Topic: Layer Chronical Letter Suffix

[MSTG007]

I saw this post somewhat on another site. Curious on this. How hard is it to have a command place a letter or number as a suffix? It was for copying items to a new layer.

So if the first layer is Test, then the command would copy the items onto a new layer Test1. Then if you do it again to Test1, it would go to Test2.

I don't know if the copytolayer command has the ability to do that?

[ribarm]

Sure it's possible... You'll have to write custom copy command in LISP form...

[JohnK]

What happens when you pick something on layer "Test" but already have a layer called "Test1"?

[MSTG007]

I would think it would go to the Test1 Layer.

[ronjonp]

Just curious but why would you need something like this?

[JohnK]

I would think it would go to the Test1 Layer.

Now it's getting interesting (more complicated, but interesting).

What happens when you pick something (the only thing) on layer "test" -i.e. items would get moved to layer "test1" but then the layer "test" would be empty. Does that layer get deleted or just renamed or even moved to the "test1" layer? Also, what mechanism would you use to move items from "test1" back to "test"? And, do you support a selection set for input?

Just curious but why would you need something like this?

My point behind the question; this program has a very high chance of being a big pain to code and on the operation (iteration upon iteration of the layer table--over and over again--[as in the case of the selection set] for something not really necessary).

[MSTG007]

Lets say, that the default layer name would be a "Test-1". The user could select the items that are on "Test-1" then it would copy the items to a new layer "Test-2". Then the command is done?
http://www.theswamp.org/index.php?board=2.0
If the user selects "Test-1" its again, then it would place it on "Test-2" Layer that is already there.

I must be thinking to simplistic lol.

[huiz]

If you have Civil 3D and you copy an Alignment with the name "ALM - (1)" then the copy is named "ALM - (1)(1)". That's also an interesting number system.