Solved Xref Layers Not Displaying Autodesk Community Objects in an xref or in a drawing do not display at all or incorrectly in autocad even though the object's layer is turned on and thawed. causes include: layer 0 is frozen or off in the drawing. I have made sure that all layers for this attachment are on, but many of them are not showing up in my drawing. i can open the survey drawing itself and see the layers there, but they don't show up when xref'd in.

Solved Xref Layers Not Displaying Autodesk Community This article explains what external references are, in addition to discussing the causes of broken cad references, how to identify, repair, and avoid them. I think: you need to turn them off in your host drawing. layer command to pull up the box. also i think you can try de xref'ing the xref and reattaching it with the base file saved with the layers turned off. but don't unload and reload. I have a drawing that doesn't seem to show the x ref layers in the x ref tab on layer manager. i can see the layers that are within the x ref when i switch to "all" and it shows that it recognises that it is part of that x ref by putting the name of the x ref in front of the layer. On the command line in autocad, type visretain and set the value to 1. turn on and thaw all xref layers, and enable them to be plotted. detach and reattach the xref. if this does not work, change the name of the xref and then try to attach it again. make sure that the xref is attached as overlay.
Xref Layers Autodesk Community I have a drawing that doesn't seem to show the x ref layers in the x ref tab on layer manager. i can see the layers that are within the x ref when i switch to "all" and it shows that it recognises that it is part of that x ref by putting the name of the x ref in front of the layer. On the command line in autocad, type visretain and set the value to 1. turn on and thaw all xref layers, and enable them to be plotted. detach and reattach the xref. if this does not work, change the name of the xref and then try to attach it again. make sure that the xref is attached as overlay. After attaching a dwg file as an external reference (xref) into another drawing in autocad, the xref will not load (display) and the program may become unresponsive. additionally, one of the following symptoms occurs: nothing from the attachment is visible. some of the xref shows but parts of it is are missing. When i change a layer state (freeze, unfreeze, color changes etc.) in the xref file, the changes do not update in the drawing file to which it is xref'd. linework changes update fine, only layer states do not update.
Xref Layers Autodesk Community After attaching a dwg file as an external reference (xref) into another drawing in autocad, the xref will not load (display) and the program may become unresponsive. additionally, one of the following symptoms occurs: nothing from the attachment is visible. some of the xref shows but parts of it is are missing. When i change a layer state (freeze, unfreeze, color changes etc.) in the xref file, the changes do not update in the drawing file to which it is xref'd. linework changes update fine, only layer states do not update.
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