switching from one layer to the next

[Anonymous]

? I am currently new to the field and getting used to using a rediculous amount of layer. I am currently using around 100 layer on one project it's very organized, but to switch layer could cost me one two two minutes. so i feel ike if i could click on a line that is say layer 4, and im using layer 1, but while i have layer 4 selected layer 4 is in my layer manager box and now i want to draw in layer 4 how do i do that without unselecting and scrolling through my layer list. like a command of switch to selected layer. 

[Alfred.NESWADBA]

Hi,

You might use that in the menu, works also with AutoCAD LT:

-LAYER;_SET;LayerNameX;;

Or this as with LISP/in command line or lisp-file
(setvar "CLAYER" "LayerNameX")

Does that help?

[3wood]

You can try command LS after loading attached routine, which change current drawing layer to the layer of selected object.

[Kent1Cooper]

I don't have 2007/8/9, and I'm not sure whether in ol' 2004 this is part of AutoCAD itself or the Arch. Desktop overlay, but....

Do you have a Layer toolbar icon that looks like this?

The tooltip says "Make Object's Layer Current."  It calls up the _ai_molc command, which you could also try typing in.

[Kent1Cooper]

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@Kent1Cooper wrote:

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Do you have a Layer toolbar icon that looks like this?

The tooltip says "Make Object's Layer Current."  It calls up the _ai_molc command, which you could also try typing in.

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Welcome to these Forums, by the way!

If you don't have _ai_molc, this will do the same:

(setvar 'clayer (cdr (assoc 8 (entget (car (entsel "Select Item on Layer to make current: "))))))