Viewport Layer issue

[Anonymous]

Very strange problem. 

I made a view port (actually a bunch) and then selected it and moved it to the correct layer. Now when I select the viewport it shows it's on the correct layer. However, if I use the LAYMCUR command it makes the original layer the viewport was on, current. When I plot it also pulls the plot style from the original layer the viewport was on. 

[AllenJessup]

Have you tried to Audit the drawing?

Allen

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

Super annoying because I have my title block on the same layer the viewport was originally created on. So I can't just change that layer to no plot or I lose my whole title block. I'd like to avoid re-creating the viewports since I'll never be able to get them all lined up perfectly (or at least it will be a pain in the **** to get them precise again).

[AllenJessup]

If you copy the viewport with 0,0 displacement does it still have the same problem? If not you can copy them and erase the originals.

Allen

[Anonymous]

Genius, I will try that now. I did try creating new VPs on the correct layer to begin with and they worked correctly.

[Anonymous]

Yes, they still have same problem. Going to try copytolayer.

[AllenJessup · Accepted solution]

If Copy doesn't work. Maybe CopyToLayer?

Allen

[Anonymous]

Success! Copytolayer worked.

[AllenJessup]

Great. I'd still like to know what caused the problem. I'd think it was an error in the Layer Table. But if Audit didn't fix it I don't know what would.

Allen

[troma]

Was it just a viewport, or a viewport clipped with a polyline?
Is it possible the viewport was on one layer and the polyline on the other?

[Anonymous]

It was a polygonal viewport that I created on one layer and moved to another. I try to make all my viewports polygonal to avoid having to clip them later if shape changes. I've run into the problem you are describing and have had to re-create viewports, thus I don't like clipped viewports.