AutoCAD LT :: Turn Off XREF Layers?
Jul 17, 2012can you turn off XREF layers? i have a set of drawings and in certain layouts, i need to remove layers.
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AutoCAD 2013 :: Multiple Xref Layers - How To Turn Off At Once
Sep 18, 2013I made an autocad file. with many xref files. there are layers. and the layers are all the same, only the name for the layer its the name of the xref link . but how can i turn it off at once.
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Mar 20, 2012I am currently updating and coming up with a better system for are plant layout file for AutoCAD. When this project is complete, it will be set up so if someone needs to make a change they can just make a copy of the X-Ref file for the area they will be updating and hand it back in when there done. I will review the updated X-Ref then switch out the old X-Ref file for the updated one.
Problem: the problem I am having is when I am in the master drawing that contains all the X-Ref files, the layers list becomes enormous. There are about 30 to 40 different X-Ref files with 15 layers each. Those 15 layers contain the exact same information but you have to edit them individually.
Question: Is there a way to make the 15 layers in the master effect the corresponding layer in all the X-ref files? For instance, you hide the “Machines” layer in the master and it hides the “Machines” layer in all the X-ref.
Side Note: If you were going to make the suggestion “use Xbind” I’ve tried it and it doesn’t work well because “Xbind” creates a new layer you have to assign to things instead of making the layers relate to one another.
AutoCAD LT :: Way To Turn Off Blocks In Xref
Dec 8, 2005Is there a way to turn off blocks in an xref? Example.I would like to xref a lighting plan, however the "Exit Sign" blocks are to large and cover up the sprinklers, tees, and piping in my fire protection plan. Additionally the “Exit Sign” blocks have been inserted on the same layer as the "lighting" blocks which are very important in laying out sprinkler heads so I don’t place a sprinkler in a light.
I know of ways to fix this problem by editing the electrical drawing but it might cause more problems for the electrical draftsman. Any way to turn off these blocks?
AutoCAD 2010 :: Layers That Come With Xref
Mar 2, 2012Lets say I have file 1 and files 2,3,4, file 1 contains several layers and is an xref in files 2,3,4.
Can I somehow set a layer to off or frozen in file 1 and it will make sure to be switched off in my files 2,3,4 aswell? I have played around with New VP Freeze but if I add a layer at a later time and files 2,3,4 already have several viewports that doesn't do me very good.
AutoCad :: Edit Layers In Xref
Oct 7, 2008AutoCAD 2008.I have read numerous articles saying that AutoCAD has made this feature drawing specific as opposed to an overall setting. What this means is that every drawing you edit layers in a xref, you get pop ups stating that layers have changed. Especially annoying when you are publishing a set of drawings. Does any overall command to turn this nonsense off completely? Or a command that will reconcile the layers automatically without the pop up message?
Any way to just bind a raster image into an autocad drawing, without having it show up in the xref manager?
AutoCad :: Managing Layers From XRef DWG
Oct 15, 2012the dwg i have attached comes with 40+ layers and what appears each with a unique color!
during plotting of the main dwg, i want all the features in these layers simply to appear as a light-grey color.
is there some setting for overriding an xrefs layer properties? some sort of master-slave or children setting?
AutoCad :: How To Prevent Xref Layers
Nov 3, 2011How to prevent the Xref layer name from prefix of Xref dwg name? For example If I have been using one layer name as BORDER in Master Dwg. Now I going to use Master dwg As a External Reference, thereafter The Above specified Layer name are coming as Master$0$BORDER, while i am using the Master Dwg As a Xref Dwg of my another dwg. Actually I want to remove highlighted text from layer name?
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Jul 2, 2013my gimp 2.8.6 makes majority normal layers turn into text layers..
Even if i "discard text information" from layer..and then save it as .xcf it doesnt work! Same layers appear as text layers when i open that .xcf Its not a big deal but it really slows me down when im working with layers..
AutoCAD 2013 :: XREF Layers - Any Way To Merge
Apr 26, 2013When you XREF a drawing from another file that file is brought in along with all of its layers. Personally I do not need these layers for my access is there anyway I can combine all these to eliminate the large quantity of layers in my file? Say by layer merging. And if I do will this affect the ability of the file to revise itself?
Explanation: What I am doing is taking a bunch of engineering drawings, XREF them into my file, then creating seperate viewports for each drawing referenced in. But the key is I need these files to adjust automatically when the engineers make changes (This is done through the XREF command from what I gathered from one of my previous posts).
AutoCad :: Unable To See All Layers From Xref In Viewports
Mar 25, 2012Im having some problems with a file im working on. I have a file with an x-ref, when im in the model space i can see all layers i want to see, but in the viewports i created in the file i noticed that 2 layers(layers that i really need to see) dont show up. Ive checked the freeze/thaw, on/off, plot/no plot settings, layerstate, i tried creating a new layer in the x-ref file(the parent file) and putting these things that dont show in the new layer but nothing changes. I'll attach two images for the layer settings.
So, whats missing in the viewports is the cyan text where it says "Klassisk sal"and some other text surrounding it and the cyan box with the text "Mko 12.002". The highlighted layers in the layer properties window are the associated with these items
Viewport.jpg
here is the layout, the layout is active and again the two highlighted layers are the ones associated with the objects missing.
AutoCad :: Xref Layers / Layer Filters
Mar 31, 2011My company uses tons of Xrefs - wonderful, however problem comes when having to navigate through 100's of layers to get to the main drawings layers. So I tried using the layer filters to just show my main drawings layers. Here is the problem, I you can select show all layers, not good, can select just the xrefs (show all of them or show just one of them, etc...), or you can show just the used layers - I tried that, but when you create a new layer it is not included in that filter. I tried setting up a custom layer filter, however, I don't know how to right the name or what selection to make that would allow me to exclude a set of layers.
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Aug 30, 2007I know there is a command/button to turn all layers back on if most of them are off, and you want them back on. I use it all the time.
My question: is there a similar command to turn them all off? If not, why not? It makes just as much sense to me. Sometimes I want to turn all of them off, and then just turn one back on.
AutoCAD LT :: Xref Layers Disappearing In Both Model And Layouts
Nov 30, 2012I've been experiencing an odd problem with Xref's lately in AutoCAD 2006LT. I noticed that some of the layers in my viewports are missing. I have unloaded the xref, purged the drawing and reloaded the xref and each time it comes back up missing the majority of the layers in the external reference. I've checked to make sure that there are no xref's associated with the xref file to ensure that it's not an issue with a sub xref as well. I have downloaded a trial copy of 2013 and it mentions unreconciled layers and shows all layers in the view ports. In my troubleshooting I've checked for frozen layers, layers turned off, the location of Xref'ed files, ensured that no xref’s are on frozen or turned off layers and several other possible problems.
What seems strange to me is that I can see a few layers but not all layers associated with the xref in AutoCAD 2006LT. I've also checked to make sure that the layers are not frozen in the viewport as well. I use that feature often and depend on it for the drawing that I do.
If I start a drawing from scratch or go back several generations I can see all the layers just fine. It only seems to affect the latest generation of this current projects files.
AutoCAD Civil 3D :: Can't Freeze Pipe Layers Through XREF
Jan 21, 2013We have our pipe networks living in a master file that is XREF'd to our sheet files. Now, the pipe and structure objects are all the layer C-PNET. The style for the pipes is comprised of the layers C-STRM-PIPE (for pipe walls) and C-STRM-PIPE-PATT (for the center line that is the width of the pipe). When I go into the XREF I cannot freeze OR change the color of the layers comprising the pipe style even though they are all set to ByLayer in the style dialog. The only way to freeze the network is to freeze the layer the pipe network is on C-PNET. However, this presents other problems with our file setup and we dont want to universally freeze C-PNET.
why we cant freeze the portions of the pipe network that are defined in the style as being on C-STRM-PIPE, and C-STRM-PIPE-PATT? If so, how do we remedy this?
AutoCAD 2013 :: How To Prevent Some Layers When Xref File Into Another
Jun 7, 2013How not to carry some layers when i xref a file into another.
for example,
i have a base file with x-1,x-2,x-3 layers. when i xref the base file into a main file, i only want x-1 & x-3 layer to show up in the main file.
is there any way to control what layers can be see in xref with out using freeze/off commands.
AutoCAD 2013 :: Xref Layers Frozen But Plotting
Dec 4, 2013have xrefs in drawing froze some of the xref layers, changed colors on some others looks great on screen, but all the original colors show on plot, along with the frozen layers...is this to do with the xref?
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCad :: Change Non-Xref Layers Show Up As Default
Jun 3, 2012For several releases Autocad's layer manager has shown only XREF layers in the layer manager by default. Open a drawing with Xrefs (nearly every drawing I have ever worked with) and to access the layers that are actually *in* the drawing, I must first open the layer manager, select the "Xref" filter, and check the Invert Filter box. Then I see the layers that would more logically be shown be default.
Does any way to change this so the non-Xref layers show up be default??? I am currently using Autocad Architecture 2012.
AutoCad :: Deleted Xref Layers Appear In Host Drawing
Oct 10, 2013I have a number of layout tabs with varying layer controls applied in multiple viewports. This layout may be made up of a number of xrefs. I end up with a lot of layers in the host drawing from the xrefs, and even after I purge the xrefs to eliminate some of the xrefs, the layers remain in the host drawing, even though they no longer exist.
Is there any way to update the xref definitions to get rid of the layers without losing the layer setups I have? VISRETAIN is set to 1, and if I reset it to 0, I will lose all of the viewport controls I have put in place.
AutoCad :: Xref Layers And Settings Not Carrying Over To Sheet Set
May 9, 2013My problem is this; I have several production sets (Sheet Sheets) of drawings in which the referenced drawing's layers are not carrying over.
To clarify; In my base file file I went through and froze out and changed the color of several layers. When I reference that drawing into my sheet sets all of the layers are turned back on and set to the original colors. I should also note that the offending referenced drawing is also an xref. It is a large architectural drawing with several dozen nested xrefs refernced into a base file in which I have inserted blocks and symbols.
I've tried different VISRETAIN settings and other options. Nothing seems to work. I've also went through various forums and tutorials to try and solve the problem before I posted here. I'm at my wits end!
AutoCAD 2010 :: XRef File - All Layers Invisible
Sep 28, 2012I am working on my xref file and all of a sudden in my layer properties, all of my layers are missing. It's as if they are still there but invisible, I put my cursor over them and a box comes up with the layer, but I still can not see it or modify it.
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Feb 13, 2011I am trying to design a house on AutoCAD Architecture 2011 and I have a bunch of layers that I'm not using but I can't delete. The problem is when I turn off all the layers I am using and I leave the ones I'm not using on their is noting on my screen??? why they are their and why I can't get rid of them. I'm trying to keep everything neat and they're messing me up!!
View 3 Replies View RelatedAutoCad :: How To Turn Off / On Some Layers In Different Layouts
Nov 10, 2011I have found this point today!
If I want to trunoff/on some layers in different layouts, the best way is to use "vp freeze" column in layers properties manager. This way I can manipulate layers' visibility without altering them in MS or other layouts.
Left to "vp freeze" column there is "new vp freeze". I don't know what is this one?
AutoCad :: Turn Snap Off On A Set Of Layers
Apr 27, 2013I was wondering if it's possible to turn snap off on a set of layers whilst keeping it on for others?
View 2 Replies View RelatedAutoCad :: How To Turn Off Layers In Viewports
Jul 17, 2012I have a one drawing in MS with 5 layers.
I have 2 viewports in one layer tab from that drawing with different scales.
I want to turnoff 2 layers in one of the VP but have them turned on on the other VP.
AutoCad :: Turn On And Shut Off Layers?
Jan 17, 2012What is this used for? From reading, it seems as though if you use this command it is a way to turn on and shut off layers?
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Nov 14, 2013I've "Binged" and "Googled" this for days, and have searched this forum internally with no luck.
I work primarily in GIS of a totally different platform than Auto Desk's offerings so my terminology may be tainted.
(I'm running AutoCad 2005 btw)
How can I tell AC to turn off any/all layers that are empty (i.e. have no objects, no block associations, no rasters etc).
I don't want to purge these empty layers as I will eventually need them.
Scenario:
All layers are turned on and visible, after I have purged empty layers that won't be needed, there are still empty layers left I will need to use later, I wish to turn off only these layers.
(There may be 20 or so layers so I was hoping for a programmatic way of doing this.)
AutoCAD Visual LISP / AutoLISP :: Changing XREF Layers In DWG
Oct 1, 2012How to edit this string so that it would change ONLY XREF layers in a dwg. to color 3 bylayer, and leave all of my additional layers in the current dwg. as is.
^C^Cchprop;(ssget"x");;color;bylayer;;-layer;color;3
AutoCAD 2010 :: Publish Printing Frozen Xref Layers?
Sep 1, 2011When a drawing is printed using PLOT the drawing is printed fine. If I batch plot (or publish) it prints all the frozen layers of the xref and also prints the layers as assigned by the XREF drawing and not the new colours I have specified for this drawing.
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Feb 11, 2011I am referencing a survey file in my site plan. Both were created using Civil 3D. I want to change the color of all of the reference files' layers to 250, so I selected them all in the layer properties manager and did so.
However, some layers are not changing colors. One layer is red in the reference file, but comes through on the site plan as magenta. Some Civil3D structures are also refusing to change colors.
I selected all of the objects in the reference file and made sure their colors were "by layer," but it did not completely fix the problem.
AutoCAD 2010 :: Layer Manager Show ALL / Xref Layers But Not In DWG ONLY
Aug 31, 2013Do the people that develop (anti-endusers ) the upgrades ever think like an end user? Having the Layer Properties Manager set up with default filters that show "ALL" layers or "Xref" layers without a default for "Layers Local ONLY" is so counterintuitive and non-user friendly! This is just another example of how Autodesk has absolutely no regard for the end user.
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