XLayer solves the problem associated with Xrefs, blocks, and all their associated layers, mostly with editing the layer properties.

The program allows you to click on an object and edit the layer properties without using the Layer Manager. This saves time because you do not have to know the name of the layer you want to edit. Nor do you need to know what Xref it is contained in. The program will also let you edit any layer of a nested object.

For example, if you have a block that contains a line, this block is in an Xref, which is in the current drawing. You can select the line and then modify any of the three layers: the layer on which the Xref is inserted in the current drawing, the layer the block is inserted on in the Xref drawing, or the layer the line is drawn on in the Xref drawing.

Current Drawing

• Xref - Attached to your current drawing. Access the layer on which the Xref is currently located.
  • Block - Contained within Xref. Access the layer the block is currently on in the Xref.
    • Line - Contained within the block. Access the layer the line is currently on in the block and Xref.

In addition to the standard layer control functions included in the Layer Manager, you also get a few that are not:

• One-click selection of the layer to modify
• Nested entity layer selector
• Isolate in the active viewport (PS only)
• Thaw in all paper space viewports (PS only)