There are some other issues regarding freezing and turning off layers when
using BLOCKS.
Say you have a drawing with entities on layers 1,2,3...etc
You then define a block comprising entities drawn on layers 1,2,3...etc.
You insert the block into the drawing on a layer called "Block1"
Turning off layer "1" will turn off all layer "1" entities on the drawing,
including those within the block.
The same will apply if you turn off layers 2,3...etc.
Turning off layer "Block1" will have no visible effect on the drawing as no
entities are drawn on that layer.
However, if you FREEZE layer "Block1" then all the entities that comprise
the block will be frozen from the drawing regardless of their actual layers.
I hope the above makes sense. If not, then try it out and all will become
clear as it can be very useful.
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Andy Webb
AJ Webb Detailing Services
Art Cooney
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> One other thing is that entites on an off layer will still participate in
a
> hide operation whereas entities on a frozen layer will not.
>
> "Daniel Bennett" wrote in message
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> > Thanks Tracy,
> >
> > Another handy feature of having the current layer turned off is you can
> > quickly change similar objects to the current layer and have them
> disappear
> > from view. Thus you can be confident that you didn't miss any because
you
> > can still see them if you have. This is great when you need to tidy an
> > architects drawing or when you discovered that you drew a whole load of
> duct
> > work on the text layer.
> >
> > When you turn the layer back on all the items will be on the correct
> layer.
> > The advantage of having the current layer off is that you only get the
> > warning message that the current layer is turned off once as opposed to
> > getting it every time you move an object to a turned off layer.
> >
> > Dan.
> >
> >
> > "Tracy W. Lincoln" wrote in message
> > news:3C6C8ECF124B730BF04C72210A3AE652@in.WebX.maYIadrTaRb...
> > > Excellent explaination Daniel,
> > >
> > > A few other things also worth noting...
> > >
> > > You can turn OFF the current layer, but you cannot FREEZE the current
> > layer.
> > > Which in the case of the current layer being OFF would be like drawing
> in
> > > the dark, and in the case of the FREEZE, this allows you to isolate
the
> > > current layer quickly by freezing all the layers.
> > >
> > > Also you can still select objects on an OFF layer, by using ALL as a
> > > selection method, but not objects on a frozen layer (and this is true
> with
> > a
> > > FILTER. But technically you can still select objects on frozen layers
> by
> > > using QSELECT and even modify them in th e Properties dialog box.
> > >
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