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

KeyAction
Enter / SpaceConfirm selection and apply isolation
EscapeCancel 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.