Delete Multiple Layouts

Command: Delete Multiple Layouts
Menu path: Layouts > Delete Multiple Layouts
Icon: brisanje_skica16.png  brisanje_skica32.png
Functional description: Deleting multiple layouts at once.
 


Using Delete Multiple Layouts command, you can delete multiple layouts at once. By running this command you open List of Layouts for Deleting window.


Window: List of Layouts for Deleting

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Figure 1

The window contains the following items:

Selection options:

  • Select multiple items
    Using the the wildcards such as asterisk (*) you can select multiple items (layouts) from the list.
    For example, if you enter “BSKP*” into this field, then after clicking on the zelena_strelica.png button,
    all items in the list beginning with “BSKP” will be selected in the list.
  • zelena_strelica.png button selects the list items based on "Select multiple items" field entry.
  • Radio button Add to Selection
    When this radio button is selected, after clicking the zelena_strelica.png button,
    the items defined by “select multiple items” field entry will be added to the list of selected items.
  • Radio button Remove from Selection
    When this radio button is active, after clicking the zelena_strelica.png buton,
    the items defined through the “select multiple items” field entry will be removed from the list of selected items.

Buttons - Select:

  • All - (selects all items in the layouts list)
  • Nothing - (after clicking on the button, all items in the layouts list are un-selected)

Layouts list

The list displays all layouts contained within the DWG file you are currently working with.
Select the list items using "Select Multiple Items” field or
in standard Windows way (Left-clicking and using SHIFT and/or CTRL key).

Buttons:

  • OK - (deletes all layouts selected in the layouts list from the DWG drawing)
  • Cancel - (cancels the entire procedure and closes the window)


Procedure

From the main menu run  Layouts > Delete Multiple Layout command.
List of Layouts for Deleting window opens (Figure 2).

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Figure 2

Let’s assume you want to delete the schemetic diagram of cable serving area 1,2 and 3
and the route site plan in 1:500 scale, which is prepared for printing on multiple sheets (there are several layouts),
and you want to keep one sheet from that site plan (e.g. sheet (layout) SIT_500_3).

In this case, the procedure would be as follows:

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Add to selection radio button is selected.
Enter BSKP* to the layout name “select multiple items” field and then click zelena_strelica.png .
With this, you’ve selected the schematic diagrams in the list for all three cable serving areas.

Add to selection radio button is still selected.
Enter SIT_500* to the layout name “select multiple items” field and then click zelena_strelica.png .
With this, you’ve selected all route site plan sheets in 1:500 scale (together with previously selected items).

Now select the Remove from Selection
radio button. Enter SIT_500* to the layout name “select multiple items” field and then click zelena_strelica.png .
SIT_500_3 layout will no longer be selected.

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Figure 2

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Figure 3

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Figure 4

By clickingOK, layouts selected in the list will be deleted.

*      *      *

So,
by combining adding (and/or removing items) to the list of selected items, we form the list of layouts to be deleted.
Adding and removing is done using commands from Selection Options frame or
in standard Windows way (left-clicking and using SHIFT and/or CTRL keys).
By clicking OK, layouts selected in the list (blue background) will be deleted.