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johnm
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Need two layers visible to view entity

Post by johnm » Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:45 pm

kubuntu qcad 3.25.2

When I insert a library item 'bed' into layer 'bedrom' I subsequently need layer 0 visible to view the entity.
If I switch off either layer the bed disappears.

CVH
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Re: Need two layers visible to view entity

Post by CVH » Wed Oct 07, 2020 2:11 pm

Hi,
there are several types of library items.

A common type is stored as a block.

In the case of blocks:
The layer where one put the block reference on has to be visible.
The layer(s) where the block entities are defined on has to be visible.

More about using the library:
https://qcad.org/en/tutorial-working-wi ... rt-library
More about blocks ... :
https://qcad.org/en/tutorial-layers-blo ... attributes

Regards,
CVH

johnm
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Re: Need two layers visible to view entity

Post by johnm » Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:47 pm

Many thanks, explains why layer names appear that I didn't create.
I was putting it down to old-timers disease.

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