LAYOFF Command

GstarCAD 2027 · Command Reference

Commands > L Command > LAYOFF

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.