https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/autocad-forum/dimlayer-question/m-p/5600184#M332486 You will need to create a startup lisp in your ACADDOC.LSP file (make one if you don't have one) or APPLOAD command that sets this new variable in 2016.<BR />Here is a quick overview of the concept in general, post back if you get stuck <A href="http://www.lee-mac.com/autoloading.html" target="_blank">http://www.lee-mac.com/autoloading.html</A><BR />How to write a startup Lisp <A href="http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Automatically-load-AutoLISP-routines.html" target="_blank">http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Automatically-load-AutoLISP-routines.html</A> Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:22:05 GMT pendean 2015-04-20T18:22:05Z