// My Global Variables //////////

 

 

' -- Start Script

Call Main()

 

 

' ////////////////////

' Sub Declaration

' ////////////////////

Sub Main()

SetLevelName 11, "TCP Solid"

SetLevelName 13, "A Plate Solid"

SetLevelName 14, "B Plate Solid"

SetLevelName 15, "Support Plate Solid"

SetLevelName 17, "Pin Plate Solid"

SetLevelName 18, "KO Plate Solid"

SetLevelName 19, "BCP Solid"

SetLevelName 111, "TCP Layout"

SetLevelName 113, "A Plate Layout"

SetLevelName 114, "B Plate Layout"

SetLevelName 115, "Support Plate Layout"

SetLevelName 117, "Pin Plate Layout"

SetLevelName 118, "KO Plate Layout"

SetLevelName 119, "BCP Layout"

End Sub

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[somename75]

Awesome rob, I will use that, thanks a lot.

[chip]

(X_T)...Also If you are using 1-5 go to a new level (6) then import the file. MC should bring everthing on that level.

 

(DWG,DXF) depending on the layers you are using, MC puts those in 1-...For this run what the other fellas are saying. Bring into MC sort levels then merge etc.