Layer filter for Used layers NOT in xrefs?
Hello @MbMinx,
Depending on the xref method used to link with your primary file your layers will be organized this way. It seems you may want to utilize Grouping Layers maybe then freeze/turn off that group.
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You can create a New Group Filter and add the objects which you will be working on. Below screencast shows how its done.
ವಿನೋದ್ ಕೆ ಎಲ್( System Design Engineer)
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I guess your not ready to try out any of suggestion offered to you. Without trying out any of the suggestion your just replying back. Once you create a group filter and make that as current it will only display those layers in the ribbon. When someone offers assistance you should make sure you try and then reply back. Cause we people are being paid over here to offer you assistance.
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You can use ~*|* to set that up.
I use a lisp file that I got somewhere on the internet to set that for me.
(defun C:XREFNOT ( / xdict dict xrecname )
(vl-load-com)
(setq xdict
(vlax-vla-object->ename
(vla-getextensiondictionary
(vla-get-layers
(vla-get-activedocument (vlax-get-acad-object))
)
)
)
)
(setq dict
(if (setq dict (dictsearch xdict "ACAD_LAYERFILTERS"))
(cdr (assoc -1 dict))
(dictadd xdict "ACAD_LAYERFILTERS"
(entmakex
'(
(0 . "dictionary")
(100 . "AcDbDictionary")
(280 . 0)
(281 . 1)
)
)
)
)
)
(princ
(if (dictsearch dict (setq xrecname "No_Xref_Layers"))
(strcat
"Layer filter named <"
xrecname
"> already exists."
)
(if
(dictadd dict xrecname
(entmakex
(append
'(
(0 . "xrecord")
(100 . "AcDbXrecord")
(280 . 1)
)
(list (cons 1 xrecname))
'(
(1 . "~*|*")
(1 . "*")
(1 . "*")
(70 . 0)
(1 . "*")
(1 . "*")
(-3
( "ACAD"
(1000 . "( NAME== \"~*|*\" )")
)
)
)
)
)
)
(strcat
"Created layer filter named <"
xrecname
">."
)
"Doh! Something horrible happened. "
)
)
)
(princ)
)
GrantsPirate
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@ВeekeeCZ wrote:
There is really simple no-customization solution.
Actually simpler than I thought.
Go to the Layers, Layer Setting, make sure that "Indicate Layers In Use" toggle is ticked.
Then create new layer PROPERTY filter by selecting correct status - Used non-Xref Layer.
See described process HERE
Then we could ask @natasha.l to move this topic back to the general AutoCAD forums.
Well, I was wrong... not simpler as I thought. Filtering just by status isn't probably enough (more info about status icons HERE ). We still need to exclude xref layers by their names:
~*|*
