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Layer Control & Selection
Hi There
I'm running AutoCad 2018 and I having an issue with the Layer Control.
In the Layer Properties Manager I Right Click to get a menu for controlling the Layers.
If I select "Select All But Current" and turn off the rest of the Layers the Current Layer also Turns off!
Also, if I try to turn off all Layers, I get a warning that lets me know I'm about to turn off the current Layer with an option to turn the current layer of Yes or No. Even if I click the No option (ie keep the Current Layer On) it still turns it off.
I know it is a simple matter to just turn the Current Layer back on again but its getting to be a real pain.
This issue has not always been the case and has just started recently.
I'm not entirely certain when this started and its only a minor thing but when the pressure is on and you are trying to work quickly it does become an irritation.
Can anyone suggest a method to ensure that Selecting all but Current Layer actually works?
Many thanks in anticipation of your help.
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Note, it is better to freeze layers than to turn them off. A frozen layer is more "off" than an off layer and for larger drawings will be more efficient as frozen layers are not kept in the computer's memory. In addition, some commands will process objects on "off" layers but not frozen layers.
I use the -layer command followed by F (freeze) and then an asterisk (*) to freeze all but the current layer. You can also use - layer OFF * to turn off all layers at which point you will be prompted if you want to turn off the current layer.
Turning off all but the current layer.
Command: -LAYER
Current layer: "rope"
Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile/Xref]: off
Enter name list of layer(s) to turn off or <select objects>: *
Really want layer "rope" (the CURRENT layer) off? <N>
Freezing all but the current layer.
Current layer: "rope"
Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile/Xref]: f
Enter name list of layer(s) to freeze or <select objects>: *
Cannot freeze layer "rope". It is the CURRENT layer.
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Thank you leeminardi for your input, I appreciate your quick response.
I gave it a try but couldn't get your suggestion to work.
After trying a number of different things I found the solution.
Right Click in the Layer Properties Window and deselect "Show Filters in Layers List". All is now well and works correctly.