Friday, January 30, 2009

Revert the Layer Properties Manager Back to Static Based in 2009 Civil 3D

The dynamic function of the layer properties manager box is a fantastic new feature with 2009 civil 3D.  However, it is a memory hog and there can be a severe lag time between edits to it.  There are a couple workarounds for this minor issue.  Set up layer group filters to improve the performance by reducing the number of layers on display at any one time (http://civil3d.streamrestoration.info/2009/01/group-filters-for-easier-layer.html), or change the layer properties manager functionality to static based.  Do this by typing layerdlgmode and setting it to 0 instead of 1.