Command -AM_Layer

You can use the -AM_Layer command to manage layers and Mechanical layer definitions.

It is the command line variant of the AM_Layer command. You can use the -AM_Layer command transparently.

To manage Mechanical Layers:

  1. Enter -AM_Layer in the Command window.
  2. Specify an option:
    • Layer. Lets you create, delete, and rename layers and layer definitions, change layer properties, and add layer descriptions. Use the following options:
      • Set. Designates the active layer. The layer must already exist. If the layer is turned off, it is turned on and made active. You cannot make a frozen layer active.
      • Make. Creates a layer from a layer definition and makes it active. Specify the layer name.
      • New. Creates a layer from a Mechanical layer definition. Specify the layer name. The option does not make the new layer active.
      • Freeze. Freezes Mechanical layers.
      • Thaw. Thaws frozen Mechanical layers.
      • Lock. Locks Mechanical layers.
      • Unlock. Unlocks mechanical layers.
      • Selection set. Selects all entities on the specified layer as part of a selection set. Use the Previous option when prompted to specify entities in a subsequent editing command to apply the selection set.
      • Highlight. Highlights all entities on the selected layers.
      • ? to list. Shows a list of layers and Mechanical layer definitions in the command window. It lists layer names, states, LineColors, LineStyles, LineWeights, and external dependencies to externally referenced drawings.
    • Entity keys. Looks up the layer assigned to an entity and defines it as current.
  3. Enter ? to list the entity types and entity keys.
  4. Press Enter.

    Access

    Command: -AM_Layer