topic Re: Layer Not Showing Up in AutoCAD Forum

Layer Not Showing Up

ldiazH6QRU — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:02:34 GMT

I am trying to get a layer to show up on one of my drawings. When I upload the xref base to one drawing it doesn't appear, but in others it shows (for context I am trying to get building numbers onto the site). The layer isn't frozen in the layer manager, and the annotative scale is correct. What is the issue?

Re: Layer Not Showing Up

Kent1Cooper — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:28:25 GMT

@ldiazH6QRU wrote:

.... The layer isn't frozen in the layer manager....

Is it VPFrozen in a particular Viewport?

Re: Layer Not Showing Up

ldiazH6QRU — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:58:03 GMT

It's not. I triple checked. The layer simply doesn't appear.

Re: Layer Not Showing Up

Kent1Cooper — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:13:53 GMT

But it shows in the list in the Layer Manager?

A straw to grab at -- same color as the background...?

Re: Layer Not Showing Up

pendean — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:14:46 GMT

Your DWG file with the problem shared here would be a quick way to find out what is going on.

Re: Layer Not Showing Up

TomBeauford — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 15:35:14 GMT

Try thawing all layers to see what layer the xref was inserted on.

As a rule I generally add specific layers for each reference image and drawing so I can control how they're displayed in different viewports.

Re: Layer Not Showing Up

jayhar — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:20:38 GMT

Drawing Corruption, In rare cases, drawing corruption can lead to display issues. You can try opening a new drawing and then attaching the Xref to see if it displays correctly.
Turnoff GRAPHICSCONFIG
Copy and Paste to a New Drawing
If you have any third-party add-ons or applications installed in AutoCAD, try disabling them temporarily to see if they are causing the issue. Sometimes, these add-ons can conflict with AutoCAD's functionality.