CAD tip # 5754:

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How to color or suppress all Xref layers?

If you want to change color or switch off all layers coming from attached Xrefs, you can use two main methods in the host drawing:

In the "Layer Properties Manager" dialog, click on the predefined "Xref" filter (in the left tree), then right-click in the layer list and choose "Select all". Now perform the requested operation - global color change, layer off, freeze, etc.
In the older AutoCAD versions, in scripts, macros, etc. you can also use the commandline method. Start the -LAYER command, choose the requested operation (e.g. Color change to gray, dim) and on the layer prompt enter: *|* (the xref name 'magic' wildcard). The operation will be performed on all xref layers.

You can also use combined layer filters and wildcards like *ELE*|*, *|WEST*...

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See also:
Tip 14033:	Clipping blocks, images, curves, xrefs - everything, into any shape
Tip 13855:	DBXscanLayers and DBXscanBlocks - bulk report content of DWG files in a folder.
Tip 13435:	Bulk setting of layer properties according to the object in that layer.
Tip 12705:	How to disable osnaps for xref objects?
Tip 11868:	Open just a part of a DWG drawing - layers, views.

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