Take a Walk with your Layers

The Layer Walk command in AutoCAD allows you to select one or more layers from a list and immediately isolate them so only the objects on the selected layer or layers are displayed. It can be found in the Layers panel on the Home tab of the ribbon or by typing LAYWALK at the command line. This is a great tool to investigate how a drawing has been put together when you get it from someone else.

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You can use the up and down arrow keys to “walk” down the list toggling on and off the objects on each layer. You will quickly answer the question, “what’s on that layer” with the Layer Walk command.

2 thoughts on “Take a Walk with your Layers”

  1. Shawn Pourazari

    Hi Rick:
    Where would your wonderful autocad tips
    Be saved in LinkrdIn after today for future reference? Is there a saved library or archived
    Folder under your name? Please let me know.
    Thank you for all you do
    Shawn

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