LayerIsolate

The LayerIsolate command freezes every layer except those belonging to the selected objects. Use it to quickly focus on specific geometry without hiding or deleting anything permanently — unfreeze with LayerUnfreezeAll when done.

Two ways to start

Pre-select, then isolate — select entities first, then activate:

1. Select one or more entities on the canvas.
2. Type LayerIsolate in the terminal or click the Layer Isolate toolbar button.
3. The layers of the selected entities remain visible; all others are frozen immediately.

Activate, then select:

1. Type LayerIsolate or click the toolbar button.
2. Pick objects — click individual entities or drag to select by area.
3. Press Enter or Space to confirm — isolation is applied.

Keyboard reference

Key	Action
Enter / Space	Confirm selection and apply isolation
Escape	Cancel and clear selection

Behaviour details

• All layers that are not represented in the selection are set to frozen.
• Layers that are represented remain unfrozen, even if they were frozen before.
• The selection is cleared after isolation is applied.
• The command finishes automatically after applying.

Undoing isolation

Run LayerUnfreezeAll to restore all layers to visible in one step.