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CAD software Layer Off 4    Toolbar: Layers 2 - CAD drawing Layer Off 5

CAD drafting Layer Off 6 Command line: LAYOFF

Turning the layers of selected objects off. It makes these objects invisible both in model and paper spaces.

The commands allows to freeze layers of selected objects only in a current viewport (if Viewports = Vpfreeze parameter is selected).

Command options:

?

Starts other options to select objects.

Settings

Switches to the selection parameters mode. Selected parameters are saved for the next session.

The option starts the following prompt in the command line:

Enter setting type for [Viewports]:

Options:

Viewports          - Switches to the selection parameters mode for a current viewport. The option starts the following prompt in the command line:

In paper space viewport use [Vpfreeze/Off] <Vpfreeze>:

Options:

Vpfreeze            - Freezes layers of selected objects only in a current viewport.

If objects are selected in paper or model spaces, their layers are turned off in all spaces (model, paper, and viewports).

Off                    - turns layers of selected objects off. Layers are turned off in all spaces and it does not matter where objects of these layers are selected (model or paper spaces, in a current viewport).

Option:

Block selection -Displays options for block definition:

Block                 - If the selected object is nested in a block, the layer containing this block is turned off. If the selected object is nested in the external reference, the layer of this object is turned off.

Entity               - Turns off the selected objects, even if they are nested in an external reference or in a block.

None                  - If a block or an external reference is selected, turns off the layer containing this block or this external reference

Undone

Cancels selection of previous layer to be turned off (or frozen in a current viewport).

Command prompts when layers are turned off:

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings]:

Select objects of the layers which is needed to be turned off.

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings/Undone]:

Select Undone option to cancel turning the previous layer off.

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings/Undone]:

Press ENTER or ESC to finish the command.

NOte: Command prompts are shown for Off option of Viewports parameter.

Command prompts when layers are turned off in a current viewport:

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings]:

Select Settings option.

Enter setting type for [Viewports]:

Select Viewports option.

In paper space viewport use [Vpfreeze/Off] <Vpfreeze>:

Select Vpfreeze option.

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings]:

In a viewport select objects of the layers which are needed to be turned off.

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings/Undone]:

Select Undone option to cancel turning the previous layer off.

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings/Undone]:

Press ENTER or ESC to finish the command.

NOte: Command prompts are shown for Off option of Viewports parameter.

Command prompts when layers are turned off in the block selection:

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings]:

Select the Settings option.

Enter setting type for [Viewports/Block selection]:

Select the Block selection option.

Enter Block Selection nesting level [Block/Entity/None/]

Select the option for the nesting level.

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings]:

Specify in the drawing the objects of the layers to be turned off.

Select an object on the layer to be turned off or [?/Settings/Undone]:

Press ENTER or ESC to complete the command.

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