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Learn how to control the display of xref layer property overrides in your current drawing.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
3 min.
Transcript
00:05
Let’s take a look at the xref layer property overrides and see how they can be managed and reset.
00:12
I’ll start by opening the Layer Properties Manager to see all of the available layer properties.
00:19
I’ll open the Layer Settings dialog box and select Retain overrides to xref layer properties.
00:26
This is the same as setting the VISRETAIN system variable to 1.
00:31
Next, I’ll select the xref layer properties I want to reload.
00:37
I’ll select the properties to reload when the xref dependent layers are modified.
00:42
This is the same as setting the VISRETAIN system variable to 0.
00:49
For this video I’ll select color, linetype, and lineweight.
00:54
Remember, if any of the properties have an override,
00:57
the override will be shown in the current drawing.
01:08
Next, I’ll change the layer properties in the xref drawing.
01:25
Notice the properties that don’t have an override get reloaded with the new xref layer property change,
01:32
even though the VISRETAIN system variable is set to 1.
01:37
In this case, the lineweight and linetype properties were reloaded since they do not have an override,
01:43
but color wasn’t because it does have an override.
01:49
This is because you can now choose the xref layer properties using the VISRETAINMODE system variable.
01:55
This is a bitcode system variable that’s used to control the properties of referenced layers.
02:02
You can also use the command window to set the value of the VISRETAINMODE system variable.
02:08
The default value is 0, so no layer properties settings will be automatically synchronized.
02:15
To synchronize more than one layer property setting, enter the sum of the layer property values.
02:22
You can change the values from the command line and it updates in the layer settings dialog.
02:27
Use the toggle button to change the background highlighting to see which xref layer has overrides.
02:33
You can also change the default background color from the Layer settings dialog.
02:39
From the tree view, use the Xref Overrides filter to view the xref layers that have overrides.
02:49
And finally, you can now reset the xref layer property overrides from the context menu.
02:57
In the Layer Properties Manager, right-click on either the layer name
03:01
or the layer property you want to reset, or select all layers.
Video transcript
00:05
Let’s take a look at the xref layer property overrides and see how they can be managed and reset.
00:12
I’ll start by opening the Layer Properties Manager to see all of the available layer properties.
00:19
I’ll open the Layer Settings dialog box and select Retain overrides to xref layer properties.
00:26
This is the same as setting the VISRETAIN system variable to 1.
00:31
Next, I’ll select the xref layer properties I want to reload.
00:37
I’ll select the properties to reload when the xref dependent layers are modified.
00:42
This is the same as setting the VISRETAIN system variable to 0.
00:49
For this video I’ll select color, linetype, and lineweight.
00:54
Remember, if any of the properties have an override,
00:57
the override will be shown in the current drawing.
01:08
Next, I’ll change the layer properties in the xref drawing.
01:25
Notice the properties that don’t have an override get reloaded with the new xref layer property change,
01:32
even though the VISRETAIN system variable is set to 1.
01:37
In this case, the lineweight and linetype properties were reloaded since they do not have an override,
01:43
but color wasn’t because it does have an override.
01:49
This is because you can now choose the xref layer properties using the VISRETAINMODE system variable.
01:55
This is a bitcode system variable that’s used to control the properties of referenced layers.
02:02
You can also use the command window to set the value of the VISRETAINMODE system variable.
02:08
The default value is 0, so no layer properties settings will be automatically synchronized.
02:15
To synchronize more than one layer property setting, enter the sum of the layer property values.
02:22
You can change the values from the command line and it updates in the layer settings dialog.
02:27
Use the toggle button to change the background highlighting to see which xref layer has overrides.
02:33
You can also change the default background color from the Layer settings dialog.
02:39
From the tree view, use the Xref Overrides filter to view the xref layers that have overrides.
02:49
And finally, you can now reset the xref layer property overrides from the context menu.
02:57
In the Layer Properties Manager, right-click on either the layer name
03:01
or the layer property you want to reset, or select all layers.
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