Keeping layerstate when Binding Xrefs

[thillhouse]

Is there a way to keep what I see on my screen in layout view when I go to bind(Insert) the attached xrefs?

What is happening is I bind the xrefs and the layers turn off and on with no input from me!

Tim

[Opie]

If you have duplicate layer names, the insert inherits the state of those layers when doing an insert of an xref, instead of bind. The bind keeps the unique layer names, thus maintaining the layer state.

[tedg]

As you probably know when you "bind" (not bind insert) it gives you funky layer names like "base$0$wall". These can be renamed using the "rename" command and wildcards. I actually read a string on this last week somewhere in this forum.

"rename"
<xref-layer name>$0$*

(to)

<new prefix>*

Works great!

Ted