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CAD tip # 6535:

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	Cannot delete a drawing layer (contains objects).
	If AutoCAD does not allow to erase a layer (refuses purging), complaining that it contains objects, use the `LAYDEL` command. This command deletes a layer including all its remaining objects, including any object elements laying in the particular layer.

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13.2.2009 8705×

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CAD tip # 6535:

Cannot delete a drawing layer (contains objects).