HELP - draw dimension & change layer in one command

[R12NV]

I dont use macros, my screen is quite minimalist, no scroll bars, 3 macros, and the one layer macro plus the pull down tabs. As all my comands are shortcut/keyboard based.

Is there any way to get it so if i tpye " DS " my short cut for dimstraight. To change it to a dimmension layer then change back once i have completed the command.

The dimension style manager will alow you to set it to colors, line weights etc but not to a layer.

Or will i need to create a lisp file and control it via " DS " ????

 

[smcadman]

Scroll down on this site and look for "Autolay 2":

http://www.spaug.org/LISP_Index01.Html

Not only works on dimensions, but hatch and text also.

Flores

 

[OZZY84]

here is a VBA program that does same,

when you enter any hatch, text or dim command it changes current layer then chanegs back to previuos when complete

http://www.afralisp.com/vbaa/drawman.htm

Intel P4 1.7 GHZ
768 RDRAM
Win 2000 Pro
Autocad 14, 2002 with EP 2.3.1