Deleting Layers


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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

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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.

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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?

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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.

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I did discover that if you select two layers like so,

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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.

 

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