I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but there doesn't seem to be any forum name that mentions Bentley Substation, so here goes...
I have inherited a model with most of the device ID's turned on when the library objects were placed. Is there a way to globally turn off Substation Device ID's? I know how to turn them off one by one - but there are hundreds of objects. Maybe a keyin or something?
Also, I would like to place library objects on a specific level, but all the library objects have been created on the Default layer. I can change the level along with the item's other properties after insertion, but when I do, the hook points are frozen with their visibility on and their color is changed to the level color (Its helpful to keep the hook point color for editing purposes). The objects also seem to lose their "intelligence" and sometimes do not appear in the BOM. Can you tell me how I can organize my model with appropriate levels without destroying the "smart parts"? I would like to be able to assign different components to a logical layer so the model can be controlled for editing as in other CAD systems
Thanks for your advice,
Mark
Hi Mark. There is no built-in tool for toggling the display of device IDs. But these should be on the ECT_DGRM_TAGS level, so you could turn that level off with the Level Display tool. Or, the key-in to turn off that level would be "level set display off ECT_DGRM_TAGS". The key-in to toggle it on/off would be "level set display toggle ECT_DGRM_TAGS". You can make your own button to perform either of these key-ins. See the Customizing the Interface article for details.
Regarding the placement of symbols on specific levels, some types of elements need to be on specific levels, and I would not normally try to change the level an element is on after placing the symbol. In Create Symbol, I believe you can put non-intelligent elements on custom levels, but if you try putting some intelligent elements on a "wrong" level it will move them to the "correct" level when you save the symbol. If you are trying to put symbols on specific levels so you can control whether they are visible at any given moment, you might want to look into Displaysets. With a key-in or custom button, you can turn off the display of everything except what is currently selected (key-in "displayset set selection"). See the "Other Customizations" section of the Customizing the Interface article.