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CAD Forums => CAD General => Topic started by: Hangman on February 24, 2010, 07:15:41 PM

Title: AI_MOLC - is it still used ??
Post by: Hangman on February 24, 2010, 07:15:41 PM: I have had this set in my PGP file for a quick key to change to a selected layer.
Never gave it much thought until I had a drawing with text and dimensions on the Paperspace tab.
AI_MOLC does not work in paper space.
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Command: ai_molc

** Command only valid in Model space **

Does anyone know why this doesn't work in paper space ?? Does anyone have a work around besides taking the long way and searching for the layer you want ??

Thanks.
Title: Re: AI_MOLC - is it still used ??
Post by: Bob Wahr on February 24, 2010, 09:19:12 PM: try laycur
Title: Re: AI_MOLC - is it still used ??
Post by: alanjt on February 24, 2010, 09:47:59 PM: How odd. I wonder if it's always been that way. I haven't used ai_molc since I wrote my own (wanted the option to also be able to type the layer name), but when I first started, I used it all the time.

Correction: I just tested it in C3D 2009 and I can execute ai_molc just fine in paperspace. Sounds like something has redefined it. What version of CAD is this?
Title: Re: AI_MOLC - is it still used ??
Post by: alanjt on February 24, 2010, 10:11:08 PM: Quote from: Bob Wahr on February 24, 2010, 09:19:12 PM
try laycur
I think it's laymcur.
Title: Re: AI_MOLC - is it still used ??
Post by: Hangman on February 25, 2010, 10:38:57 AM: Quote from: alanjt on February 24, 2010, 10:11:08 PM
Quote from: Bob Wahr on February 24, 2010, 09:19:12 PM
try laycur
I think it's laymcur.

It is odd, I don't know why they would restrict it to just the model tab unless it was brought over from R12 DOS and never looked at. Anyway, I am running ACAD Map3D 2010 fresh out of the box.

I tried 'laycur' with the following response:
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Select objects to be changed to the current layer:

and 'laymcur' with this response:
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Select object whose layer will become current:

Anyway, thank you for your help. I think I'll change my PGP to reflect 'LAYMCUR' instead of 'AI_MOLC'.
Title: Re: AI_MOLC - is it still used ??
Post by: Daniel J. Ellis on February 26, 2010, 01:53:48 AM: For what it's worth, I have a lisp mapping "CUR" onto "AI_MOLC", but that shows up on the command list as being mapped in turn onto "LAYCUR"