This command will ERASE all the entities on the specified layers
but will not delete these layers from the drawing. The command
prompts for the layer name to erase and then erases all entities on
that layer. In addition to typing in the layer name, you can also
specify a layer to delete by picking an entity on that layer. To
select layers by picking, first click the Select Layers from Screen button and
then select the entities on the layers to be deleted. The
Select Layers by Name
button allows you to choose a layer name from a list of layers in
the drawing. You can also specify which types of entities to erase.
For instance, if you have both linework and points on the same
layer and you want to erase only the linework, you can click off
All and check Line and Polyline. The Save and Load buttons save and recall the layer
names.
Pulldown Menu Location: Edit > Erase
Keyboard Command: ldel
Prerequisite: Something to erase