# LAYULK Command [GstarCAD 2022](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Commands/(Commands).md) → [L](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2022/Commands/L/(L).md) ## Function Description: This command is used to unlock the layer of a selected object. When you move the cursor over objects on locked layers, the locked icon is displayed. You can select an object on a locked layer and unlock that layer without specifying the name of the layer. Objects on unlocked layers can be selected and modified. ## Command Access: > **Icon:** > ![](GCADICO_ULKLAY.png) > **Menu:** Format \> Layer Tools \> Layer Unlock > **Ribbon:** Home \> Layer \> LAYULK > **Toolbar:** Layers Ⅱ \> Layer Unlock > **Command:** LAYULK > **Alias:** / ## Command Prompts: Select an object on the layer to be unlocked: