Bug when duplicating layers?

[Christiaan]

Has anyone else experience a problem when duplicating a design layer, if you start editing the new layer the same changes will take place on the original design layer?

[Christiaan]

Notice something strange in this image? Hint, see design layers.

[Kizza]

The line you've selected shouldn't be visible, right?

[bc]

I see that the active floor in the Nav Palette is not the same as that shown on the layer menu.

Repair Permissions and restart??

[Damon Design]

I've noticed that when you duplicate a design layer, viewports made from the original design layer start taking on edited/added elements from the duplicated design layer, even though the viewport is indicating it is referencing only the original design layer.

Is there a work flow process or setting that in the viewports that I am missing when duplicating design layers that will prevent this?

[Kevin McAllister]

Tad,

I think this is actually intentional. Vectorworks assumes the elements on the duplicated layer are related and want to be in the associated Viewports. It would be a nice thing to bypass at times (ie. hold down a modifier key to disable the auto linking when creating a duplicate layer) but I'm not sure I would want it to go away....

Kevin

[Christiaan]

Tad, I think that is intentional too.

The thing I'm experiencing is some kind of bug that actually synchronises duplicated design layers.

[bcd]

I'm not seeing this - however if it is the case that viewports are linking to layers automatically and uncontrollably, i.e. if the viewport layer's visibility isn't fully controllable via the OIP then it's certainly a bug. A duplicate layer should have no special relationships or responsibilities.