I keep having issues where data-linked surfaces randomly change layers. They're on the correct layer in the original drawing. They come in on the correct layer when first data-link. They sometimes stay in place, they sometimes change to either a surface-text layer or a pipe/pipe-text layer. And it's totally random. Sometimes they all change, sometimes only one, sometimes none. Occasionally, I can simply save/exit a drawing, re-open it, and one of the surfaces will have changed layer.
I am at a loss. Any ideas? I have just now frozen the O-SURF-* layers to see if that will help, but I don't know yet and I don't know if that will cause other unintended negative consequences.
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Do you use match properties? Matching properties to the surface changes layers. Sometimes this screws with my object/surface/xref layers.
@Anonymous wrote:
Do you use match properties? Matching properties to the surface changes layers. Sometimes this screws with my object/surface/xref layers.
I do, and I thought of that as a possible culprit. I'm thinking I might be inadvertently picking a surface when I'm not wanting to.
I'm hoping my locking the surface layers will help. I am presuming that any dynamic updates would still go through if the layer is locked. We shall see.
Have you ever used selection cycling? This gives you a drop down menu to select from for items you click that are over lapping. It gets annoying sometimes but helpful with situations like this. I have it on always to give me and idea of what is overlapping
@Anonymous wrote:
Have you ever used selection cycling? This gives you a drop down menu to select from for items you click that are over lapping. It gets annoying sometimes but helpful with situations like this. I have it on always to give me and idea of what is overlapping
I know it exists, but have never used it. I'm going to give a try and see if it helps and if I like it.
Thanks.
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