How do I isolate my layers in AutoCAD without screening all the others back?
Example... When I turn on layer isolate you can still layers in the background, and I was wondering how can I isolate layers and not see other layers screened in background.........
I use Layer Isolate every now and then, but quite frankly find the screened background a bit annoying.
Maybe it's because I'm old school where we would just set to the current layer and freeze the rest.
In fact I still do that in AutoCAD 2011.
I just click on the "Make Object's Layer Current" icon (or use he LAYMCUR command)to set the current layer by picking it on the screen.
Then I use a little simple macro to freeze all the other layers.
^C^C-la;f;*;;
It evokes the layer command the old way, then freezes all the layers.
I made an icon for it using the custom user interface; type CUI at the command line.
Then under the "Search Command List" you'll see a star with a little sun above it. If you hover your mouse over it, it will show "Create a New Command".
Then on the "Properties" area, where it says "Macro" just put:
^C^C-la;f;*;;
... in the space.
Give the macro a name and create an icon for it above.
Then when you click on that icon it will freeze everything except your current layer.
I created another to Thaw All Layers too.
Just replace the "f" with "t" in the macro.
i.e. ^C^C-la;t;*;;
There maybe an easier way to do all this, but this is what I've always used and it works great.
Mar 22, 2012 Rating
SETING ISOLATE LAYER BACK TO "NORMAL" by: Schulien
Type in the command line "LAYISO" Type "S" for Settings Type "O" for Off
Now when you isolate a layer all the others turn off instead of fading and locking.
