Block inserted on long layer

[CyberAngel]

I guess "use current" is Mechanical-speak for ByLayer.

If the objects in the block are on a specific layer, i.e. not 0, it doesn't matter what layer the block is on. That's a corollary to what I tried to explain above. You can't force another user to put your block on a specific layer, but you can put the contents of the block on a specific layer, which gives you the same result.

[MetsoKyle]

Thanks to all of you for your comments and help. What I think I'm going to do now is, if anyone has an issue with the block coming in on the wrong layer. I"ll just show them how to manually change the layers in the properties.

[Ryder76]

I guess "use current" is Mechanical-speak for ByLayer. No, 'ByLayer' is a selection for properties in assigning linetypes, colors, line weights to objects either as stand alone or in the creation of blocks. 'use current' means what layer you assign the block to be inserted on.

If the objects in the block are on a specific layer, i.e. not 0, it doesn't matter what layer the block is on. Actually it does matter. If you use 'quickselect' and select 'layer', '2' when block 'A' was done in layer 2, but inserted on layer 3 it will not select the block. This is what sometime causes problems when trying to purge layers where blocks were created on a certain layer but inserted on a differing layer. Which is why so many of us are adamant about creating blocks on Layer '0'; eventhough there are valid reasons for not doing so.

That's a corollary to what I tried to explain above. You can't force another user to put your block on a specific layer, You can if you are the Manager of said tool palette and/or other support files that the drafting department is pointed to. This 'forcing' is what keeps the drafting done to a specific 'standard'.

but you can put the contents of the block on a specific layer, which gives you the same result. No, again, see response #2

I wrote my replies in red to help be clear on what I was trying to say, and is in no way an attack to the response. I'm really a nice person and it isn't in my nature to be mean or rude. Anyway, if I'm wrong about this I welcome the correction because in my nearly 20 years running ACAD I am still learning and a 'newbie' to many aspects of this software. You really can teach an old dog new tricks!