Levels

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

Hey!

 

How do I change/move an existing entity to another leve?

 

Thanks!

[maestro]

Select the entities you want to move, right click in the levels number box, chose the level you want to put them on from the levels manager, click OK.

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

Super. Thanks!

 

On another note, why is it that my level manager only shows level 1 and no others?

[Nils N]

Right click the level botton, bottom of screen, select your enity- enter and you'll get a dialog box asking you to move or copy

[spade117]

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On another note, why is it that my level manager only shows level 1 and no others?

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It means there are no entities or name for the other levels. Once you name a level it should always appear if you have used and #ed levels active.

[Guest]

You could also create a .csv file(excel) with levels pre-named and load that into X

 

Then you would have prenamed levels and you'd alwys be working to the same levels.

 

 

Kind of like starting a good habit

 

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

I have 2 levels for this instance, one with a name (level 2) and the main (level 1). Level 2 does not show up when I click on the arrow beside the level manager (bottom of design screen). Level 2 has 4 entities...

 

 

Still nothing.

 

John, where do I put the csv file?

[spade117]

left click on the word..level, it will open your level manager.

[bbrown01]

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It means there are no entities or name for the other levels. Once you name a level it should always appear if you have used and #ed levels active.

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Only the active level or levels that were previously typed into the drop down list window will show in the drop down list. Not any named (or otherwise) level that exists in the file.

[Thad]

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It means there are no entities or name for the other levels. Once you name a level it should always appear if you have used and #ed levels active.

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Only the active level or levels that were previously typed into the drop down list window will show in the drop down list. Not any named (or otherwise) level that exists in the file.

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Thus the difference between the levels manager (what the OP called it) and the levels drop down. Or is it a drop up?

 

Thad

[bbrown01]

It would be nice if the drop down list contained all levels, not just those recently entered.

 

It would also be nice if you could select the level by selecting an entity already at that level.

 

I find myself creating geometry in the wrong level and having to move it all the time.

[Thad]

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It would be nice if the drop down list contained all levels, not just those recently entered.

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+1

[Randy Morton @ Clem Industrial]

Although I have not used levels much...I agree already.

[brilu397]

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It would be nice if the drop down list contained all levels, not just those recently entered.

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+1

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It would also be nice if you could select the level by selecting an entity already at that level.

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Click on Attributes>>same as>>select entity, and that will set the main level to the same as that entity. Not exactly straight forward way to do it, but it is possible.

[brilu397]

bbrown,

Just found:

1)open level manager

2)click on white arrow to the left of the green

check mark

3)select entity

This sets the main level to the entity selected.

Hope that helps.

[Nathan G. Baldwin]

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You could also create a .csv file(excel) with levels pre-named and load that into X

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John,

How does this work? once you create the CSV file, how do you load it into mastercam? Also, Does it work for mastercam 9 as well?

 

Thanks

[Guest]

Dunno about V9

 

bring up your level manager, right click and click load levels, choose the .csv file and your named levels will load.

 

HTH

[bbrown01]

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It would also be nice if you could select the level by selecting an entity already at that level.

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bbrown,

Just found:

1)open level manager

2)click on white arrow to the left of the green

check mark

3)select entity

This sets the main level to the entity selected.

Hope that helps.

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Thanks brilu397. I was aware of that.

 

What I was suggesting was the ability to click on an entity in the graphics window as a way selecting the current level without having to open the level manager. I.e. if the current level was 1 and entity x was at level 2, just clicking on x would set the level to 2.

 

Sometimes it's hard to remember what level things are at. Yes you could analyze the entity to find the level, then set it accordingly. This just saves 2 steps. Not a behavior for everyone.

[Nathan G. Baldwin]

John,

Still not having any luck on that. IS there any way you could send me an example csv file?

 

Mine that I'm trying is just an excel file with level names in the first column.

 

Thanks

[moldy]

Alt x then click on an entity. This will change the level and the color to the entity level.

Moldy

[Guest]

Mail Nathan

[bbrown01]

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Alt x then click on an entity. This will change the level and the color to the entity level.

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That's it! Thanks Moldy.

[90rsgnuguy42]

Hey John, I'd be interested in looking at that .csv file too. I'm also curious if anyone knows how to stop the level manager from sorting the levels. When I type in a new level it sorts the whole column of numbers and puts the level I'm naming at the top. I use the level manager extensively and when I open it up I want to see the levels listed from lowest to the highest in the manager. I NEVER have a need to see the levels in any order other than lowest to highest. Does anyone know if this is a function that can be set and left alone?

[jagg2499]

Can i take a peek at that file too if someone gets a chance it might help me out also

[Guest]

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