In the FAQ you can find answers for frequently asked questions working with the LayerManager. These questions are listed in topics.
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Which
Windows®-Versions are supported by LayerManager ? |
Thats simple: all Windows® versions since Windows® 95 |
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Which AutoCAD®-Versions
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Also simple: all Windows®-based AutoCAD®- and LT-Versions from including R14.0 |
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| What does "Test/Viewer-Version" means ? | the normal
Update/Demo-Version that is available from the <Download> area, may be
used as a perfect viewer version - on LayerManager-CD this is also
pointed separately. Assume this scenario: you are using LayerManager to structurize your drawings; if you want to give your drawings to you customers or related, they will not see these LayerManager structures nor they can use them. Solution: You may give them this Test/Demo/Viewer-Version, so they can see the LayerManager structures and they can also use them; but the LayerManager structures can not be changed by the viewer version ... |
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| How to install / update with a new LayerManager version ? | Installing a new version
is really simple: unzip the downloaded files, the setup program (*.exe)
is given. Close all AutoCAD® sessions and run the setup program.
You only need to define the LayerManager's program path (simply install
the new
version ontop of your existing version). When overwriting existing
LayerManager, all user data are untouched ! There is a simple principle: DEMO remains DEMO, LICENCE remains LICENCE. You can't make anything wrong ... |
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| What about LayerManager's compatibility with older / newer versions? | LayerManager has now been
developed for more than 6 years - LayerManager Professional based on a
windows explorer design has been developed for more than 1.5 years ! The
development is going on for the next years. During all these years,
LayerManager has never (!) lost compatibility to older versions -
compatibility is one of the most important design rules ! The
compatibility aspect is related to LayerManagers own data structures, of
course. LayerManager Professional is downward and upward compatible even
with earliest versions running AutoCAD® R12 DOS; older versions are able
to recognise all LayerManager data from current versions (if the drawing
is saved in older AutoCAD dwg format).There is no problem to use
drawings with LayerManager data strucutres made by LayerManager versions
before version v4.0 (i.e. drawings from AutoCAD® R13 DOS/WIN) without
loosing LayerManager data. This also applies in reverse direction: you
may save your AutoCAD® 2000i drawing with R14 dwg format, and
LayerManager running AutoCAD® R14 will recognise these LayerManager data
structures. Based on the internal design of stored LayerManager data
structures, LayerManager is able to ensure complete compatibility for
future versions – this is guaranteed ! |
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| Is "LayerManager Professional" available or working with "AutoCAD® LT xxx" ? | YES - since version v4.1a
(August 2001) LayerManager completely works with AutoCAD LT versions
97/98/2000(i)/2002 in exactly the same way as with AutoCAD in these
versions. The standard installation of LayerManager for AutoCAD
R14 works with AutoCAD LT 97/98, and the standard installation of
LayerManager for AutoCAD 2000(i)/2002 works with the same AutoCAD LT
versions. |
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| Questions about the LayerManager | |||
| Online-Help will not open or will open with error messages ? | The Online-Help (Layman.chm)
is also available from LayerManager's start menu program group - and
should also open from there - chm helpfiles are directly displayed by
Windows. If you see an error message, so Window® is not able to open the
helpfile. Only Windows® 98 and Windows® 2000 (or newer) are able to open
CHM-helpfiles. Additionally, when installing Microsoft® IE 4.01 (or
higher) the CHM-helpfile-viewer is installed or updated. If you can not open the chm-helpfile "Layman.chm" you may do these solutions:
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| Layers may not be purged ? | Sometimes, LayerManager
can prevent AutoCAD® from purging unused layers. This will always occure
if such layers are a part of layergroups and/or these layers have been
extended by LayerManagers layer description. In generally, there are 2
methods to enable AutoCAD® to purge/erase such layers:
Notice: If erased layers still remain, simply retry to erase
that layers within LayerManager. Sometimes 2 passes are needed, before
AutoCAD® recognises that layers as unused ones. |
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| LayerManager's window is disappeared? |
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| Some program windows are disappeared ? | Normally, all saved window
positions are checked wether these positions are valid. But in very
seldom cases it may happen, that LayerManagers window positions file "Layman.wpx"
is not completely saved, or is damaged during save (e.g. when AutoCAD®
crashes). Solution: Close AutoCAD® and delete the file "Layman.wpx" - at next start, LayerManager will use default positions for all dialogs. |
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| LayerManager windows remains disappeared ? | At the AutoCAD® prompt,
enter "lmpro". All hidden, minimized or somehow else invisible
LayerManager windows are restored and placed into the foreground. This
may happen, if you use "Minimize" icon, that places LayerManager into
minimized state (as icon on the desktop, or as button on the taskbar).
On the desktop, it may be hidden by any other window.... |
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| Dialog windows are damaged or incomplete ? | Sometimes (very rare
indeed) it may happen, that program dialogs or program windows appear
incomplete – you will recognise this behaviour by missing dialog buttons
and/or too large resp. too small dialog windows. There are several reasons for :
Solution for that problem:
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