Using Layouts to Set Up a Print - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 762

use of xrefs. That is, since the civil site plan is not referenced into the A-100.dwg
file, there's no need to worry about turning the layers contained within it off.
Even with the civil site plan layers off the table, there are still plenty of layers
whose visibility you need to configure in the Floor Plan sheet file. Since many
of these exceptions are for a single sheet, much of the remaining layer manage-
ment for this sheet file will be done using viewport layer overrides.
1. Make sure the A-100.dwg file is open, and switch to model space.
2. The only layer that's currently visible which should be frozen in all
viewports is the A-AREA-NPLT layer. While it's possible you already
changed the Plot layer property, you'll freeze this layer as well.
Open the Layer Properties Manager, and freeze the 14A-FPLAY1|A-
AREA-NPLT layer. Note how the reference name prefixes the layer name.
This allows you to quickly determine to which xref a layer belongs.
Conversely, layers without such a prefix belong to the current drawing.
TIP try selecting the Xref group in the filters section of the Layer
properties Manager. this will only display layers that are referenced into the
current drawing. to see a list of only the layers in the current drawing, check
the Invert Filter check box in the lower-left corner of the Layer properties
Manager. If you try this, be sure to select the all group and uncheck the
Invert Filter check box once you're finished.
the Floor Plan Sheet
After adjusting the visibility of layers common to each layout in the current sheet
file, you'll begin addressing layer visibility for the individual plan sheets. First up
is the Floor Plan sheet A-101. In this plan, you do not want the grid, plan materi-
als, or door label layers to display. You will make these changes in this exercise:
1. Make sure the A-100.dwg file is open, and switch to the Floor Plan
A-101 layout.
2. Double-click anywhere inside the viewport boundary to enter model
space from the viewport.
3. Select the Freeze tool ( LAYFRZ ) found on the Layers panel of the Home
tab, and then graphically select one of the floor material hatches on
the A-FLOR-PATT layer.
After you select an object on the A-FLOR-PATT layer, that layer is
no longer visible on the screen. Because this change was made from
within a viewport, the change is applied as a viewport override. This