layer management

[megaladon]

i received this message from a friend
i was asking what was wrong with my config.pro bc it had duplicated mapkeys 15 times inside

but the last thing he said was

Also, def_layer is the old school of thinking in layer management. I suggest that you setup layer rules in your start parts and get rid of the def_layers.

so my question to all of you is what is your company standards or your personal settings

this is whats in my config.pro

def_layer LAYER_AXIS axis
def_layer LAYER_SURFACE surface
def_layer LAYER_DATUM datum
def_layer LAYER_POINT points
def_layer LAYER_CURVE curve
def_layer LAYER_CSYS csys
def_layer LAYER_QUILT quilt

 

[dr_gallup]

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

 

[Jodster]

I have to agree with dr_gallup ..... but .....


We just recently switched to WF 2.0 and I have set up rules in my start part for layers. It has proven quite successful. I no longer have to think about the layers for the datum features.


If the old way still works ..... keep using it. Keep in mind that in PTC's infinite wisdom ..... they have found a new way so they will eventually break the old way. Might not hurt to further investigate the layer rules for future reference.

 

[AHA-D]

To me the entire layer thing is old school. All modern programming is done with objects, properties and methods and that's the way CAD should work. So for instance "curves" is a subset of the entities making up a model. Simply setting curves ON or OFF in the environment is all I want to do. And toggling just one to be visible and the others not should be a matter of overriding the "visible" property of one item.


Alex

 

[megaladon]

love to hear every ones thoughts on this


would also like to see how you would set up a start part.


I am lacking the setting up and running and maintaining experience side of pro-e and have gotten a lot of help from here already.


I was thrown to wolves by default here meaning there were 2 designers now there is 1 and its a mess. so i would like to clean things up before i beg to get intralink.


thanks

 

[Heathbn]

In the load directory of pro-E their is a template directory. Inside is all the start parts you will ever need. I recommend using this layering system.


The curve layer 03___PRT_ALL_CURVES so if you need to add you own layer for curves you start it with 03___ and then what ever you want to name it. This way it will show up right next to all the other curve layers. much easier to find things this way.


How ever I have started using the hide feature more and more and layers less and less. Its a lot easyier to see at a glance of the model tree what is off and what is on.

 

[megaladon]

ok so here is my next question if my current config.pro has these


def_layer LAYER_AXIS axis
def_layer LAYER_SURFACE surface
def_layer LAYER_DATUM datum
def_layer LAYER_POINT points
def_layer LAYER_CURVE curve
def_layer LAYER_CSYS csys
def_layer LAYER_QUILT quilt


and i create a new config leaving these out and create a new start part with these layers set up inside what happens when i try to open and old part?


will i need to convert all old parts so that they have the new start part format?