Copy to Layer

Copy a selection set to a specified layer.

This function allows you to copy entities in a drawing from one layer to another, by selecting the entities and specifying the layer to copy the selected entities to.

Layer names that are greyed out indicate that the layer is not visible, and entities copied to this layer will not be drawn until the layer's visible state is changed. Use the Layer Settings or the Set Visible Layers options to change the visibility.

Procedure

The entities in this example are all drawn in a separate layer with different colours, as shown below.

The square is in the Square layer, the pentagon in the Pentagon layer, the circle in the Circle layer and the rectangle in the Rectangle layer.

Because they are drawn in ByLayer colours, the colour of the entity is determined by the layer colour.

To copy entities in a drawing from one layer to another:

1. Select the entities.

2. Select Modify ► Copy to layer or click the icon in the Draw Order toolbar. The Copy To Layer window displays. The current layer is highlighted in red and a list of available layers displays.

3.  Select the layer to copy the selected entities to.

4. Press [Enter] or click OK to copy the selection set to the specified Layer.

The entities remain selected and you can press [Esc] to deselect them.

5. Now display only the Circle layer using the Set Visible Layers function.

6. Only the square and the circle are visible and they are both in the specified layer colour.

7. The original red square is still in the Square layer and a copy has been created in the Circle layer.

Use the Move to Layer function if you want to move the square into another layer.