LAYER PROPERTIES

[ababs]

 

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a project with multiple AutoCAD drawings (building floors), and each floor contains several XREF layers.

I want to know if there is a way or tool to change XREF layer properties (such as color, linetype, lineweight, etc.) for multiple drawings at once without opening each file individually.

For example:

I have many floor plans.

Each drawing has the same XREF attached.

I want to directly modify the XREF layer overrides across all drawings in bulk.

Is there a built-in AutoCAD feature, script, LISP, Sheet Set method, Layer States Manager workflow, or Autodesk tool that can do this automatically?

 

[BIGAL]

You can use possibly OBDX which can edit a dwg without opening it. Using a script is much simpler as it will open a dwg make the edits then close it. Should be reasonably fast.

 

The obvious first step is what are you trying to change ? You need say a text file with the new settings, layer name, color, linetype on/off and so on.

 

So if I understand correct another way, the sequence may be open a dwg add the xref do the layer changes save and close do next dwg. So what I am asking here does original dwg always have the xref pre loaded.

 

Need sample dwg, txt and a xref. Can be blank just need layers,