AutoCAD/LAYER FREEZE

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Expert: - 4/7/2008


Question
I AM USING AUTODESK 2007. IF I FREEZE LAYERS THEN SAVE MY DRAWING THEN REOPEN IT THE LAYERS ARE NO LONGER FROZEN. ANY SUGGESTIONS?

Answer
Felicia,
If this is happening to basic layers in your drawing (not XREF layers) then some routine runs at startup and is thawing the layers.  If you are new to a previously used workstation, stuff like this is common.  You or someone that knows what they are looking for can look in ACAD2008doc.lsp for the code that could be thawing the layers.  Also, look in the APPLOAD Startup Suite for clues in there.

If this is happening to XREF layers, then setting VISRETAIN to 1 might be what you are looking for.

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