{"id":13283,"date":"2023-03-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/?p=13283"},"modified":"2023-03-14T10:24:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T17:24:15","slug":"have-you-tried-cleaning-up-layers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/have-you-tried-cleaning-up-layers\/","title":{"rendered":"Have You Tried: Cleaning Up Layers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the Have You Tried this month we focused on a sometimes overlooked area: layer management and layer cleanup.\u00a0When working on older drawing sets or drawings worked on by multiple drafters, problems can occur. Objects might be placed on the wrong layer, layer standards become outdated, and some layers can end up going unused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2023\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_Mar_2023_Cleaning_Up_Layers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In this Have You Tried<\/a>, we\u2019ll cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Walking through the various layers in a drawing to view what objects are on each layer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moving objects from one layer and merging them with another<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deleting all objects on a layer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Updating and merging layers based on a layer translation map<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to use various layer tools to manage drawing layers and improve drawing performance with the step-by-step examples in the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.autodesk.com\/view\/ACD\/2023\/ENU\/?contextId=HYT_Blog_Mar_2023_Cleaning_Up_Layers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Have You Tried: Cleaning Up Layers<\/a> topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/03\/21\/ill_hyt_cleaning_up_layers_2.jpg\" data-lbwps-width=\"662\" data-lbwps-height=\"323\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/03\/21\/ill_hyt_cleaning_up_layers_2-300x146.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/03\/21\/ill_hyt_cleaning_up_layers_2.jpg\" alt=\"Layer management\" class=\"wp-image-13292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/03\/21\/ill_hyt_cleaning_up_layers_2.jpg 662w, https:\/\/www.autodesk.com/blogs\/autocad\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/35\/2023\/03\/21\/ill_hyt_cleaning_up_layers_2-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"keep-the-feedback-coming\">Keep the Feedback Coming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for all the great feedback submitted so far. Because of the great feedback, we have been able to improve the topics in the AutoCAD Online Help system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to submit feedback is by using the \u201cWas this helpful?\u201d section located at the bottom of every Help topic. Let us know what you like or don\u2019t like about a topic or provide suggestions for other subjects that you\u2019d like to see covered in greater detail. The more specific your comments, the better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the Have You Tried this month we focused on a sometimes overlooked area: layer management and layer cleanup.\u00a0When working on older drawing sets or drawings worked on by multiple drafters, problems can occur. Objects might be placed on the wrong layer, layer standards become outdated, and some layers can end up going unused. 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