Quickly list all the layers in the drawing*Applies to: AutoCAD R12, 13, 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004 and 2005*Have you ever needed to get a listing of all layers with in
drawing or template to document what each layer did or just needed the
list for some other reason. In the layer command there is a way to
list all the layers to the screen or Text Window so you can copy them
out into a text editor or word processor. To do this see the
examples below. Also note that the necessary key or inputs are
highlighted in bold.
Command Line (R2000 and up):
Command: -la
-LAYER
Current layer: "0"
Enter an option
[?/Make/Set/New/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/LWeight/Plot/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock/stAte]:
?
Enter layer name(s) to list <*>: {ENTER}
Layer name
State
Color
Linetype Lineweight
------------------ ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------
"0"
on -P 7 (white) "Continuous" Default
|
Command Line (Prior to 2000):
Command: -la
-LAYER ?/Make/Set/New/ON/OFF/Color/Ltype/Freeze/Thaw/LOck/Unlock: ?
Layer name(s) to list <*>: {ENTER}
Layer name State Color Linetype
------------------ ----------- ------------- ------------
0 on
7 (white) "Continuous" |
See Also:
Layers Export Routine located on the
AutoLISP Downloads
page.
