Hi everyone. I hope you can help me.
I have an "a" file, where I usually draw. Then I make a "b" file where reference with -xref- the file "a" and modify colors and turn off layers.
Then I make a "c" file where I need to reference the "a" with its colors and all its properties, and also the "b" with the changes that I made.
But happens that when I reference the "a", it layers are created; and when reference the "b" file, it reference takes the properties of the first that I inserted.
Don't if you understood me. But I'll wait your help!
Thanks for answer Jeff.
But the system variable "visretain" is really seated to 1.
I don't know if you understood me.
I'm asking if exists any way to keep the changes in the file "b" that is referenced to file "a" at the time to reference in the "c" file.
I mean, "a" is a xref in "b" where I made changes to the xref; and I need reference "a" and "b" in "c", keeping the changes of "b".
still not sure what you mean - have you tried renaming the xref "b" to something like "xb" when it is xrefed into "a"
I think you are saying you then xref "a" and "b" into "c"?
Can you post a screen shot of the xref manager showing the tree of your xrefs?
Yes I'm saying reference "a" and "b" into "c"
Look the tree
the answer to your question is "no".
That's not a feature of the software; each drawing has its own layer table, and regardless of nesting level, each xref layer will show up as "XFREFNAME|LAYERNAME"
Ahh - but in B you can rename c to XC, and in A you can rename B to XB, then xref B again with the original name.
We have a client that has the demolition drawing and existing conditions in one file, which is then xrefed into their new conditions file
If we need to get the demo and new on the same drawing and don't want to go thru the process of freezing layers in the viewport we can xref the exising conditions file and then rename it, then xref the new conditions file along with it's nested existing conditions xref.
Although I am not sure that will solve this particular issue.