layiso doesn't make the isolated layer current

[C_William_Lee]

Why wouldn't the layiso command make the isolated layer current?  Why would I isolate a layer and want to add objects to any other layer?

[pendean]

Not it's job: LAYWALK is what you are describing.

[Kent1Cooper]

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@C_William_Lee wrote:

Why wouldn't the layiso command make the isolated layer current?  Why would I isolate a layer and want to add objects to any other layer?

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It does in newer versions [Acad2016 here].  But if it doesn't for you, try LayerIsolateOnOff.lsp, with its LIO and LUO commands, available here.  It sets a Layer among the selected ones current, and has several other improvements over LAYISO/LAYUNISO [see comments on that page and in the file].  And the command names are much shorter!  There's also another one that uses Freezing/Thawing instead of Off/On, if you have a use for that.

[C_William_Lee]

I guess I was just hoping that AutoCAD would have an option within the laywalk command to help streamline workflow.  I like the layiso command much better.  It works quickly, and it's easy to restore all layers to their previous state.  I know you could use the layerp command after using laywalk, but layerp is not always reliable. Furthermore, I just can't think of any reason that anybody would isolate any layer, and then want to keep a totally different layer which happens to be frozen, vpfrozen or locked current.  What's the point?  I think that it would be helpful for all users if the layiso command made the isolated layer current.  That's why I was hoping there was a setting to change the commands behavior.

[C_William_Lee]

Thanks for the input

Kent1Cooper,

I'm using 2017, so tried the command in smaller drawings and it works properly.

  Now I just need to find out what needs to be changed in the larger drawings.