Layer filter --- NOT

We have a few hundred drawing files, many with multiple xref's. I would like to have a layer filter that show the local layers only. I know, I know, just pick "XREF" and check "invert selection". I would like to have a little more explicit filter so when a user opens a file one pick will send them on their way.

I figure to do this I would need to have a boolean "NOT" for the "xref vertical bar" but cannot seem to find any reference to it in ACAD help. Anyone have this solved?

Use a leading tilde (~) to specify NOT.

FYI: This is in the HELP file under "Filtering layers"

We have a few hundred drawing files, many with multiple xref's. I would like to have a layer filter that show the local layers only. I know, I know, just pick "XREF" and check "invert selection". I would like to have a little more explicit filter so when a user opens a file one pick will send them on their way.

 

I figure to do this I would need to have a boolean "NOT" for the "xref vertical bar" but cannot seem to find any reference to it in ACAD help. Anyone have this solved?

 

~*|* is what you need to filter out xrefs. There is a lisp file I have a work I can post if it isn't here in the morning.

That works great - exactly what I needed.

Thank you.

That works great - exactly what I needed.

Thank you.

 

Here is the lisp file I told you about, not sure who created it, just know it wasn't me.

XREFNOT.LSP

Haha, whoever made it certainly had a sense of humour:

"Doh! Something horrible happened"

Here is the lisp file I told you about,

Thanks -