Select Layers Dialog

This dialog lets you toggle a DWG file layer's include/exclude status and choose other options, as described in this topic.

• Application Menu > References > Manage Links > Manage Links dialog > Attach panel > Choose a DWG/DXF file. > Select Layers To Include button
• Application Menu > References > Manage Links > Manage Links dialog > Files panel > Highlight a DWG/DXF file. > Reload button > File Link Settings: DWG Files dialog > Advanced panel > Select Layers To Include button
• Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > Utilities dialog > File Link Manager > Manage Links dialog > Attach panel > Choose a DWG/DXF file. > Select Layers To Include button
• Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > Utilities dialog > File Link Manager > Manage Links dialog > Files panel > Highlight a DWG/DXF file. > Reload button > File Link Settings: DWG Files dialog > Advanced panel > Select Layers To Include button

Note: You 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 layers are included.
• Select from list Lets you select individual active layers to include/exclude.

[layer list]

Lists all layers, with icons displaying their status. A check mark in front of the layer name indicates the layer is selected.

All

Selects all layers in the linked file. You can then deselect just the layers you want to exclude.

None

Deselects all layers in the linked file. You can then select just the layers you want to include from importing.

Invert

Inverts the current selection of layers in the linked file: Selected layers are deselected, and deselectd layers are selected.