salmonrose Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I have a layer named "Annotation-text" which I cannot delete. When I tried to delete it, it said: The following layers cannot be deleted: - Layers 0 and Defpoitns (which isn't in this case) - The current layer (I am sure it is not) - Layers containing objects (I isolated the "Annotation-text" layer, zoom extented, and selected the "whole sceen" by dragging from right to left, then delete. So I think there is nothing left. Is there another way to check?) - Xref-depends layers (My drawing does has a Xref .dwg but that Xref doesn't has a layer named "Annotation-text") Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Tillman Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Sometimes a block or object in a different layer may contain something that belongs to the layer you're trying to delete. It's difficult to isolate these. Maybe someone here can enlighten all of us on how to identify what's in an otherwise empty layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearDyugin Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 As a variant The layer is called "Annotation-text", means contained texts, quite probably that there were empty texts, i.e. a primitive thing the text is, but its text maintenance empty. And to find to (selected) such text simply with a mouse it is impossible, for this purpose it is necessary to take advantage of command QSELECT and to choose all objects on the necessary layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iskalipsi Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Very nice reply Geobuilder. I cant understand Russian but i can follow through the steps..thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy78 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Give the command "LAYDEL" a try it's a former expresstool which deletes the layer no matter what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonrose Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 As a variantThe layer is called "Annotation-text", means contained texts, quite probably that there were empty texts, i.e. a primitive thing the text is, but its text maintenance empty. And to find to (selected) such text simply with a mouse it is impossible, for this purpose it is necessary to take advantage of command QSELECT and to choose all objects on the necessary layer. WOW!!! That's handy and you were right about the empty text. Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonrose Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Give the command "LAYDEL" a try it's a former expresstool which deletes the layer no matter what. Didn't try this but I'll keep this in mind as a last resource if all else fail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperCAD Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 LAYTRANS translates a layer you want to get rid of onto another layer. That way you don't lose something that might be on the layer you want to delete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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