topic Re: Layer won’t display in Layout in AutoCAD Forum

Layer won’t display in Layout

Anonymous — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 14:26:24 GMT

No matter what I do I can’t get several layers to display in a Layout. The layers are from an XRef. I don’t know if that matters. What could be going on?

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

elshawadfy — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 23:38:15 GMT

Make sure they are on & Thawed in the model ..

In the ViewPort, make sure they are Thawed in that specific viewport..

Note:

- That if the objects are drawn on layer 0 will take the appearance of the layer that the block is inserted in, not that of their original layer.. and will disappear when freezing or turning off the layer of insertion, not layer 0..

- The objects that have their color set to byblock, will also take the appearance of the layer that the block is inserted in, but will be turned off according to their original layers not the layer of insertion.. and will disappear also when either their original layer or the layer of insertion is frozen..

So make sure you're dealing with the right layers..

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 16:03:50 GMT

To check that layer are ON and THAWED I went to the model tab, executed LAYER command. The relevant layers are ON and THAWED. I also executed LAYERSTATE and restored the relevant view, they clicked edit and looked at the layers while on model tab. they are ON and THAWED.

Regarding what layers the objects are on, I don't know how to check that.

The objects are from an XRef.

Here is what the LAYER command shows.

The layers that won't display are the ones starting with PINOLE7:

and that are shown as ON and THAWED.

So aren't the relevant objects in those layers? And they are ON and THAWED.

???

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:09:56 GMT

Hi,

change to layout, double click into the viewport where you are missing objects, then again start command _LAYER and you'll see that the layer manager show additionel columns. These columns control how the layer should be represented in the current viewport ... and also the column VPFreeze (freeze layer only in that viewport).

- alfred -

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:33:36 GMT

Thank you. That helped display a couple of layers that had VPFreeze set to freeze. However, it did not solve the problem with the XRef layers starting with "Pinole7:" Here is what LAYER shows. VPFreeze is off and the layers are set ON and THAWED, but they still don't display in the Layout viewport.

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:35:20 GMT

Would anyone be willing to look at the file? And, if so, can I attach it? I don't readily see a way to do that.

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

ВeekeeCZ — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 19:47:54 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:

Would anyone be willing to look at the file? And, if so, can I attach it? I don't readily see a way to do that.

Sure.

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

Alfred.NESWADBA — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 20:00:18 GMT

Hi,

>> I don't readily see a way to do that

In the answer to the thread you have the body text, below of that the option to insert paths to screencasts and again below of that you can attach files.

Use command _ETRANSMIT from your drawing so a zip is created with main drawing and referenced drawings and then upload this zip file.

- alfred -

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:29:03 GMT

I solved it, with the clue about layers for the block.

The Xref block was on a layer that was turned off, so all the layers in the block were off.

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

Anonymous — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 21:31:09 GMT

Thank you to those who volunteered to look at the file.

As noted in my previous reply, I found the problem: Xref on a layer that was off, so all the layers in the xref were off (even though they say ON in LAYER window)

Re: Layer won’t display in Layout

elshawadfy — Mon, 06 Jun 2016 04:21:34 GMT

Congratulations for solving your problem @Anonymous !!

But I think what you meant is that that the layer whre the xref is inserted was Frozen not Off, unless the objects inside your xref where in layer "0" (My first note n my first reply)...

Re: Layer won’t display in Paperspace Layout - Annotext Viewport issue

kevin — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 16:38:31 GMT

Issue; Xref'd AnnoText (multiscale text) showed up in model space but not in paperspace viewport. Tried many layer checks, layer 0, defpoints, purge, audit, purge, recover types, to fix, no go. Thought it was a corrupt Viewport however: the work around was to go into the Xref dwg, create new Text, erase the Annotext.... not sure if there is some Annotext/Viewport (maybe rotated UCS) related sysvar toggle issue causing a failure to display in PS....?

The solution defeats the purpose of annotext. The fix might be in the Annotext code.

Are similar threads on this Viewport issue Annotext also?

Re: Layer won’t display in Paperspace Layout - Annotext Viewport issue

kevin — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 19:18:13 GMT

Set ANNOALLVISIBLE to 1

Re: Layer won’t display in Paperspace Layout - Annotext Viewport issue

Anonymous — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:33:57 GMT

Fixed my problem!!

Stan