layer on/off difficulty

[chrisdarmanin]

i have a drawings which have xrefed drawings. the original drawings which are xrefed have all the layers on and i cannot edit them. (they are also on a different network path)

when i turn off the layers i don't need on my drawing and save, close and open the drawing again the layers are on again (and there are a lot of layers to turn off)

is this because the xrefed drawings are saved with all the layers on? maybe there is a system variable i am missing?

to speed up things i created a script file that turns off all the layers i don't need

[lpseifert]

Try setting VISRETAIN=1
Can also be found in OPTIONS > OPEN & SAVE > EXTERNAL REFERENCES > RETAIN CHANGES TO XREF LAYERS.

[chrisdarmanin]

thanks. that worked. how do you guys know every detail of ACAD? i barely know any variables...

[lpseifert]

20 yrs w/ Acad... started using version 2.something. I had to load with 5.25" floppies each session- no hard drive.

[Steamineagle]

We are all like street cleaners or litter collectors......

You pick things up as you go along!

LOL LOL LOL

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Steve


P.S. lpseifert....Wow!

[chrisdarmanin]

20 years experience is amazing. i've only had 3...

i like the way you put it steamineagle

"We are all like street cleaners or litter collectors......

You pick things up as you go along!"