rochblue Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Hi, is it possible to turn every layer on and off all at once? Gets rather annoying clicking every light bulb! Thanks in advance. Quote
eldon Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Assuming that you do not want to freeze the current layer, you can do it quickly at the command line. Type as follows: -la (Enter) OFF (Enter) * (Enter) (Enter) (Enter) This turns every layer except the current layer OFF. Use the other options to turn ON, Freeze or Thaw. You could of course read the command line to see where you are, but I do this routine so often, that I don't read the command line Quote
Tiger Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 You can also while you are in the Layer Manager hit Ctrl+A and then click one lightbulb and they all go off. Quote
eldon Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Isn't it a bit disconcerting to have all layers, including the current layer off All you see is nothing Quote
Tiger Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Isn't it a bit disconcerting to have all layers, including the current layer off All you see is nothing for the minimalistic designer it is perfect Quote
rochblue Posted August 13, 2009 Author Posted August 13, 2009 Thanks guys, both methods will come in useful! Quote
ReMark Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Create a macro for each action (all on - all off) and assign it to a button. Then create a toolbar with the two buttons on it or add the buttons to an existing toolbar. Quote
alanjt Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 for the minimalistic designer it is perfect now that's what i call hardcore. Quote
f700es Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Well if you only want 1 layer on (or a few) you can simply use the Isolate Layer command in Layers 2 toolbar. The default keyboard entry is "IL" or you can type "LAYISO". Once run ACAD will ask you to "Select objects on the layer(s) to be isolated". Here you can select one or many objects. Comes in handy when cleaning up drawings or cleaning it up to work on certain items. "LAYUNISO" will return the layer setting to what you had before. Quote
tzframpton Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Well if you only want 1 layer on (or a few) you can simply use the Isolate Layer command in Layers 2 toolbar. The default keyboard entry is "IL" or you can type "LAYISO". Once run ACAD will ask you to "Select objects on the layer(s) to be isolated". Here you can select one or many objects. Comes in handy when cleaning up drawings or cleaning it up to work on certain items. "LAYUNISO" will return the layer setting to what you had before. I use this A LOT. Very handy procedure. Quote
OLD SCHOOL Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Right click in the layer dialogue box - select all - change what you need to. Quote
Cad64 Posted August 28, 2009 Posted August 28, 2009 Well if you only want 1 layer on (or a few) you can simply use the Isolate Layer command in Layers 2 toolbar. The default keyboard entry is "IL" or you can type "LAYISO". Once run ACAD will ask you to "Select objects on the layer(s) to be isolated". Here you can select one or many objects. Comes in handy when cleaning up drawings or cleaning it up to work on certain items. "LAYUNISO" will return the layer setting to what you had before. I use this A LOT. Very handy procedure. Same here IL for LAYISO UL for LAYUNISO Very handy for cleaning up other people's drawings. :wink: Quote
Donna Posted June 20, 2023 Posted June 20, 2023 What would the macro be for each action?? (all on - all off) Quote
Cad64 Posted June 24, 2023 Posted June 24, 2023 On 6/20/2023 at 1:23 PM, Donna said: What would the macro be for each action?? (all on - all off) In lisp you could do it like this: All layers off: (command "_.layer" "off" "*" "y" "") All layers on: (command "_.layer" "on" "*" "") If you want a macro, you could do this: All Layers Off: ^C^C-layer;off;*;y;; All Layers On: ^C^C-layer;on;*;; Quote
BIGAL Posted June 25, 2023 Posted June 25, 2023 Also add (command "_.layer" "T" "*" "") if they are frozen can seem like a off. Or do both (command "_.layer" "T" "*" "on" "*" "") Quote
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