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Use Layers to Manage Complexity
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To display selected layers while turning off all other layers

  1. Click Format menu Layer Tools Layer Isolate.At the Command prompt, enter layiso.
  2. Select an object on the layer you want to isolate.
  3. Press ENTER.

    The selected layer is isolated.

    NoteTo restore layers to the layer state before you isolated them, use the LAYUNISO command. Any layer settings you changed are preserved.
 Toolbar: Layers II 
 Command entry: LAYISO