Turn off levels by clicking on entities

[Thad]

Is there a chook, VB script, or any other method of turning off levels just by clicking on entities? For example, if I click on a line, I want the level that that line resides on to turn off immediately. As I click around on various things, levels get shut off and geometry disappears.

 

This would come in very handy when working with die assemblies. Otherwise, I have to analyze a detail to see what level it's on, then shut that level off. Repeat...repeat...etc.

 

Thad

[Brendan P]

Good idea.

Also I wish you had a button like Autocad has that you can click the button,then click on the geometry to make that layer "active".

[bryan314]

Thad,

 

I have a chook that does the exact opposite. Turns off all the levels but the one(s) you select. Will That help?

 

Bryan

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You can use Bryan314 c-hook keep levels keeplevs.dll .

Not the same but very close to what you need .

Jump here to get them

 

 

Many thanks ,Bryan !

Iskander teh putting a plug

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Hey ,Bryan , you were the first !

 

[ 09-05-2003, 09:32 AM: Message edited by: plasttav ]

[bryan314]

Thanks for the plug.

 

Bryan

[Thad]

Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll give bryan's a try. Thanks bryan!

 

Thad

[Guest]

Buckethead:

 

Try alt-x. This is set main. It will change all attributes, including the level, to match the entity you pick.

 

HTH

[Brendan P]

Marc,

Thank you very much.(worked great)

I never knew how to do this,I am not one for trying to remember all the shortcut keys.

 

PS This is why I love this place soo much.

FREE information

[Scot]

Helpful tips, Thanks to all.

 

Scot

[Günther Massimo - GMCCS]

Hi Thad,

 

I have a small chook (1KB). It does exactly what you want.

You can download it here .

 

Same thing vise versa here

 

[ 09-08-2003, 04:15 AM: Message edited by: Gismo ]

[Thad]

Gismo,

 

Bryan was nice enough to create one for me, but I haven't tested it yet. I'll try his and yours and post the results. Thank you for your kindness. I'd also like to publicly thank bryan314 for creating the new chook for me. You guys are great!

 

Thad

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Gizmo and Bryan , you are great guys.

 

I hadn`t a pleasure to use the Bryan`s new c-hooks and I am sure that they are great.

Gizmo! Your c-hooks are fine and do perfectly what they must do .

 

Many thanks to both of you !

[Thad]

Well, here's my critique.

 

Both Bryan's and Gismo's chooks seem indentical, other than the text that is shown on the screen. They both perform the task they are intended to, but both are equally slow. I'm not sure if this is caused by the way the chook funtions or by the speed of the computer (2.4 Ghz) and the size of the file (35MB). I know size has *something* to do with it because the second file I tested it on was smaller (7MB) and it was drastically quicker. The big file took 15-16 seconds to execute the change. I imagine that MC has to search the entire MC9 file to find all entities that reside on your selected level, then turn them off. It's understandable that this would take some time. This confirms that the less MC has to search, the quicker the execution takes place. Unfortunately, the time when this chook is the most advantageous is when you're working with a bigger file. Fortunately, we don't use files that big on a regular basis.

 

What would be a nice feature is if you could select more that one entity to turn off at a time...like your original chook keeplvs. The keeplevs chook works very nice, BTW.

 

These chooks are very handy and plan to get a lot of use out of them. Thank you both for your contribution!

 

Thad

[Fig sign]

Thad !

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I'm not sure if this is caused by the way the chook funtions or by the speed of the computer (2.4 Ghz) and the size of the file (35MB)

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On your big file open operation manager , select one layer as active and hide all others.

Press ok and look how much time it will take for MC to do it?

Check your database allocation ( the cad partof memory allocations ).

 

 

Iskander enterin` teh skeptic mode

[bryan314]

It's probably the size of the file and your graphics card. My chook is just doing the equivalent of alt-z turning levels on and off.

 

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What would be a nice feature is if you could select more that one entity to turn off at a time...like your original chook keeplvs.

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No problem. Here's an updated version of ZapLevels:

http://www.ivanxxxx.com/ZapLevels.zip

Someone else has my hasp with the v9 license so I was only able to give the v8.1.1 one a quick test but the 9 version should be fine.

 

Bryan

[heeler]

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Someone else has my hasp with the v9 license

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Could you please ship it to me as soon as you get it back. Also forward all updates and future upgrades.

 

Thanks

Glenn

 

P.S. J/K But I can't help but want somthin for nothin.

 

[ 09-08-2003, 02:42 PM: Message edited by: heeler ]

[bryan314]

Sorry. They watch those things like a hawk. Took me a lot of beggin and pleading just to be allowed to take one home on weekends to work on my own chooks.

 

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P.S. J/K But I can't help but want somthin for nothin.

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My chooks are free though. See link below.

 

Bryan

[heeler]

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My chooks are free though.

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But I want more, more, MORE. free, free, FREE.

 

 

Glenn

[bryan314]

I take reasonable requests.

Un-reasonable costs money.

 

Bryan

[kathy]

I downloaded the c-hook - works very nice

 

Thank You, Kathy

[Thad]

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No problem. Here's an updated version of ZapLevels:

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Thanks Bryan. It's works great. You're the man! And a fellow Michigander at that.

 

Thad

[bryan314]

Yep. Born-n-raised in GR. Used to live 10min from anywhere.

Now live in the middle of Amish Country where the nearest Meijer's, Burger King, Big Boy, Movie theater, etc is over 30mins away.

Live less than a mile away from work and I hate driving in rush hour traffic.

 

Bryan

 

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