Second time I have referred back to this video. This is the best tutorial in existence. I just created a block with 144 different visibility parameters (12 options for left/right). It works brilliantly! Thank you again.
time table @1:51 make a regular block in bblock command @2:19 drop visibility setting and make all the possible views in it @3:03 hide visibility grip and list @3:32 add linear parameter and name it sofa type and in propriety change the measurement to list and fill the list with multi lengths to represent the visibilities and turn off show properties and grips @5:08 put another linear parameter and name it side table visibility and turn off the properties and grips and turn it to a list and put lenghts represent the visibilities @6:22 assign action to the linear parameter so we put a tiny circule on the firts point of the two linear parameter and assign move action to both circules then hide them in all visibilities with the cimmand "bvhide" and show the linaer parameter in all visibilities with bvshow command @9:27 creating the double lookup parameter from the lookup parameter and put in the block and name them according to the visibilities @11:36 add the visibilities to the list of the first lookup action and active reverse lookup in it @14:11 put the visibilities in the list and match there lookup value with the first one @16:36 putting two lookup parameter ans link them to the double lookup to show the results by input the linear parameter and put the value and name them according to the real visibility you want to show @ make sure all parameter to show on all visibilities and the circle to be hidden in all visibilities
Congratulations! Very clear and smart solution for multiple Visibility commands in dynamic blocks. Now I'm going to try to extend to 4 commands. Thanks a lot!
Starting @19:40 is my favorite part of this video. The coolest part is that all of this actually works!!! Awesome video and thanks for the upload KaDe King!!!
Thank you so much! I kept trying to figure it out based on some forum posts online, but I was still very confused. This walkthrough is extremely helpful!!!
Perfect! What I was looking for to clean up a few blocks. Thank you so much for clear, easy to follow solution. Now to be able to remember this when I need to re-create
Thanks so much for this! Managed to extrapolate the principles from your tutorial into a catalogue of furniture blocks with 4 variable options.. Works so well!
For those of you looking for additional lookups. How I did it was this way: I just added the additional linear dimension parameters that I needed and had them coded in the double lookup table. So I had Size, view orientation and new/existing. and numbered them 1-2-1, 2-2-1. The fist number was the actual size of my parts, then the second number was for the three different orientations I have for each size and then I had the layers change to a lighter shade for plotting with the last number being 1 or 2. The 3 digit code I had works perfect for the blocks I created following KaDe King's tutorial and then adding additional lookups.
wow! I had no intentions of doing something like this, but that is super cool. reminds me of programming, very tedious and you need to make sure it's perfect or it won't work. Well done, I may need to use this one day for Mechanical design. thanks!
Very nice - I want to use this flow for gable end roofs for elevations; fascia thickness - gutters - etc. Nice work! Wonder how Grasshopper/Rhino:export could help visualize workflow and open it up to more ideas
This looks like it will work, unless you are having a problem getting the two look ups to attach themselves to the one parameter. I have followed EVERY step up until you drag it out into the place where you are going to put it and then it only shows just ONE look up action. What am I doing wrong? Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
Same here, any help? I also noticed my action parameter icons look different, mine are little square instead of a lightning bolt symbol in the video, using AutoCAD 2018, any help? Thanks!
I know this is an older post but I was hoping someone could tell me how to use this to set up a building footprint block where I have a base model that shows in every visibility state but I need to be able to independently turn off/on a porch, bonus room, or 3rd garage bay based on what upgrades the client chooses.
Superb explanation of the process. Thanks for taking the time. It's just a shame you needed to do this because Autodesk simply can't make something seemingly so simple require an overly complex workaround to achieve. They'll fix it in the end though, but it won't be until the 2030 release. The phrase 'glacial progress' doesn't even touch the sides when it comes to Autodesk.
Hi! Great video! I have a quick question though, if you could help me please! I amusing AutoCad 2023, when I create the 'Double Lookup', and add 2 actions to it, then add it to the block, I do not see 2 actions like yours.. It only shows 1. Even when i double check my work, and look at the properties of the parameter set, to make sure I have 2 actions, which I see are lookup, and lookup. Any thoughts? i assume AutoCad has made somechanges from the 2018 version your using, to the 2023 version I am using.
This video is a regurgitation of a method of multi-visibility that I personally invented and originally posted to the AutoDesk Dynamic Blocks forum. Within a few days of posting the method I refined it in various ways to be more user-friendly, simpler to implement, and less prone to errors. Unfortunately, this video demonstrates the original method that I posted and none of the improvements I posted afterward. I would not recommend it.
Hello their genius. Can we import or paste a file from excel file in to the look up table rather then one by one selecting the parameters? thank you in advance. Cheers!
I love you I love you I love you. Marry me and have my babies. But seriously, I have looked at so many explanations of how to do this, and they didn't make sense. Yours is MUCH more comprehensive and easy to follow. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video.
Also, as someone that's currently creating a block with 224 possible combinations, I REALLY feel like AutoCAD should take this up and make this an automated feature.
If you have three pieces that you want to associate with a visibility (sofas, tables, and ottomans, for example) do you have to create a triple lookup set?
Hi...i applied this procedure to develop my dynamic block which has exactly same requirement. But it was not working as was my expectation, one visibility was missing there but it can be find if i choose another visibility set. can anyone suggest me anything to sort out this?
Can this be applied to welds? This is showing a two variable mode (sofa, end tables), I am trying to do a 4 variable (leader, field/shop, weld type, tail)
@@amberdawntusia6630 it's an insane amount of options, view levels, you need a view state for every type of weld combination you want. It's a lot of work.
This is a great tutorial, thank you for creating and sharing this. Autodesk, if you're reading this, please make this easier to create multiple visibility states :) Hire KaDe and I'm sure she can help figure it out.
What a Disaster... ACAD used to be about keeping things Simple and Universal. This is horrible to try to reverse engineer other people's work. What a failure on Autodesk's part. I can't believe how bad such an easy to use program that everyone could use has become.
Second time I have referred back to this video. This is the best tutorial in existence. I just created a block with 144 different visibility parameters (12 options for left/right). It works brilliantly! Thank you again.
To those who are having trouble with the attaching to actions to one parameter then make sure BACTIONBARMODE is set to 0.
Tanks so much
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this is literally so much work, i appreciate it, its actually really creative, but autodesk should have clocked this early on.
time table
@1:51 make a regular block in bblock command
@2:19 drop visibility setting and make all the possible views in it
@3:03 hide visibility grip and list
@3:32 add linear parameter and name it sofa type and in propriety change the measurement to list and fill the list with multi lengths to represent the visibilities and turn off show properties and grips
@5:08 put another linear parameter and name it side table visibility and turn off the properties and grips and turn it to a list and put lenghts represent the visibilities
@6:22 assign action to the linear parameter so we put a tiny circule on the firts point of the two linear parameter and assign move action to both circules then hide them in all visibilities with the cimmand "bvhide" and show the linaer parameter in all visibilities with bvshow command
@9:27 creating the double lookup parameter from the lookup parameter and put in the block and name them according to the visibilities
@11:36 add the visibilities to the list of the first lookup action and active reverse lookup in it
@14:11 put the visibilities in the list and match there lookup value with the first one
@16:36 putting two lookup parameter ans link them to the double lookup to show the results by input the linear parameter and put the value and name them according to the real visibility you want to show
@ make sure all parameter to show on all visibilities and the circle to be hidden in all visibilities
This is one of the best tutorial I ever found about dynamic blocks! Thank you so much!
Congratulations! Very clear and smart solution for multiple Visibility commands in dynamic blocks.
Now I'm going to try to extend to 4 commands. Thanks a lot!
Andres have you been able to succeed at 4 commands
@@johnbarthel4371 I did it without problem
@@andrestabja2515 any tips as to how? I have been unsuccessful in doing so.
Starting @19:40 is my favorite part of this video. The coolest part is that all of this actually works!!! Awesome video and thanks for the upload KaDe King!!!
Thank you so much! I kept trying to figure it out based on some forum posts online, but I was still very confused. This walkthrough is extremely helpful!!!
You're a scholar and a saint, mind actually melted while I was watching this video
Really good video, you've obviously spent a lot of time understanding this. Good work!
Perfect! What I was looking for to clean up a few blocks. Thank you so much for clear, easy to follow solution. Now to be able to remember this when I need to re-create
I wish you did more videos! Absolutely, just down right fantastic!
Thanks so much for this! Managed to extrapolate the principles from your tutorial into a catalogue of furniture blocks with 4 variable options.. Works so well!
Upload a video on that @FoolishFreshieBro! I tried 3 and it would only work with 1 list set for all 3.
@@coreycruse7497 will sort a tutorial out mate.. will try and explain it best I can 👍🏽
@@coreycruse7497 ua-cam.com/video/TkFnTMBpjkg/v-deo.html - I've been meaning to start a channel, try this out mate, message me if you have any issues
For those of you looking for additional lookups. How I did it was this way:
I just added the additional linear dimension parameters that I needed and had them coded in the double lookup table. So I had Size, view orientation and new/existing. and numbered them 1-2-1, 2-2-1. The fist number was the actual size of my parts, then the second number was for the three different orientations I have for each size and then I had the layers change to a lighter shade for plotting with the last number being 1 or 2. The 3 digit code I had works perfect for the blocks I created following KaDe King's tutorial and then adding additional lookups.
Could you make a video of the process?
Thank you so much!
This video really helped me achieve what I wanted to do, as I was stumped until I watched this video, thanks again.
Love your video! I revisit it twice a year to never forget :D
KaDe....brilliant...excellent presentation and kudos for finding a solution.
Great tutorial! Will be revisiting this lookups master class.
wow! I had no intentions of doing something like this, but that is super cool. reminds me of programming, very tedious and you need to make sure it's perfect or it won't work. Well done, I may need to use this one day for Mechanical design. thanks!
Excellent explanation. Nice Job!
Finally well explained! You are great! Thank you!
thank you KaDe .... fantastic video
You just save me a lot of work thanks!
Very clever and well presented.
Very clear video. Great job. 👍 Thank you.
Very nice - I want to use this flow for gable end roofs for elevations; fascia thickness - gutters - etc. Nice work! Wonder how Grasshopper/Rhino:export could help visualize workflow and open it up to more ideas
This looks like it will work, unless you are having a problem getting the two look ups to attach themselves to the one parameter. I have followed EVERY step up until you drag it out into the place where you are going to put it and then it only shows just ONE look up action. What am I doing wrong? Any helpful suggestions would be appreciated.
Same here, any help? I also noticed my action parameter icons look different, mine are little square instead of a lightning bolt symbol in the video, using AutoCAD 2018, any help? Thanks!
Bactiombarmode - set to 0
@@electricslide8469 Had the same problem here but this command solved it! Thanks!
@@electricslide8469 Thank You
@@electricslide8469 this is a legendary comment. Thank you so much!!
just wow! this is really helpful for me
This is amazing. Thank you!
I know this is an older post but I was hoping someone could tell me how to use this to set up a building footprint block where I have a base model that shows in every visibility state but I need to be able to independently turn off/on a porch, bonus room, or 3rd garage bay based on what upgrades the client chooses.
What would it be like if each type had a different number of variations?
Would this work if I needed a stretch action parameter associated with the geometry in each visibility state?
Superb explanation of the process. Thanks for taking the time. It's just a shame you needed to do this because Autodesk simply can't make something seemingly so simple require an overly complex workaround to achieve. They'll fix it in the end though, but it won't be until the 2030 release. The phrase 'glacial progress' doesn't even touch the sides when it comes to Autodesk.
Hi! Great video! I have a quick question though, if you could help me please! I amusing AutoCad 2023, when I create the 'Double Lookup', and add 2 actions to it, then add it to the block, I do not see 2 actions like yours.. It only shows 1. Even when i double check my work, and look at the properties of the parameter set, to make sure I have 2 actions, which I see are lookup, and lookup. Any thoughts? i assume AutoCad has made somechanges from the 2018 version your using, to the 2023 version I am using.
bactionbarmode 0
This video is a regurgitation of a method of multi-visibility that I personally invented and originally posted to the AutoDesk Dynamic Blocks forum. Within a few days of posting the method I refined it in various ways to be more user-friendly, simpler to implement, and less prone to errors. Unfortunately, this video demonstrates the original method that I posted and none of the improvements I posted afterward. I would not recommend it.
thank you so much for the post!
Hello their genius. Can we import or paste a file from excel file in to the look up table rather then one by one selecting the parameters? thank you in advance. Cheers!
I love you I love you I love you. Marry me and have my babies.
But seriously, I have looked at so many explanations of how to do this, and they didn't make sense. Yours is MUCH more comprehensive and easy to follow. I really appreciate you taking the time to make this video.
Also, as someone that's currently creating a block with 224 possible combinations, I REALLY feel like AutoCAD should take this up and make this an automated feature.
Thanks a lot, is it possible with triple lookup?
Did you determine if triple lookup was possible?
If you have three pieces that you want to associate with a visibility (sofas, tables, and ottomans, for example) do you have to create a triple lookup set?
Were you able to create a triple lookup?
Thank you very much for very useful post. Mam need your help for how to draw circle having various diameter by lookup parameter?
hi! katty king ilove you thanks for this video tutorial :)
Hi...i applied this procedure to develop my dynamic block which has exactly same requirement.
But it was not working as was my expectation, one visibility was missing there but it can be find if i choose another visibility set.
can anyone suggest me anything to sort out this?
wow, thats amazing!
Can i some how make 3 lookaps ... and more?
Very helpful but Autodesk need to make this easier. It's ridiculous that we have to go through so many step to do something so simple
Excellent!
Can this be applied to welds? This is showing a two variable mode (sofa, end tables), I am trying to do a 4 variable (leader, field/shop, weld type, tail)
figured it out
@@DahGrill How did you figure this out? I created a weld symbol as well but when I want one option off like the field it wont turn off.
@@amberdawntusia6630 it's an insane amount of options, view levels, you need a view state for every type of weld combination you want. It's a lot of work.
So it will not let me make a look up parameter with two look up actions, I am using autocad LT, so I am not sure if that is the issue.
it does, you have to turn off bactionbarmode
@@aliseart9220 thank you. I will have to try that now.
i forgot to assign action to the linear parameter with list and it works as well :D
This is a great tutorial, thank you for creating and sharing this. Autodesk, if you're reading this, please make this easier to create multiple visibility states :) Hire KaDe and I'm sure she can help figure it out.
I have added double lookup but it is showing only one table set
Try to use command BACTIONBARMODE and set to 0 (instead of 1). I was having the same issue and this fixed it.
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What a Disaster...
ACAD used to be about keeping things Simple and Universal.
This is horrible to try to reverse engineer other people's work.
What a failure on Autodesk's part.
I can't believe how bad such an easy to use program that everyone could use has become.
Thank you
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