Ed_Orum Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Today's frustration is a Layer I want to delete. The trouble is, with "All Layers Off", then switching this particular layer on, so it should be the only one that shows up, nothing shows up. I can't remember when the last time I used it, and I can simply turn it off in all Layer Sets, but I would really like to clean things up. So, any suggestions how I can find what is on that Layer? It is a text layer, if that helps. Thanks, Lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiAngelo Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Perhaps the layer is being used inside a architectural block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Orum Posted October 30 Author Share Posted October 30 Very possible. Is there anyway to isolate that or show the components of a block? I have a lot of them in this plan. -Lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiAngelo Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 I'm not at my computer. But I use a couple of grouped bedroom sets and dining sets quite often and when those blocks are on i can toggle the electric layer on/off. I've made the mistake of breaking the block to move/delete nightstands only to find the lamps later on where the nightstands used to be. Alternately you can select a block (or multiple blocks) and see if the problem layer is in there on the active layer sidebar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Have you tried using the "find objects on layer" tool? Just open up the ALDO and right click on the layer you want to delete. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Orum Posted October 30 Author Share Posted October 30 The find objects did not pop up any where when I did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCooper Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Post the plan then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesVolz Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 36 minutes ago, Ed_Orum said: The find objects did not pop up any where when I did that. Cannot use Layer Display Options Dialog: The Layer Display Options dialog controls the display of layers in a selected layer set. From any view, select Tools> Layer Settings> Display Options to open this dialog. Have to use Active Layer Display Options: The Active Layer Display Options side window allows you to access the layer settings for the currently active Layer Set or the Object Layer Properties for the currently selected object. Select View> Active Layer Display Options to open or close this side window. I am not sure why CA does not merge the two. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution JiAngelo Posted October 31 Solution Share Posted October 31 I'm back home now. I'm assuming the layer you want to delete does not have a "+" sign in the Used column under the ALDO. By chance does it have a wrench or an "S" in its Used column? - I've found those are system layers that cannot be deleted, but can be renamed. In my ALDO there are only (3) layers that can be deleted when empty. Audio/Video Plumbing Text I will delete - which I created to test this The first two layers exist in my template file and are present in every new plan I create. Below are pictures showing delete only works on the blank used column. I did discover that if you select two layers like so, You can merge them. But you must select the wrench or system layer first, then the one you want to delete 2nd and it will merge with the first. If you try the reverse system will throw an error telling you a wrench or system layer cannot be deleted - and this will turn your text I will delete layer into a wrench. You can press undo if you do this accidentally. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Orum Posted October 31 Author Share Posted October 31 (edited) Thanks John. I was able to merge the two layers into the "Text" Layer. Lane Edited October 31 by Ed_Orum correction of previous post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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