Shortcut To Change Classes?

[trashcan]

Really enjoying that quick search function and am looking for other ways to speed up my workflow. Any good shortcuts to change class of selected objects without leaving the keyboard? 

[Mark Aceto]

15 hours ago, symo said:

Is it possible to run a script to re-assign classes in a hybrid symbol? What I would love to do is re-class truss and lighting symbols in spotlight so that they conform to my class structure. Im having to do this manually at the moment and it gets tedious very quickly when having to do a new series of truss, for example. Of course, once I do this - I save all re-classed symbols into a favourites file.

 

Not for nothing but you have the option to autoclass truss and lights in Spotlight Prefs:

 

[symo]

Hi @Mark Aceto I have the automatic classing select as you suggest but Im wanting to update the sub-classes of the truss in order to conform with my own classes. For example, the default class assignments for truss objects are:

 

 

This is how I like my truss sub-classes to be assigned:

 

 

Cheers

 

 

 

[Mark Aceto]

Does this help?

 

[symo]

Hi @Mark Aceto I actually tried that and found it was fine if the new class didnt already exist but wont let you re-name to a class that does exist.

[Mark Aceto]

6 hours ago, symo said:

Hi @Mark Aceto I actually tried that and found it was fine if the new class didnt already exist but wont let you re-name to a class that does exist.

 

If the class name already exists, can you assign the objects to that class? Maybe I'm misunderstanding... 

[symo]

Yes you can but Im trying to streamline the process of having to:

1. Edit 2D geometry for each symbol  
2. Change all 2D sub-classes
3. Repeat for 3D geometry

When doing this for a whole series off trusses for example, this can get mighty tedious!