Removing Xref Name from Layer Name

[Markgyver]

We have a bunch of drawings that were bound. When you bind the drawings it adds the xref name to the layer name. Is there a lisp that will remove the xref name and combine multiple layers with the same name?

[lpseifert]

Try this, works on more than layer names though, read the header. If there are already layers with the same name as the bound layers, they won't be renamed.

I can't take credit; thanks to the unknown author

RemoveBindPrefixes.lsp

[Dipali]

to avoid these steps in future projects, use bind>insert option while binding x-ref's & than you can explode it if you don't like it as block. but by suing 'insert' option it will murge x-ref's layers with current drawings similar named layers.

[Markgyver]

Dipali I am well aware of Bind Insert. The problem when you do Bind Insert, is that the detail that is Inserted takes on the Dim/Text perameters of the drawing. So Bind Insert does not work In all cases