Ells Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I use the Layer Isolate command a lot but it will not isolate the xref layers. Is there a way to do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Only through the Layer Manager. An XREF is a single entity blocked together so it will isolate the single layer it resides on, that is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Compton Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 As well as the Layer Isolate command it can also be useful in cluttered drawings to temporarily hide objects. Here's a link to a free routine that will do this for you: http://www.3dcadmax.com/FreeAutoHide.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjonp Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I put this together to isolate xref layers a while back. Description is in the header. Enjoy iso.lsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I put this together to isolate xref layers a while back. Description is in the header. Enjoy Nice.... just added this one to the list of routines. Thanks Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjonp Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I put this together to isolate xref layers a while back. Description is in the header. Enjoy Not a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ells Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 I put this together to isolate xref layers a while back. Description is in the header. Enjoy Ok, now that is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjonp Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ok, now that is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks!! Glad to help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBC Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Thanks for that ron, I noticed that it isolates the layer selected in the xref, and also the layer that the xref is 'placed' onto. Is that how it should work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjonp Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 That is exactly how it should work. If the layer that the xref resides on gets frozen, then everything else underneath it freezes too. That is was LAYISO does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpseifert Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Thanks Ron for your generosity, nice stuff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ells Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 That was a super lisp routine. Just one more thing. Right now our engineers are using AutoCAD LT, is there a way to make the routine work on LT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjonp Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Thanks Ron for your generosity, nice stuff... Glad you like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjonp Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 That was a super lisp routine. Just one more thing. Right now our engineers are using AutoCAD LT, is there a way to make the routine work on LT? Lisp does not work with LT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcb007 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I know this is an old topic. The iso routine is amazing. Could you isolate it with an mleader inside modelspace and then a nested layer within the xref? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammobake Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 There are a few options. You could just turn off the XREF's temporarily (unload) Then isolate the layers you want. when done with your work, reload the XREF. Another method is in the layer properties manager. On the left hand side you will see layers associated with the XREF in its own sub-tier. You can turn all of those off at once by right clicking that tier and "visibility - off" or freeze those XREF layers if the XREF is sizable (clears up more active memory space) -ChriS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcb007 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Thank you for sharing that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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