LayFrz

Works with Bricscad (Windows) Classic and Pro, Bricscad (Linux) Classic

Freezes the layers associated with entities selected in the drawing (short for "layer freeze").

Accessing the Command

command bar:  layfrz

menu bar:  Settings | Layers | Freeze Layer

toolbar:  Layers |

 

: layfrz

Prompts you in the command bar:

Current setting: Viewports=Freeze, Block nesting level=Block

Select an entity on the layer to be frozen or [Settings]: (Pick an entity, or type S.)

This layer has been frozen: LAYERNAME.

Select an entity on the layer to be frozen or [Settings]: (Pick another entity, or press Enter to exit the command.)

 

The current layer cannot be frozen; Bricscad warns you:

Cannot freeze layer. It is the current layer.

Command Options

Option

Description

Select an entity on the layer to be frozen

Selects an entity.

Choose an entity whose layer should be frozen.

This prompt repeats itself until you press Enter; this allows you to freeze more than one layer.

Settings

Specifies how viewports, blocks, and xrefs should be frozen; prompts you:

Enter setting type for [Viewports/Block selection] - type V or B.

Viewports

Specifies how viewports should be frozen; prompts you:

In paper space viewport use [Freeze/Vpfreeze] - type F or V.

  • Freeze - freezes layers in all viewports (default).

  • Vpfreeze - freezes layers in the current viewport only.

Block selection

Specifies how blocks and xrefs should be frozen; prompts you:

Enter Block Selection nesting level [Block/Entity/None] - type B, E, or N.

  • Block - freezes layers associated with the block insertion or xref attachment (default).

  • Entity - freezes layers associated with entities selected in the block or xref.

(Entities that make up blocks can sometimes be on different layers.)

  • None - does not freeze the block or xref.

Related Commands

Layer - creates layers and changes their properties in the Drawing Explorer.

-Layer - creates layers and changes their properties in the command bar.

LayerState - saves and restores layer states.

LayThw - thaws all frozen layers.

LayIso - isolates layers associated with selected entities.

LayLck - locks layers associated with selected entities.

LayUlk - unlocks layers associated with selected entities.

LayOff - turns off layers associated with selected entities.

LayOn - turns on all layers that have been turned off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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