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Previous Layer Undoes the last change or set of changes made to layer settings.
(See
LAYERP (page 555))
Isolate Layer Hides or locks all layers except those of the selected objects. (See
LAYISO (page 557))
Unisolate Layer Restores all layers that were hidden or locked with the LAYISO
command. (See LAYUNISO (page 566))
Freeze Layer Freezes the layer of selected objects. (See
LAYFRZ (page 556))
Layer Off Turns off the layer of a selected object. (See
LAYOFF (page 562))
Lock Layer Locks the layer of a selected object. (See
LAYLCK (page 559))
Unlock Layer Unlocks the layer of a selected object. (See
LAYULK (page 566))
Show/Hide Layer List
Displays or hides the Layer list which you use to modify the properties of the
layers in the current drawing.
Layer List
Displays the layers and layer groups in the current drawing and their properties.
Click in the columns for a layer to change its properties.
Status Indicates the status of the layer: layer in use, empty layer, or current
layer.
Object Selection Indicates if the layer is assigned to an object that is currently
selected. Objects must be selected when no command is active.
Visibility Indicates if the layer is on and off. When a layer is on, it is visible
and available for plotting. When a layer is off, it is invisible and not plotted,
even if Plot is on.
Description Text string that describes the layer.
Name Displays the name of the layer.
Press Fn-F2 to enter a new name or click over the name when the layer is
highlighted.
Freeze Indicates if the layer is frozen or thawed.
Layers can be frozen in all layouts and viewports, including the Model layout.
You can freeze layers to speed up ZOOM (page 1153), PAN (page 763), and many
other operations; improve object selection performance; and reduce
regeneration time for complex drawings.
Objects on frozen layers are not displayed, plotted, hidden, rendered, or
regenerated.
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