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grichards · 06-18-2009, 09:09 PM

I'm curious as to what the customer requests actually were. this move is a completely bad direction and i urge autoCad user feedback on this issue.

having dTools create a new layer was bad, but if the issue is that layer's color then just use the layer manager to change the color.

your workaround is bad for a number of reason:
- it DRAMATICALLY slows down my work flow because i'll have to pick the product everytime, effectively making all the visualization settings i've spent time on are useless.

-I can't have a consultant put together a product spec and then engineer the drawings. I HAVE to develop the drawings first because i can't add products to a drawing from the PDM.

- how do i add multiple product to a drawing? If i want 20 connectors on a panel detail im supposed to add the block and associate it with the product 20 times? Seriously?

-Replace product is useless.

autoCad users need to chime in here. This is not a feature. This is hijacking autoCad. There are other ways to deal with layer color.

06-18-2009, 09:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
grichards Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 342	still not cool I'm curious as to what the customer requests actually were. this move is a completely bad direction and i urge autoCad user feedback on this issue. having dTools create a new layer was bad, but if the issue is that layer's color then just use the layer manager to change the color. your workaround is bad for a number of reason: - it DRAMATICALLY slows down my work flow because i'll have to pick the product everytime, effectively making all the visualization settings i've spent time on are useless. -I can't have a consultant put together a product spec and then engineer the drawings. I HAVE to develop the drawings first because i can't add products to a drawing from the PDM. - how do i add multiple product to a drawing? If i want 20 connectors on a panel detail im supposed to add the block and associate it with the product 20 times? Seriously? -Replace product is useless. autoCad users need to chime in here. This is not a feature. This is hijacking autoCad. There are other ways to deal with layer color.