AutoCAD VBA - change active layer

[katto01]

Hello,

 

I am trying to change the change the active layer.

 

I tried this routine but no luck.

 

Public Sub ChangeEntityLayer()

 

Dim objEntity As AcadEntity

Dim varPick As Variant

Dim strLayerName As String

Dim objLayer As AcadLayer

 

strLayerName="Mypoints"

 

Set objLayer = ThisDrawing.Layers(strLayerName)

End Sub

 

Any ideas?

 

Thank you

[PeterPan9720]

26 minutes ago, katto01 said:

Hello,

 

I am trying to change the change the active layer.

 

I tried this routine but no luck.

 

Public Sub ChangeEntityLayer()

 

Dim objEntity As AcadEntity

Dim varPick As Variant

Dim strLayerName As String

Dim objLayer As AcadLayer

 

strLayerName="Mypoints"

 

Set objLayer = ThisDrawing.Layers(strLayerName)

End Sub

 

Any ideas?

 

Thank you

See On line Hep for Active Layer 

Sub Example_ActiveLayer()
    ' This example returns the current layer
    ' and then adds a new layer.
    ' Finally, it returns the layer to the previous setting.
    Dim currLayer As AcadLayer
    Dim newLayer As AcadLayer
    
    ' Return the current layer of the active document
    Set currLayer = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayer
    MsgBox "The current layer is " & currLayer.name, vbInformation, "ActiveLayer Example"
    
    ' Create a Layer and make it the active layer
    Set newLayer = ThisDrawing.Layers.Add("TestLayer")
    ThisDrawing.ActiveLayer = newLayer
    MsgBox "The new layer is " & newLayer.name, vbInformation, "ActiveLayer Example"

    ' Reset the layer to its previous setting
    ThisDrawing.ActiveLayer = currLayer
    MsgBox "The active layer is reset to " & currLayer.name, vbInformation, "ActiveLayer Example"
End Sub

What you are trying to do with below code it's for retrieving all layers collection in the drawing not for set layer.

Dim objLayer As AcadLayers

 

strLayerName="Mypoints" 'could be used to create new layer and make it as active layer.

 

Set objLayer = ThisDrawing.Layers(strLayerName)

Set objLayer = ThisDrawing.Layers

[katto01]

Great, Thanks