We are almost there with the hierarchical class display, but we need to take this a couple of steps further.
There need to be true class 'Groups" - the problem with the hierarchical display is that it that the prefix becomes the group name - so if you want to maintain naming conventions you end up with many groups that only have 1 class in them. There should be true class Folders. These folders would automatically apply the folder prefix name to a class. So I could just name a class Anno and then drag it to the RCP 'Folder" and then it would automatically take on the name RCP-Anno. These folders should be able to have attributes that, like styles, can be applied to all classes in the folder as desired. Lastly - and I have argued for this before - these groups should be able to be hierarchical as far as their draw order. There should be an option that can be turned on for a Class Group to always appear above or below the other groups. There would need to be a similar display there is with layer - where you can see stack order of the groups if you turn this on - but this would allow for annotations and dimensions to always be on top and never accidentally covered by objects. Floor patterns and slabs could always be set to below so that all displayed objects always sit on top. It would be a huge help. I have seen offices that break this stuff up into layers for this reason - but it becomes cumbersome to edit.
As mentioned above - drag and drop reorganizing for classes would be great (once there are folders to drag them into.)
Lastly - there needs to be a live search - a good one - that allows you to type class names and it will narrow the class list down as you type. This input should be available everywhere - and on right click - anywhere there is a class selection (and layer selection for that matter) there should be live search. Once your document has 80+ classes - even if you know the name - it can be frustrating to search through the list - especially in hierarchical view which for some reason makes it harder to find what you are looking for.
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Tom Klaber
We are almost there with the hierarchical class display, but we need to take this a couple of steps further.
There need to be true class 'Groups" - the problem with the hierarchical display is that it that the prefix becomes the group name - so if you want to maintain naming conventions you end up with many groups that only have 1 class in them. There should be true class Folders. These folders would automatically apply the folder prefix name to a class. So I could just name a class Anno and then drag it to the RCP 'Folder" and then it would automatically take on the name RCP-Anno. These folders should be able to have attributes that, like styles, can be applied to all classes in the folder as desired. Lastly - and I have argued for this before - these groups should be able to be hierarchical as far as their draw order. There should be an option that can be turned on for a Class Group to always appear above or below the other groups. There would need to be a similar display there is with layer - where you can see stack order of the groups if you turn this on - but this would allow for annotations and dimensions to always be on top and never accidentally covered by objects. Floor patterns and slabs could always be set to below so that all displayed objects always sit on top. It would be a huge help. I have seen offices that break this stuff up into layers for this reason - but it becomes cumbersome to edit.
As mentioned above - drag and drop reorganizing for classes would be great (once there are folders to drag them into.)
Lastly - there needs to be a live search - a good one - that allows you to type class names and it will narrow the class list down as you type. This input should be available everywhere - and on right click - anywhere there is a class selection (and layer selection for that matter) there should be live search. Once your document has 80+ classes - even if you know the name - it can be frustrating to search through the list - especially in hierarchical view which for some reason makes it harder to find what you are looking for.
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