# LAYLOCKFADECTL System Variable [GstarCAD 2017](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/Index.md) → [System Variables](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/(System%20Variables).md) → [L](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2017/System%20Variables/L/(L).md) **Function Description:** The LAYLOCKFADECTL system variable is used to control the amount of fading for objects on locked layers. | | | | --- | --- | | Type | Integer | | Saved in | Registry | | Initial value | 50 | | Range | -90 \~ 90 | **System Variable Value:** **0:** locked layers are not faded **\>0:** when the value is positive, control the percentage of fading up to 90% **\<0:** when the value is negative, locked layers are not faded, but the value is saved for switching to that value by changing the sign **Note:** the fading value is limited to 90 percent to avoid confusion with layers that turned off or frozen. --- ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/System%20Variables/L/LAYLOCKFADECTL%20System%20Variable--ed8df2ea95cb.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](../../../2018/System%20Variables/L/LAYLOCKFADECTL%20System%20Variable--ed8df2ea95cb.md) · [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/System%20Variables/L/LAYLOCKFADECTL%20System%20Variable--ed8df2ea95cb.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](../../../2020/System%20Variables/L/LAYLOCKFADECTL%20System%20Variable--ed8df2ea95cb.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/System%20Variables/L/LAYLOCKFADECTL%20System%20Variable--ed8df2ea95cb.md) · [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/System%20Variables/L/LAYLOCKFADECTL%20System%20Variable--ed8df2ea95cb.md)