"isolate" function for layers/classes

[grant_PD]

Here's what I find myself needing to do:

Select a set of layers and or classes, and have just those be on.

I would like to able to highlight them in the navigation palette and then right click, bringing up the option to isolate them. They would then all be on and the other layers or classes would be turned off.

An extra option would be to "isolate grey" Where everything else goes to grey.

[Benson Shaw]

Saved Views provide the same result with a slightly different process. But establish a Default Saved View first so it's easy to get back.

What you describe might be quick, esp in a drawing with only a few layers and classes. But then you have to do the whole process for each new setting which could be tricky if the drawing has many classes & layers.

Could work well if coordinated with a few Saved Views.

-B

Edited August 17, 2012 by Benson Shaw

[grant_PD]

Funny, I see it exactly the opposite. I have about 100 classes and 30 layers usually. Establishing a saved view to me is a waste of time as I have to set it up in order to activate it. I just want to be able to grab three or four related things and work with them, let them go and continue moving on.

[Kevin McAllister]

It sounds like we are talking about a "solo" sort of function. I think this would be great.

Saved views is useful but its not really something to use quickly as part of an editing workflow.

My solo workaround is to group things and then edit the group. I have become very fast at grouping/ungrouping.

Kevin

[michaelk]

I do the same thing, Kevin.

My fingers have learned Command-G Command-[ to edit objects that I want to isolate and Command-] Command-U to restore....

But I like the idea of having a right click-solo from the Nav Palette. Especially if there is a restore option.

mk

[grant_PD]

Yes. Group ungroup is the workaround. But unfortunately one must select "things" to group instead of layers or classes. Very similar to the solo mode in c4d.

[michaelk]

I use the magic wand set (with a saved class setting).

mk

[Chris D]

In Revit you can isolate (or the opposite: hide) by element or category...it's very powerful and less dangerous than grouping/ungrouping which doesn't work across layers.