Layer Table Management

In This Topic

The Layer button on the Mach.General > Tool page opens the Form Editor to allow you view/modify the Layer Table.

Layer Button - Click to Expand

The form that allows access to the Strategy, Override and Layer Management pages is launched only if the Use Layer Strategies option is enabled through the Registry Settings.

If enabled this will be reflected on the Mach.General > Const2 page, as shown. If not enabled (the default is off) only the Layer Table will presented i.e. the Strategy and Override pages are not made available for selection.

Drawing Properties : Mach. General > Const2 page - Click to Expand

Managing Layer Table

Mode

There are two Modes of operation available ...

Standard which only allows the viewing of current settings; and
Advanced, as shown, which allows modifying, adding and deletion.

Layer Table Form - Click to Expand

General Editing Notes

Option	Detail
Layer	The drop list is populated from the Layers Table
Name	When used, the Name is evaluated as a CabMaster formula, so any string needs to be quoted (for example enter 'Bench', rather than just Bench).
Colour	The colour used in the DXF (normally unused by machining but very helpful for viewing).
Polyshape Settings	Use Yes or No

Updating Layers

Modifying

Available in Advanced mode only:

Select the relevant Layer name from the drop list (populated from the Layers Table)
Adjust any necessary details
Press on the 'Save' button
Confirm the modifications are to be saved

Note : The modification can be reset by pressing the Reload before saving.

Add New

Available in Advanced mode only:

Press the 'Add New' button
Type in a Layer name that does not already exist
Confirm the Layer is to be added
Adjust any necessary details

Press on the 'Save' button

Confirm the modifications are to be saved

Remove

Available in Advanced mode only:

Select the Layer name to remove from the drop list
Press the 'Remove' button to the right of the chosen Layer
Confirm the removal

Layer Table Location

<your CabMaster Folder>\Table\Machining\Layers\Layers.qlt

Table Detail

This table contains Layer Name calculation formulas for each commonly used layer. This table has traditionally been used by CabMaster to allow users to customise layer names.

However, if the registry setting DXTasXML=7, the application will now use the Layer Names calculated from here and are used by the application to lookup the Override table.

The only notable difference to the default CabMaster Layers table (certainly for BiesseWorks®) is that the 'Border' layer is changed to 'Border1|Border2'.

It is anticipated that this table will rarely be edited.

Editors

Form Editor and Tables