marek.dk Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 is there a possibility to see the context of a drawing while editing a symbol? (similar to show other objects while in groups) I often need to see the grid modul or other information of the context while I work with a symbol. In ohter cad-programs it is possible to edit a symbol(cell) while seeing the context. I know two workarounds in vw: 1:konvert to group, make changes, make symbol, replace the old symbols 2:Instead of working with symbols, I can work with copies of layerlinks. but that way I need many layers. Too many workarounds in this programme!! any help Quote Link to comment
jfmarch Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 (edited) That would be difficult to do, especially in a drawing file where the same symbol is used multiple times on a single, or multiple, layer. How would the context work in editting a symbol that is in two different places in a file? The nature of symbols is that they need to be editted in isolation. Yours is an interesting question, but I have never heard of that features before. Too many workarounds, I think, is a good theing for VW, by the way! Edited October 17, 2006 by jfmarch Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Perhaps you could copy (or make a grid layout large enough to cover what you need) the grid modul into the symbol while you're working on it. Then delete it prior to closing the symbol. Otherwise, I firmly agree with Jim. . .symbols are intended to be repeated units that are edited in isolation. Like a mini drawing. Good luck, Quote Link to comment
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