# LAYERSTATE Command [GstarCAD 2019](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/(Commands).md) → [L](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/Commands/L/(L).md) The LAYERSTATE command is used to save, edit, restore and manage the layer states. ## Command Access: > **Menu:** Format \> Layer States Manager**... > Command:** LAYERSTATE ## Function Description: ![](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2019/assets/GCAD_GCR/images/LAYERSTATE.png) Users could save layer settings as named layer. They could also restore, edit, import and export named layers in other drawing. ## Other versions with matching text [GstarCAD 2016](../../../2016/Commands/L/LAYERSTATE%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2017](../../../2017/Commands/L/LAYERSTATE%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2018](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2018/Commands/L/LAYERSTATE%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2020](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2020/Commands/L/LAYERSTATE%20Command.md) · [GstarCAD 2021](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2021/Commands/L/LAYERSTATE%20Command.md)