¡¿Where'd My Layer Go?!

Have you ever made a new layer in autocad and suddenly, your layer disappears? Fear not, your layer is still there - it's just hidden! Autocad has a neat way of handling layers from multiple drawings (when there are multiple x-refs). To make sure you can see all of the layers in the drawing, simply go to the LAYERS MANAGER or use the command LA. Once you are in the layers manager look to the left side of the manager. This is where autocad organizes layers. Once you have highlighted the word ALL your problem will be fixed.

tech tip : one layer at a time

Ever wish you could work in autocad with just a couple of layers on at a time without having to use the layers manager to turn layers on and off? Well, you can! By using the command LAYISO you can simply select which layers you want to isolate. When you are done editing those layers you can use the command LAYUNISO, and autocad will restore the layers which were previously hidden. These commands are useful when there are a lot of layers in a drawing and the drawing is getting difficult to edit.