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CAD drafting Isolate 6 Command line: LAYISO

Switches all layers off, except layers of selected objects. Layers of selected objects remain visible and are called isolated.

The command allows freezing all layers except selected only in a current viewport (with the specified parameter Viewports = Vpfreeze).

Command options:

?

Starts other options to select objects.

Settings

Switches to a selection mode of parameters’ type. Selected parameters are saved for following program sessions.

The option starts the following prompt in the command line:

Options:

 

Off                    – Turns off all layers except for layers of selected objects.

Lock         - Locks all layers except for layers of selected objects.

In paper space viewport use [Vpfreeze/Off]:

 

Options:

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

When objects are selected in model or paper space, layers are turned off in all spaces (in model, in layout and in viewports) , except layers of selected objects.

Off                    - Freezes all layers in all spaces (in model, in layout and in a current viewport), except layers of selected objects only in a current viewport.

Command prompts when isolating layers:

Select objects on the layer(s) to be isolated or [?/Settings]:

Select objects of the layers, which need to be isolated in the drawing.

 

Press ENTER to finish the command.

Changing the command settings

Select objects on the layer (s) to be isolated or [?/Settings]:

Select the Settings option

Enter setting for layers not isolated [Off/Lock]

Select the option for not isolatewd layers:

Off – turn off all layers except for layers of selected objects;

Lock – lock all layers except for layers of selected objects.

Command prompts when isolating layers in a current viewport:

Select objects on the layer(s) to be isolated or [?/Settings]:

Select Settings option.

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

Select Vpfreeze option.

Select objects on the layer(s) to be isolated or [?/Settings]:

Select objects of the layers, which need to be isolated.

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

Select Off option to isolate layers in all spaces from a current viewport.

Select objects on the layer(s) to be isolated or [?/Settings]:

Select objects of the layers, which need to be isolated in all spaces.

Select objects on the layer(s) to be isolated or [?/Settings]:

Press ENTER to finish the command.

 

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