xref layer control question

Hi, I'm not finding satisfaction in google or any online tutorial...

We have xref'ed some drawings (townhouse models) into a parent drawing
(site). Expected to be able to set layers just as we do with blocks, but
not displaying, all layers are thawed in child drawing and setting layers
in model and in VP's both give no display.

As I understand visretain, and we have experimented but its not the
culprit.

await your help,
Ron

 

In "site.dwg", you are able to control layer visibility of all layers,
incuding those layers in "site" and those layers in "townhouse models".

Visretain only affects the layers that are displayed upon the reloading
of a child drawing, and then only if set to 0.

Assuming layers "a", "b", "c", were on and thawed in "townhouse models"
when you xrefed it into "site", then they should be visible in "site".

Note the xref itself (a block reference) is on *some* layer in "site",
make sure this layer is not frozen.

 

In alt.cad.autocad , R.K. McSwain wrote :

Thanks, what I want to do is have layers a and b on in one viewport and
layers c and d on in another, etc. *the* layer xref is on in "site" is
on, and we even experimented with putting it on layer '0' too but no
luck, as soon as we freeze layer 'a' then whole xref dissappears !!
Ron

 

If these are floating viewports, you use the VPLAYER command
to control layer visibility.

 

Go to the paper space layout tab in which you're displaying the drawing,
type "ms" so you can edit model space and THEN freeze your layers. Be sure
to use the "Current VP Freeze" column in the layers display. Or if you have
Express Tools loaded, you can use the "layfrz" command and click on objects
to freeze their layers. Just be sure to return to Paper Space (command: ps)
before zooming in or out of the drawing.

Marc