topic Re: layer display problems in AutoCAD Forum

layer display problems

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:01:58 GMT

Sometimes (now quite frequently) if I restart Autocad, or use the program for more than ~1 hour, simple objects (lines, arcs, etc.) start behaving like they have moved to a different layer. If I hover over them, their layer shows up as correct, but if I hide or freeze the layer they are on, they suddenly show up in a different layer (but to be clear, if I hover the mouse over them, their layer still shows up as the correct original layer). If I select all of the objects on a layer and go to properties, under layer it now shows "varies," whereas a few minutes before it showed everything on the correct layer (but if I hover over each object, they each individually show the correct layer still). If I then set everything on the layer to the correct layer (using the properties menu), the layer then behaves normally (hiding and freezing as it should), but only for ~1 hour, at which point random object start migrating to new layers again, and the problem starts over again. This problem also seems to come and go depending on which order I hide/display/freeze/thaw layers.

I feel like I am playing whack-a-mole with the layers. The inconsistency between the mouse-hovering "layer" and the properties menu "layer" seems bizarre. What is causing this, and how can I get it to stop?

Thanks in advance.

Re: layer display problems

pendean — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:48:43 GMT

Post screenshots of your ABOUT and GRAPHICSCONFIG command pop-ups please, and identify your OS please.

Re: layer display problems

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:58:16 GMT

I am running windows 10. Here are the about and graphics screens:

Re: layer display problems

beyoungjr — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 15:59:03 GMT

Perhaps you have duplicates overlapping?

Post a file and we can help.

Re: layer display problems

pendean — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:04:03 GMT

Also...
1) You are missing the 2019.1.2 update; go install it now.
2) In GRAPHICSCONFIG pop-up, uncheck all of those 3D boxes and experiment with the other settings other than ADVANCED MODE before you experiment with turning off hardware acceleration.

Re: layer display problems

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:05:53 GMT

They are not duplicated as far as I can tell. The lines are just displayed as if they are part of the wrong layer. If I cycle through the layers a few times with either show/hide or freeze thaw, they usually eventually come back to showing up with the correct layer. Also, they show the correct layer on "mouse-over," even when they are displaying with the wrong layer. Also, it only does it after Autocad has been running for a while, and sometimes right after a restart.

Re: layer display problems

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:11:31 GMT

I can't install the update. The installer errors out every time I try.

Changing the graphics settings seems to have stopped the issue, but it is hard to know for sure, since it only crops up sporadically. Hopefully that was it. Thanks!

Re: layer display problems

pendean — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:23:27 GMT

Hope it sticks.

>>>...The installer errors out every time I try...<<<
Errors out how? Installing from where? Just go here grab the update https://manage.autodesk.com/cep/#products-services/updates Select the BROWSER DOWNLOAD option, then install it after you close R2019. You might have to restart your computer before or afterwards depending on your error message.
or ask your IT to do it for you.