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In the Layers Properties dialog box, click New Property Filter. Name the new filter with the xref name and a short description, such as: 11950-06 Survey (Easements).

Under the Filter Defini...  Read more

Tip#: 4559
Author: Tim J. Harlow
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Published on: 09-Nov-2015
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Prolific contributor Kent Cooper once again came to the rescue for someone in the Autodesk forums, and he is sharing the result here. This routine will allow you to interate the layer table in alph...  Read more

Tip#: 4520
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: LayerSteps.lsp
Published on: 17-Aug-2015
Downloads: 227
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Michael submits this routine for anyone wishing to export a list of layers from the current drawing to a text file. He uses this to quickly export layers for later analysis and makes note that you ...  Read more

Tip#: 4522
Author: Michael Nelson
Rename File To: LayerExport.lsp,layerlist.txt
Published on: 17-Aug-2015
Downloads: 762
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

I have a pet peeve: opening a drawing from someone else and finding that the layers are inaccurate, or even worse, nonexistent! I use the SelectSimilar command in AutoCAD to help me repair such iss...  Read more

Tip#: 4406
Author: Wendy Brodeur
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Published on: 15-Dec-2014
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Raymond Rizkillah's latest routine includes a set of macros to dynamically control layer visibility in an AutoCAD drawing with multiple xrefs, without involving the Layer Prope...  Read more

Tip#: 4364
Author: Raymond Rizkallah
Rename File To: DYNAMIC-VPLAYER.LSP
Published on: 14-Sep-2014
Downloads: 594
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

I prefer a more elegant way to filter non-xref layers on the Layer Properties Manager palette than selecting xref and the Invert filter checkbox.

Instead, I create a layer property filter. ...  Read more

Tip#: 4359
Author: Michael Partenheimer
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Published on: 08-Sep-2014
Downloads: 0
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Most CAD users are familiar with how the Freeze/Thaw and On/Off commands work, but many probably don’t understand how they differ. Turning a layer off does indeed make it so that every object...  Read more

Tip#: 4360
Author: Scott Lawson
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Published on: 08-Sep-2014
Downloads: 0
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Ever found yourself wondering what objects are on a certain layer in any given drawing? I use Laywalk to pick through a layer list by group or individually. You can also use the Select Objects opti...  Read more

Tip#: 4334
Author: Levi Connolly
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Published on: 07-Jul-2014
Downloads: 0
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Kent Cooper authored CAD Tip No. 3779, which is an improved Layer Isolate/Unisolate command for AutoCAD. Kent recently received a request to provide a similar routine that uses Fre...  Read more

Tip#: 4291
Author: Kent Cooper
Rename File To: LayerIsolateFreezeThaw.lsp
Published on: 13-Apr-2014
Downloads: 626
Rating:  Not Yet Rated

Frequent contributor Leland Leahy brings us another routine this month. This one allows you to thaw and turn on all layers in the drawing, except xref layers. If this is something ...  Read more

Tip#: 4245
Author: Leland Leahy
Rename File To: LocalCall.lsp
Published on: 25-Jan-2014
Downloads: 263
Rating:  Not Yet Rated