trimming

Sep 24, 2003 1 Replies

I am using autocad 2004 and I'm drawing a floor plan. I xref in the 2d points including levels and string lines etc (created using a theodolite on site by a surveyor) and bring them in on layer 0 and lock the layer, but when trimming or extending I am able to select the seperate lines on the xref which I do not want to do so I then locked all the layers in the xref but I can still select them when trimming and extending as the cutting line. The last version of Autocad I used was r14 and have only just recently changed, is there a way in 2004 to stop the selection of xref lines or is it something I am going to have to get used to? I think once a layer is locked you shouldn't be able to do ANYTHING with that layer, it makes no sense to me.



anyway, any usefull replies will be appreciated



Mark


Locking has nothing to do with what you're experiencing. Using a line to trim/extend doesn't modify the line, therefore locking is a non-issue.

I don't think there is a way to get the behavior you want, anymore. I've been wishing for a 'no-snap/select' layer setting for years.

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