Casio47 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I want to delete several layers. I've turned off all layers except the ones I wish to delete. The objects remaining, I've deleted all those objects. So, I'm basically looking at a blank screen. I've made sure by zooming extents, still no objects are showing. I still am not able to delete the layers I want, How can i delete a layer? Thanks CAD 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkent Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 While in the layer manager, there should be a status column to the left of the layer name, if it is blue then it can't be deleted, if gray, then right click, pick delete layer. If push comes to shove, use layer merge command. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Another option: Layer Delete. Just make sure that the layer you want to delete is not the current one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 If you can't delete a layer, it's because there's some feature in the drawing that's still using the layer. By merging or deleting the layer, you may produce unintended consequences. For instance, a title block in paper space could have positioning elements on those phantom layers. Deleting the layer also deletes those elements, which could throw off your printing. In other words, you can remove a layer by brute force, but it should be the last resort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftertouch Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Some solutions: - use Qselect to select everything on the layer. sometimes there are 'invissible' blocks, that cannot be selected by hand... - use CTRL+A to make sure everything is deleted. - Xplode or BURST all remaining objects... sometimes there are invisible attributes.. - If blocks with attributes are edited make sure they are ATTSYNC'ed, else they keep unused layers in use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconeo Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Laydel Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 As stated before, LAYDEL can be detrimental without knowing what is being deleted along with the layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtlegg Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Purge your drawing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Purge your drawing!! Which will work as long as there are no objects referencing the layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmcswain Posted August 22, 2017 Share Posted August 22, 2017 Layers that are referenced, cannot be deleted. If you are using Civil 3D for example, layers can be referenced by styles. I presume other verticals contain similar ways to reference layers. If you are in vanilla AutoCAD, run the DBLIST command. Does it return anything? If so, these are objects that are still in your drawing. They could be invisible, or block references that have not been inserted, etc. You can use LAYMRG to merge the layer you want to get rid of onto layer 0. Not very practical if you have 100's of layer however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casio47 Posted August 30, 2017 Author Share Posted August 30, 2017 I keep forgetting about LAYDEL...so that's what I used. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilidawg Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Another reason to keep all your block elements on Layer "0". here's another hint. To get rid of the Defpoints layer, simply rename it first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobDraw Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Another reason to keep all your block elements on Layer "0". A blanket statement like that is couldn't be further from being accurate. There are many uses for blocks and some of the REQUIRE the use of layers. here's another hint. To get rid of the Defpoints layer, simply rename it first. IIRC, you cannot rename it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilidawg Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Yeah, I know that sometimes it works to have a block use layers other than "0", I just like to simplify the control of the colors and line weights through the layer manager. and I have never had any problem with changing the name of the defpoints layer if there is nothing on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLW210 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 If there is nothing using Defpoints, it can be purged, it will not even be created if you do not use any dimensions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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