Select Layers Dialog
 
 
 
Command entry: Application Menu References File Link Manager File Link Manager dialog Attach panel Choose a DWG/DXF file. Select Layers To Include button
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

Excludes all layers frozen in the linked file. All active files are included.

Select from list

Lets you select individual active layers to include/exclude. A check mark beside the layer name indicates the layer is selected.

All

Includes all layers in the linked file by selecting all of them. You can then deselect just the layers you want to exclude.

None

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

Reverses the current selection of layers in the linked file.

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