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Layer List Shortcut Menu Options
Displays a list of options for the layers selected in the Layer list.
Hold Selection Turns on the Always Show option for selected layers. An
asterisk (*) is displayed to the left of each layer held.
Release Selection Turns off the Always Show option for selected layers.
Release All Turns off the Always Show option for all layers.
Select All Selects and displays all layers.
Clear All Clears all layers.
Invert Selection Clears current layers and selects and displays all other layers.
Select Unreferenced Selects all unreferenced layers. Use with the Purge button
to remove unused layers.
Save Layer State Saves the current selection of layers as a layer state that can
be used by the Layer States Manager.
Inspect Displays the number of layers in the drawing, the number of layers
selected, and the number of objects on the selected layers.
Copy as Filter Displays the name of the selected layer in the Filter text box.
Can be used to create wildcards.
Save Current Filter Saves the current filter so that it is available in the Filter
list for reuse.
Delete Current Filter Removes the current filter from the filter list.
Select Objects
Selects objects and their layers.
Filter List
Filters the layer list. Enter a wildcard and press Enter to display and highlight
only those layers whose names match the wildcard. Right-click to save and
delete filters. The filter list displays saved filters only.
For more information about wild-card characters, see the Wild-Card Characters
section of Filter and Sort the List of Layers.
Purge
When selected layers are not referenced, purges them from the drawing. For
a list of layers that can be purged, right-click anywhere in the Layer list and
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