How to define drill plates for internal layers...drill from top to xxx

[dot11]

What to put in box to define drill plates for blind vias...For example if via goes from top to bottom layer default is top-btm... (drill from top layer to bottom layer)
How to define via dril from top layer to internal layer : top-xxx?

[Zofz]

using the copper number.
"top", "btm", "thru" look nicer than numbers, I thought.
"top" is 1, "btm" is the last copper number, "thru" is top to bottom.
And I agree, those names are blocking the discovery of the numbers.
(Right-click on the "from/to" column to enter the values.)

[Zofz]

The automatic drill files discovery via the "Execute Autoload" and "CAM_Load_Rules.txt" rules file can be improved by the user.
The installation of the new version does not overwrite this file unless you press the "Reset Rules" button. See the version 3.2.3 notes.

You can edit the file by pressing the "Edit Rules" button. The format is described in the file. Pay attention to using low caps in the masks!

For example, the recent update for modern Altium names:

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.......
Drill_NPTH         *_npth_drill.gbr
Drill_PTH          *_platedovalholesdirect
Drill_PTH          *_pth_drill.gbr
Drill_PTH          *_*_drill_N_N.gbr
Drill_NPTH         *drill-nonplated.txt
Drill_PTH          *drill-plated.txt

- note the two capital N in the mask, meaning two number values for from-to copper layers.