-LAYER — Layers (command line)

Manages layers from the command line.

• Command: -LAYER · Global name: _-LAYER · Alias: -LA

Manages layers from the command line, without windows: useful in scripts and in LISP. It does the same as the LAYER: create layers, set the current one, rename them and change their properties.

Usage

1. Enter -LAYER (or -LA).

Enter an option [?/Make/Set/New/Rename/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/TRansparency/MATerial/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte/Description/rEconcile]:

2. Choose an option. Options that change a property ask for the value first and then for the layers:

Enter name list of layer(s) (wildcards allowed) <…>:

3. After each option the first prompt comes back. Press Enter to finish.

Layer lists accept several names separated by commas and wildcards (*, ?, #, @, ~). Pressing Enter without typing anything applies the option to the current layer.

Options

• ?: lists the layers with their status, color and linetype.
• Make (M): makes a layer current; if it does not exist, it is created.
• Set (S): makes an existing layer current.
• New (N): creates layers without making them current.

Enter name list for new layer(s) (comma-separated):

• Rename (R): renames a layer.
• ON / OFF: turns layers on or off.
• Color (C): a number from 1 to 255, a standard color name (red, yellow...) or R,G,B.

Enter color (number from 1 to 255, standard name or R,G,B):

• Ltype (L): a loaded linetype (Enter = Continuous).
• LWeight (LW): a standard lineweight in millimeters or Default.
• TRansparency (TR): the layer transparency, from 0 (opaque) to 90 %.

Enter transparency value (0-90):

• Plot (P): Plot or No plot.
• Freeze (F) / Thaw (T): freezes or thaws layers.
• LOck (LO) / Unlock (U): locks or unlocks layers.
• stAte (A): layer states.

Enter a layer state option [?/Save/Restore/Delete]:

Save saves the current setup under a name, Restore brings it back, Delete deletes it and ? lists the saved states.

• Description (D): sets the description of the layers.

Notes

• The current layer cannot be frozen; with wildcards, a warning is shown and the other layers are changed.
• Options are typed in the language of the interface (in Spanish: Establ, Def, Inut...).
• Every option can be undone with UNDO and is remembered by LAYERP.

See also

LAYER · LAYERSTATE · SCRIPT · Layers