Freezing layers by default in different tabs

[davidv37]

I tend to have quite a few tabs open on a drawing with each tab having frozen layers according to the content required to be displayed.

When I create a new layer for a specific tab, the information will automatically appear in the other tabs until I go back and freeze the new layers in those tabs.

Is there a way that I can add layers to the live tab and have that information automatically frozen by default in the other tabs?

Thanks

[maxim_k · Accepted solution]

David,

If you mean viewports in the Layouts under "tabs" then you can use VPLAYER command with "Freeze Except current" option after you will create new layer. This will freeze the layer in all viewports except current.

Maxim

[davidv37]

Brilliant, thanks Maxim, wish I had come across this command ages ago.

[Anonymous]

Hi All,

Freezing new layers is nice. But how to set it as defaut because usually I am copy paste more new layers from another drawing. And to check and at first create all new layers is sometimes difficult.

Any ideas ?

PS: I am using AutoCAD 2019 (2016)

Br,

Marian

[maxim_k]

Welcome to Autodesk Forums!

Hi Marian,

Do you want all new layers which come to drawing with pasted objects became frozen automatically?

[Anonymous]

Hi Maxim,

Exactly. This is what i need and want. Do you know how to do that ?

Br,

Marian

[maxim_k]

It seems not possible if you use the core AutoCAD functionality. There is no such command or variable, which allows to accomplish your goal.

I think it is possible to create custom AutoLISP routine for this.

Or you can try to use a kind of workaround:
You can use AutoCAD's ability to auto-create dynamic unreconciled layer group after you add new layers to the drawing. After you paste objects with new layers into the drawing unreconciled layer group in Layers palette will populate with newly added layers, then you can right-click on "Unreconciled new layers" group and select Freeze:

In order to force AutoCAD to start to create "Unreconciled new layers" group in the particular drawing you need to set system variables:
LAYEREVALCTL=1 (this is default value)
LAYEREVAL=2
LAYERNOTIFY=18 (force AutoCAD to check unreconciled layers on SAVE and OPEN)

After you will freeze newly added layers you can Reconcile them (see #2 on screenshot)