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    Default Changing the Default Layer

    In versions past a drawing maintained the last current layer information. However now in ACA 2008 it alwats reverts back to layer "0". Can this be changed?

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    Default Re: Changing the Default Layer

    Quote Originally Posted by jphillips.88936 View Post
    In versions past a drawing maintained the last current layer information. However now in ACA 2008 it alwats reverts back to layer "0". Can this be changed?
    Mine doesn't. If I save the file and close it, when I reopen it it's on the last layer I had active. There must be a setting somewhere.

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    Default Re: Changing the Default Layer

    Quote Originally Posted by dzatto View Post
    Mine doesn't. If I save the file and close it, when I reopen it it's on the last layer I had active. There must be a setting somewhere.
    Agreed, all copies are doing this in my office. I find it hard to believe that would change. However I cannot for life of me find a setting.

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    Default Re: Changing the Default Layer

    I can't find one either. I wonder if it has anything to do with your network. Just a wild guess I thought I'd throw out there.

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    Default Re: Changing the Default Layer

    do you have some sort of routine running in the background, I have several layer state routines that always set 0 as the current layer, to make sure that the current layer isnt one that needs to be frozen

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    Default Re: Changing the Default Layer

    I've also seen lisps and macros created which do things such as zoom extents and set current layer to 0 when you save or close a drawing. It might be worth having a look in the start up suite to see what lisps are loaded on startup and maybe check the macros to the save and close commands in the CUI.

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    Default Re: Changing the Default Layer

    I have looked into all of those suggestions. None of which apply to me. Nothing that changes layers. I have seen macros and lisp that does this kind of stuff before. I have even gone to the extent of removing everything from the start-up suite. Any other suggestions.

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    Default Re: Changing the Default Layer

    Okay, try running a script for startup. Type layer 0 in the command center search window. At the bottom, you should see "running scripts at startup". It tells you how to do it there. You should be able to run a script to keep the layer current.

    Actually, it almost sounds like there is a script running that changing it to layer 0 at startup. It's worth looking into.

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