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All Layers Turn on

My company uses AutoCAD 2005 and we have had a couple of situations where all layers have turned on in a drawing. We can't figure out how this happens and it takes us time to go and turn off the layers we don't need. Does anyone have any idea how this might be happening to us so we can prevent it in the future?

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do these dwgs have xrefs? if it is xrefs check your visretain variable.
layer states is really handy but make sure you have the correct layer settings to restore selected when you save a state, I've been burned by not deselcting things like color and linetype, how sick would you be if you saved a layer state in the begining, for the exact reason you need to, then do a lot of work, including edit layer colors/linetypes then do a layer state restore....all those layer edits are gone, if you catch it quick fine, but if you dont...major bummer. just something to think about.
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Norrin_rad stated and I agree visretain is a good place to check and can raise havock if the person changing the variable doesn't uinderstand. I really think this can be prevented if you use the Freeze command for permanent layer coordination and on/off for drafting ease. This principal has served us well with thirty or so cadd people with as many asw 6 or 7 on a project at once all participating on different drawings in a set.

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I know for a fact that my copy of AutoCad 2002 Land Desktop sometimes goes crazy and saves the drawing with all layers on even though they are not set that way. I have not found a cure but since it does not happen every time, I live with it. I do know that the symptom is worse when the drawings are opened by double clicking the dwg file with Windows Explorer.
Hi coupland2000!
I am offering you some suggestions to control this problem. First you should have select the required layres, i mean which are you want to active. After that click light first button from left side. Your wanted layes will on. If u want to off any one of the you have to click lay freze or light mark for layer off.
just resuming the situation in a couple of word....you need to use the"Layer States Manager" which is included in "Layer Properties Manager" and create a new filter, that you can select it any time to change the layers status for a specific one..

good luck
you get anywhere on this one coupland?
coupland; no news for this....!!!
any news..??
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do you think about cleaning and closing questions....
there is no news about this for the last 4 months....

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Nope, I never did find anything concrete. I'm going to request that this be closed. Sorry!