The Layer Isolate feature has been around since at least the Bonus collection back in R14. In AutoCAD 2008 they kick it up a notch by adding a Settings feature whereby you can opt to either turn Off the layers you don’t select to isolate, or Lock them … which kicks in the new A2008 Fade control feature.
Here’s the new prompt sequence with a running commentary…
LAYISO
Current setting: Hide layers, Viewports=Off
In the past, any layer not selected to isolate was, by default, turned Off.
Select objects on the layer(s) to be isolated or [Settings]: S
Enter S to launch Settings.
Enter setting for layers not isolated [Off/Lock and fade] <Off>: L
You now have the option of Lock and fade; enter L for that option.
Enter fade value (0-90) <60>: [Enter]
The default of the fade percentage is 60% which should be just fine.
In the figures, the furniture and text were selected to isolate, resulting in the building features to be faded. A lock icon indicates the locked layer when the cursor rolls across a locked layer.
Thank you for sharing Michael!
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-Shaan
An awesome tip and a new CAD-related site I haven’t seen before, .. thanks for sharing Shaan!
I also kicked this post over at:
http://cadkicks.com/adkautocad/AutoCAD_2008_Layer_Isolate_Settings_Tip
You can turn off the annoying message by setting your “expert” to “1”
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AUTO CAD 2006 – WHERE IS LAYER ISOLATE TOOL
PLS SHOW THIS
Nifty feature, I never knew about it.
You should also mention that there is a further option pertaining specifically to paperspace viewports, whether you want to VPFreeze or turn off the layers. Before seeing this everytime I tried to LAYISO in a viewport I would get a useless viewport in return.
I guess it could be useful if you use LAYISO to set up the viewport, select the layers you want and freeze the rest. I never quite know what layers I want, and which I want to freeze. I guess its building up or cutting down. I also guess I’m rambling by now.
Is it possible to have the Layer Isolate command Freeze instead of turning OFF the other layers?
I would like the command line that will turn a layer off by clicking and object for a toolbar button. I spend a lotta time opening the layer dialogue window to switch layers visibility. AND how do I turn off the annoying windows that tell me what I just did like “the current Layer is turned off”
most annoying
I have a “Make object layer current ^C^C_ai_molc do you know of something similar???
thanks for any help.
René Wortel
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this may be a stupid question, but how do you isolate a layer using command line text only? I type layiso, hit enter, and then it asks me to select obejects. how do I select the layer to isolate using only text commands? Thanks to anyone who can help me on this….