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Category names are defined within the CSM Administration module. In this example the
category names are, from the NCS Standard,
Discipline
,
Major
,
Minor, Minor 2
and
Status
.
Each layer category contains layer components (the basic building block of layer names)
defined within the chosen discipline. A layer component is defined as a layer name abbreviation
(the part that will appear in AutoCAD’s layer manager) and description as shown in the
Abbrev
and
Description
portion of each category column in the figure.
Please note: The CMI Standards Administration software allows the use of one to five
category layer naming. If a discipline uses the one name convention, layer selection
By
Category
will be disabled in the CSM Layer Creation dialog.
1. Begin the selection process by picking a component in the first category.
2. Possible component selections are then displayed in the second category allowing the
user to select the next layer component(s). The third category then displays all the
layers associated with the first and second category selection(s).
3. Repeat until a selection is made in each category.
4. Once the desired layers are highlighted click the
Add to List
button.
5. See the help topic o
for modifying layers in the Create/Modify List.
6. Once all the desired layers are shown under Create/Modify Layer List click
OK
to create
the layers in the drawing.
Individual or multiple components can be selected in each category. If multiple component
selection is desired, standard windows selection techniques can be used (i.e. <SHIFT> and
<CONTROL> keys) or simply click and drag the mouse over a group of components to select
them. Selecting multiple components in the first category displays components in the second
category that are common to the selected set. Similarly, multiple component selection in the
second category displays common components in the third category. This method of selection
allows quick isolation of layers even within a very large layer set.