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Layer

Created: September 02, 2015 | Updated: August 11, 2021 | Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1
Now reading version 17. For the latest, read: Layer for version 21

Parent page: PCB Query Functions - Fields

Summary

Returns all objects whose Layer property complies with the Query.

Syntax

Layer = Layer_String
Layer <> Layer_String

Layer_String is the name of the layer, as it appears on the Board Layers And Colors tab of the View Configurations dialog.

Example Usage

Layer = 'MultiLayer'
Returns all objects on the Multi-Layer.

Layer <> 'KeepOutLayer'
Returns all objects except for those on the Keep-Out layer.

Tips

  1. The single quote characters (') at the start and end of Layer_String are mandatory.
  2. This function is an alias for the L function.

 

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