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Switching layers using keyboard shortcuts.

If you want to quickly switch to frequently used layers in your AutoCAD drawings, you can assign keyboard shortcuts to the individual layers and switch them with a single button/key.

In the CUI dialog first create (see the "New command" icon") new commands (menu macros) in the form of:

  
'_-LAYER;_Set;mylayer1;;

(replace "mylayer1" by your individual layer names)

Then assign keyboard accelerators to these newly created commands. In the section Keyboard shortcuts > Shortcut keys attach the required key combination ("accelerator", "hotkey"): first mouse-drag the command from the list of commands to the above mentioned section and then on the right side fill in the field Keys (good candidates for key combinations for a series of layers are e.g. Ctrl+NumPad0 to 9, Alt+NumPad0 to 9, Ctrl+Alt+NumPad0 to 9).

After you exit the CUI dialog you can quickly switch your layers from the keyboard, just by a simple key combination.

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8.10.2009 19106×

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applies to: AutoCAD · AutoCAD LT · AutoCAD Architecture · AutoCAD Civil 3D · AutoCAD Mechanical ·

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