Standard Class for Drawing Labels

[Tom Klaber]

Right now - drawing labels are created on whatever class happens to be active when you make the viewport.  There should be a setting for these to always go on None or a pre-selected class - even outside standard naming.

 

 

[Matt Overton]

If you use the "Plug-in Manager" to set a default class for the drawing label then they insert in that class even when created inside a viewport*.

 

*wasn't sure if "Create Detail Viewport" but after checking it seems to.

 

Now it would be great if the installer had an option set empty default class to None without needing to go through everyone. 

[Tom Klaber]

That is fantastic.  Exactly what I needed.

Thank you!

[Tom Klaber]

@JimW- this is kind of solved.  Maybe can be moved back to Gen or Troubleshoot.

[Jim Smith]

Matt, I don't see that this works for Call-Outs as I don't see altering Class as an option.

[Kevin McAllister]

This is a very reasonable wish.... setting the defaults of the drawing label should be more straightforward than is is, including class. And there should be a way to set the default class of any PIO Tool that creates an object like the drawing label. Currently only some are controllable using the Plugin Manager. These types of settings should be consistent and easy to find.

 

Kevin

 

(Super weird forum interaction. I posted this response yesterday but it didn't take. @Jim Smithwhat can be edited with the Plugin Manager is inconsistent and doesn't work for everything.)

[grant_PD]

I agree. If the VW logic is that everything must exist IN a class and ON a layer, then users should have absolute control over every object's class and layer. And if it is a PIO all the more, since that would assume the user is going to be using that PIO over and over.  While there are workarounds, this should be a straightforward thing (ie. pick the class, check the box that says "set as default").