Can't Delete Layer

[MikeKovacik4928]

Hi all

I want to delete a layer.

I have used Qselect to see if there are any entities on that layer. There are none.

I have drawn a line on that layer and used "laydel" to delete that layer. No joy there it wont delete.

How do I get rid of that layer?

The only thing I can think of, is that some block somewhere in the drawing has that layer inside it.

If so how would I find that block. I don't want to have to explode each and every block to see what layers are inside.

There are lots of blocks and that would take ages

Mike Kovacik

AutoCAD 2d/3d & Inventor Draughtsman

Joburg, South Africa

[Bob_Zurunkle]

What's the name of the layer? If its Defpoints, you are out of luck because that's part of dimensions and is created automatically by the program if it doesn't already exist.

[Moshe-A]

@MikeKovacik4928  hi,

@Bob_Zurunkle  is right + you can not LAYDEL layer 0  and the current layer.

post the dwg, what's the name of the layer?

moshe

[Kent1Cooper]

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@MikeKovacik4928 wrote:

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I have drawn a line on that layer and used "laydel" to delete that layer. No joy there it wont delete.

How do I get rid of that layer?

The only thing I can think of, is that some block somewhere in the drawing has that layer inside it.

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The issue probably isn't that there's a Block definition containing something on that Layer.  Under normal operation, LAYDEL will still remove the Layer, and redefine such Block(s) to eliminate that something.  So I think something else is going on [see others' Replies].

[MikeKovacik4928]

Thanks Bob

No it is not the "defpoints" layer.

It is another layer I created a while back called "3_Ano_Dims_C"

Mike

[MikeKovacik4928]

Thanks Kent

Okay so if laydel does delete the embedded layers in blocks,

I don't know why I can't delete that layer.

It definitely doesn't exist anywhere else that I can see

I did a Qselect for all entities with that layer name both in model space and all layouts and came up with 0

I will just have to live with that layer

Mike

[MikeKovacik4928]

okay

The problem must be in the paper space layouts somewhere, even though those

layers don't exist in them.

When I do a copy as to another drawing name as a test and delete both the layouts, I am them able to use the "laydel" function successfully.

However I don't want to be doing that, as that means I have to set the layouts up again,

which I am doing by doing a copy with base point of the paper space layout complete with viewports, from another old drawing to my current drawing

Mike

[dbroad]

Use laymrg instead of purge.

[MikeKovacik4928]

okay

have solved my own problem.

I have been using delete layer from the layer manager and then trying "laydel"

when that didn't work. I should have used purge instead.

Don't know why I didn't use purge in the first place instead of "laydel" !!

purge works perfectly.

Mike