Layer Manager Modality

Don Strimbu

Hi everyone,

We have many AEC customers who are unhappy with the modal nature of the Drawing Explorer when displaying Layers. Since they are heavy users of Layers, the desire is to keep the layer manager pane open on one screen whist drawing in the graphics window on a second screen.

Easy question: is there a solution for this workflow today? 

Complex question: is there a way to make (at least) the Layer tab of Drawing Explorer mode-less? I am savvy enough to understand that making all functions of Drawing Explorer mode-less is a non-trivial exercise.

Thanks,

Don

Robt Deans

V17 has introduced a Dockable Layer Explorer.

"Whereas before the Layer explorer had to be dismissed, now layer names and their settings are always available to you while drawing and editing through the Layer panel."

Whereas before the Layer explorer had to be dismissed, now layer names and their settings are always available to you while drawing and editing through the Layer panel. - See more at: https://www.bricsys.com/tv/m/?what's-new-in-bricscad-v17-m271#sthash.O4cBQO1p.dpuf

Whereas before the Layer explorer had to be dismissed, now layer names and their settings are always available to you while drawing and editing through the Layer panel. - See more at: https://www.bricsys.com/tv/m/?what's-new-in-bricscad-v17-m271#sthash.O4cBQO1p.dpuf

Whereas before the Layer explorer had to be dismissed, now layer names and their settings are always available to you while drawing and editing through the Layer panel. - See more at: https://www.bricsys.com/tv/m/?what's-new-in-bricscad-v17-m271#sthash.O4cBQO1p.dpuf

V17 introduces dockable panels and dockable layer explorer. - See more at: https://www.bricsys.com/tv/m/?what's-new-in-bricscad-v17-m271#sthash.O4cBQO1p.dpuf

Martin Drese

...and if you are on V15 or 16 you can get an seperate Program for this here: https://www.bricsys.com/applications/a/?layermanager-a1048-al1828

Joe Dunfee

 In regards to layouts.  I am not certain I know what you are looking for, but layout tabs are optional, though on by default.  The variable is WINDLTABS. Though, in my v14 you cannot successfully search for that in the settings dialog.  Searching "Layout" will eventually get to it.

-Joe

Don Strimbu

Robert, Martin - thank you. This is for V17, found the toggle by right-clicking the left-most icon on the LAYER toolbar... nice.

Don Strimbu

 ...also, from the command line: LAYERSPANELOPEN, LAYERSPANELCLOSE.