Use layers

Using layers organizes objects so you can manipulate them all at once or keep track of them. When objects have a layer assignment, you can turn them all off at once, change their wireframe display color, and select them all with one selection.

Manage layers

Toolbar: Layer | Standard Layer

Manage layer properties.

Toolbar: Layer LayerStateManager

Save and restore the current layer state.

Toolbar: Layer DupLayer

Duplicate (copy) a layer including all layer attributes and geometry.

Toolbar: Layer OneLayerOff

Turn off an object's layer.

Toolbar: Layer OneLayerOn

Turn a layer on and all other layers off.

Toolbar: Utilities Purge

Delete unused block definitions, groups, layers, hatch patterns, linetypes, dimension styles, and materials.

Edit layer properties

Toolbar: Layer SetLayerToObject

Set the current layer to match a specified object.

Object layer properties

Toolbar: Layer ChangeLayer

Change an object's layer.

Not on toolbars. ChangeToCurrentLayer

Change an object's layer to the current layer.

Toolbar: Layer CopyToLayer

Copy objects to a layer.

Toolbar: Layer MatchLayer

Change an object's layer to match another object.