"Mod" prefix for layer names - why?

[jeffroyer]

I assume that the "Mod" stands for model. Why is this the default - it seems extraneous.

Do most people establish their own layer naming systems and delete the "mod" prefix?

I am not losing sleep over this - just curious.

[Jeffrey W Ouellette]

Before actual Sheet Layers, many users would create a set of "Sheet-xxxxx" design layers to contain notations, titleblocks, dimensions, etc. These may have been shown simultaneously with "Mod-xxxx" layers, or by themselves. The "Sheet-" layers werethen used to plot from.

[Markus Barrera-Kolb]

Although I have yet to do a project in full 3D (generating all of my elevations and sections from the model), I anticipate that even when I get to that point, some of the drawing set will consist of 2D geometry (such as details or structural drawings). To me it makes sense to distinguish between the layers that contain the actual 3D model data and those that contain supplementary or 2D information. Once again, it seems like in VW there are dozens of possible workflows and solutions -- at once an advantage and a challenge...

[jeffroyer]

That was my thinking. We have been working on how to arrive at a more intuitive naming system - when a bunch of layers start with Mod it seems you have to search a little deeper in the text to find your layer. Small gripe really.