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Feb 17, 2012

I am transitioning from ACAD2008LT to ACAD2012 and am having a new problem when trying to create a new layer.  I use many layers in my drawings and I set up specific layer naming conventions and use many layer property filters (filtered by layer name - for example, dimension layers named '*-Dim' and a property filter for '*-Dim') to manage the many layers.  

In ACAD2008LT you could create a new layer while in a property filter view (in the Layer Properties Manager) and could type in the new layer name from that filtered view.  If, after entering the new layer name, it matched the current property filter, it would remain in view, if it did not, it would automatically be moved to the appropriate filter or to the 'All Layers' view.  That seems very logical.

In ACAD2012, as soon as I create a new layer while in a property filter view, the default layer name 'layer' does not match the filter parameters (say '*-Dim') and the new layer immediately moves to 'All Layers' before a new name can be entered.  I have to then switch filter views back to 'All Layers' and find the new layer now named 'layer' and rename it there, trying to match the desired property filter name.

Am I missing something or is this an intended change from earlier versions?  It was really nice to be able to see the layers in the property filter view while creating a new layer with a naming convention that matches that filter.  In fact, I often create multiple new layers matching a property filter by copying and pasting similar layer names and just changing a character or two.  In ACAD2008LT I could do that all from the appropriate property filter view.

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