# LAYOFF Command [GstarCAD 2027](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/Index.md) → [Commands](Help%20System/GSTARCAD/2027/Commands/(Commands).md) **Function Description:** This command is used to turn off the layer of a selected object. Turning off the layer of a selected object makes the object invisible. This command is useful if you need an unobstructed view when working in a drawing or if you don't want to plot details such as reference lines. **Command Access:** > **Icon:**  > **Menu:** Format > Layer Tools > Layer Off > **Ribbon:** Home > Layer > LAYOFF > **Toolbar:** Layers Ⅱ > Layer Off > **Command:** LAYOFF > **Alias:** / **Command Prompts:** ``` Select object on layer to turn off or [Settings/Undo]: ``` ## **Select object on layer to turn off** Selects one or more objects whose layers you want to turn off. ## **Settings** Displays the settings for viewports and block definitions. The setting you choose persists from session to session. - **Viewports:** Displays settings for viewports. **Vpfreeze:** In paper space, freezes the layer selected in the current viewport. **Off:** In paper space, turns off selected layers in all viewports. - **Block selection:** Displays the settings for block selection, where you can freeze layers of selected objects. **Block:** If a selected object is nested in a block, the layer of the selected block is turned off. If a selected object is nested in an external reference, the layer of the selected object is turned off. **Entity:** Turns off layers of selected objects even if they are nested in an external reference or a block. **None:** If selecting a block or an external reference, turns off the layers that the block or external reference belongs to. ## **Undo** Cancels the previous layer selection. --- **Related References：** - [Commands about Layers (GstarCAD 2026)](../../2026/Commands/Command%20Groups/Commands%20about%20Layers.md) **Related Tasks：** - [To Work with Layers (GstarCAD 2026)](../../2026/Commands/To%20Work%20with%20Layers.md) - [To Change the Visibility of Layers (GstarCAD 2026)](../../2026/Commands/To%20Change%20the%20Visibility%20of%20Layers.md) --- [Original help](https://www.gstarcad.net/help/GstarCAD_2027_en-US/detail/commandReferences/LAYOFF.html) · © Gstarsoft Co., Ltd.