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I have a file that I have about 6 referenced files in, lets call it my work file. When I delete or add a layer in any of the xrefs it adds it to the list in my work file as unreconciled, that's fine then I reconcile them and move on. But it never deletes them or changes the properties as I change the layer in the xref (color, lineweight, linetype, etc.) Additionally if I change the name for example from Layer_1 to Layer_2 in the xref it adds Layer_2 but also keeps Layer_1 on the list, annoying.
I know there is a way to make it so that my work file uses whatever setting I set in my xref but I cannot remember how? I also know that I tried this in the past and it didn't fit my needs. When I setup my layouts/sheets I do it all in my work file so that all of the drawings are together in one file. Within each viewport I turn on and off the layer visibility. I cannot think of the command but once I told the file to use the layer settings in the xrefs it deleted all of those settings and basically all my viewports went to the stock setting of everything on. Also, I have tweeked some of the lineweights and colors of xref layers in my work file and not in my xref bewcause I like to be able to change the color it appears between files.
The other way I know I can regenerate this list is by detaching the file and then reattaching it, but same as above I would have to redo all of my layer settings in each viewport. I am in the middle of this project, so I have about 50 sheets each with multiple viewports each with their own specific layers turned on and off. I really do not want to go through and redo all of that.
You cannot 'laydel' xref layers becuase they do not show up on the list. You also cannot 'laymrg' because they do not show up on the list. I know they are xref dependant...but they're not. They don't exist anymore and in the effort of layer managment I want them to go away.
TLDR: I am tired of extra layers showing up from my xref that dont even exist anymore. How do I regen that list without detaching and reattching and without changing it to read the settings in my xref as default?
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