rochblue Posted August 13, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted August 13, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted August 13, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted August 13, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted August 13, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rochblue Posted August 13, 2009 Author Share Posted August 13, 2009 Thanks guys, both methods will come in useful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReMark Posted August 13, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanjt Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 for the minimalistic designer it is perfect now that's what i call hardcore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f700es Posted August 13, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzframpton Posted August 13, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD SCHOOL Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Right click in the layer dialogue box - select all - change what you need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted August 28, 2009 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 What would the macro be for each action?? (all on - all off) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cad64 Posted June 24, 2023 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGAL Posted June 25, 2023 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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