Command entry:
Application Menu 
References
File Link Manager
File Link Manager dialog
Files panel
Highlight a DWG/DXF file.
Reload button
File Link Settings: DWG Files dialog
Advanced panel
Select Layers To Include button
Command entry:
Utilities panel
Utilities rollout
More button
File Link Manager
File Link Manager dialog
Attach panel
Choose a DWG/DXF file.
Select Layers To Include button
Command entry: Utilities panel
Utilities rollout
More button
File Link Manager
File Link Manager dialog
Files panel
Highlight a DWG/DXF file.
Reload button
File Link Settings: DWG Files dialog
Advanced panel
Select Layers To Include button
This dialog lets you toggle a DWG file layer's include/exclude status and choose other options, as described in this topic.
NoteYou toggle the include/exclude status of a layer by clicking anywhere on a row in the list of layers. The dialog lists included
layers with a check mark to the left of the layer name. This list of included layers is retained for subsequent reloads of
the linked file. For informational purposes, the property icons display the state of the layers' properties, but you can't
change their status in this dialog.
Differences Between Layers and Blocks in AutoCAD and 3ds Max
AutoCAD has special handling for objects in the block definition that are associated with layer 0. When a block contains objects
on layer 0, and those objects have a color property of "ByLayer" or "ByBlock", the color of the object is determined either
by the color of the block or by the layer assigned to the block reference in AutoCAD. When blocks are nested, this color system can get complex.
Interface
- Skip all frozen layers
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Excludes all layers frozen in the linked file. All active files are included.
- Select from list
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Lets you select individual active layers to include/exclude. A check mark beside the layer name indicates the layer is selected.
- All
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Includes all layers in the linked file by selecting all of them. You can then deselect just the layers you want to exclude.
- None
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Excludes all layers in the linked file by deselecting all of them. You can then select just the layers you want to include
from importing.
- Invert
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Reverses the current selection of layers in the linked file.
