CAD tip # 6799:

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How to make some layers an "inactive backgound image"?

There are several approaches for making parts of your AutoCAD drawing "inactive" - i.e. not including it into osnaps, hatch borders, etc.

You can lock some layers - locked layers do not participate on edit operations.
You can WBLOCK some parts of your drawing, erase them and reattach them as an Xref. Attached xrefs can be suppressed.
You can publish your drawing to a DWF file and reaattach it (at the same coordinates) as an underlay with the DWFATTACH command. The DWFOSNAP variable controls the object snaps on DWF "entities".

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17.7.2009 1334x

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Civil 3D · AutoCAD Mechanical ·

See also:
Tip 6787:	How to import a PDF file into AutoCAD?
Tip 6413:	How to switch layers in the inserted DWF file?
Tip 4890:	How to change a color DWF underlay to black-and-white?
Tip 2229:	How to convert .DWF files back to the DWG format?
Tip 893:	How to read or write DGN files in AutoCAD?

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