XRef Layer Info

How do I determine from model space what layers on xrefs are called? When I mouse over the layers that are in the xref, autocad only tells me that the xref is on the "xref" layer i created and put it on.

use XLIST then click on the entity of the xref whose layer you wish to determine

use XLIST then click on the entity of the xref whose layer you wish to determine

thanks NBC. Never knew this command existed. Untill now i was doing it in a way which looks very foolish now after knowing this command. I use to select, freeze layer tool & click on the object & than use to open text window with F2 to see the layer name & than used to 'undo' the freeze command.

is there a similar command in ACAD 2008?

yes it is called the same - XLIST

I tried that and I get "Unknown command" error.

XLIST is an Express tool. Don't you have the Express tools loaded? LT maybe?

It is part of Express Tools so make sure that is loaded on you machine. Do you have the Express pull down on your menu bar?

does anyone know why it limits the length of text it shows for the layer name? My xref's have long names so i cant even see the layer name due to the long file name of the xref

does anyone know why it limits the length of text it shows for the layer name? My xref's have long names so i cant even see the layer name due to the long file name of the xref

No idea why it does this - but see the link for a fix - http://lynn.blogs.com/lynn_allens_blog/2009/07/an-autocad-hip-tip-for-xlist-with-long-layer-names.html

does anyone know why it limits the length of text it shows for the layer name? My xref's have long names so i cant even see the layer name due to the long file name of the xref

That's the reason I use the attached lisp. Most of the xref's I have seem to use have long name/layer name combination's so they don't show up using xlist. The lisp show's the layer in the command line.

IDLAY.lsp

thanks for the help this is great