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Layer Management Tools (12)

Layers organize entities by category (walls, doors, dimensions, etc.). Each layer has: name, color (ACI), linetype, lineweight, and states (on/off, frozen/thawed, locked/unlocked).


layer_list

No parameters. Returns list of all layers with properties: {name, color, linetype, lineweight, is_on, is_frozen, is_locked, is_current}.

layer_create

Param Type Description
name str New layer name
color int ACI color (default: 7=white)
linetype str Linetype name (default: "Continuous")

layer_delete

Param Type Description
name str Layer to delete (must be empty, cannot be layer "0")

layer_set_current

Param Type Description
name str Layer to make current (new entities go here)

layer_modify

Param Type Description
name str Layer to modify
color int | null New color
linetype str | null New linetype
lineweight float | null New lineweight

layer_freeze / layer_thaw

Freeze hides and excludes from regeneration (faster). Thaw restores.

Param Type Description
name str Layer name

layer_lock / layer_unlock

Lock prevents editing but keeps visible. Unlock restores editing.

Param Type Description
name str Layer name

layer_hide / layer_show

Hide turns layer off (invisible). Show turns it on.

Param Type Description
name str Layer name

layer_isolate

Shows only the specified layer, hides all others.

Param Type Description
name str Layer to keep visible

To restore: layer_show each hidden layer, or reopen the drawing.