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Viewbase MD Layer Issue

dcolley_ptfnola — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:47:22 GMT

I have the MD layers created and linetypes set in my drawing template, but all of a sudden AutoCAD started making additional MD layers with _O at the end of them. I can merge them into the original layers but have no idea why AutoCAD is creating them.

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

imadHabash — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:41:26 GMT

Hi,

honestly , i have NO idea how it's appeared . But you can by PURGE command get rid of them because it's still unused layers .

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

dcolley_ptfnola — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 18:18:54 GMT

Thank you. It is actually used until I merge it to the "non_O" layer.

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

dcolley_ptfnola — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:18:07 GMT

This is really frustrating!

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

Alfred.NESWADBA — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:28:27 GMT

Hi,

can you please upload the dwg-file where these layers are created, let us know the exact commands you are using + send us a screenshot of command/dialog _ABOUT so we know which product/version/update you are using.

- alfred -

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

dcolley_ptfnola — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:10:16 GMT

In model space, I'm selecting geometry and typing vbase. I'm selecting layout 01. At that point, my MD_ layer goes from this...

to this...

see attached file.

Thank you.

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

Alfred.NESWADBA — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:18:03 GMT

Hi,

then drawing you attached already has the "_0" layers, so I

deleted the viewbase object in the layout
purged all layers
started again command _VIEWBASE to create a new view in layout 01 from the modelspace content

...even if I start this multiple times I don't get any "_0" layers. If you follow this workflow, do you get again the "_0" layers?

- alfred -

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

dcolley_ptfnola — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:21:23 GMT

I did that and i didn't get the _O layers, but now I have all my template layers (including the pre-defined MD_ layers) gone. That worked, but I lose my template layers and layer properties.

Maybe I'll try to purge them out of my template and recreate them.

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

Alfred.NESWADBA — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:26:51 GMT

Hi,

>> Maybe I'll try to purge them out of my template

>> and recreate them

Did your template already contain the "MD_" layers? If so this could be the source of the issue.

Try to purge all "MD_" layers from your template.

Then create one 3D-Solid, run one time command _VIEWBASE so you get the "MD_" layers created. Change the layer properties for these new layers to your needs. After that delete the viewbase-object from layout as well as the 3D-Solid object from modelspace and make this your new template.

Does that work for you?

- alfred -

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

dcolley_ptfnola — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:28:07 GMT

Must have been something in my template .dwt. I purged out those layers and recreated them. All seems good for now. Thanks, @Alfred.NESWADBA .

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

Alfred.NESWADBA — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:29:34 GMT

Hi,

great, good to know all is working well again!

- alfred -

Re: Viewbase MD Layer Issue

dcolley_ptfnola — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 20:31:50 GMT

Thank you sir. Have a great one.