Function Syntax: xccdebug / xcctest / xcc / XCC Version: 1.1 Date: 20.06.2026 6:38:52PM https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/visual-lisp-autolisp-and-general/pick-object-change-layer-properties/td-p/1416072 Function: xcc – Change the color of a selected layer using an interactive color dialog. Overview: This command allows the user to select an entity and change the color of its associated layer via the AutoCAD color picker. Change Layers Color To Entity Color. Workflow: • Prompts the user to select an entity. • Extracts the layer name from the selected entity. • Retrieves the layer's definition using tblobjname and entget. • Opens the acad_colordlg color dialog to let the user choose a new color. • If a color is chosen, updates the layer's color using entmod. • Repeats until the user presses Enter (cancels selection). Key Features: • Interactive layer color change through UI dialog. • Does not require manually finding the layer – works from entity selection. • Color updates are made directly to the layer table record. Ideal For: • Quick color adjustments to layers. • Visual layer management via geometry selection. Description🎨 Color2Llayers is an AutoCAD AutoLISP layer color management tool built around the XCC command.🧰 It provides a production-oriented DCL interface for filtering layers, selecting multiple layers, picking a new color, applying changes, undoing recent changes, and copying layer/color/linetype data to the clipboard. Function SyntaxMain color changer command: XCCopens the Extended Layer Color Changer dialogLowercase alias: xccopens the same color changer dialogDiagnostic command: XCCDEBUGprints a debug report for DCL and environment troubleshootingTest command: XCCTESTprints a simple test confirmation SEO Optimized Overview🎨 Color2Llayers is an SEO-friendly AutoCAD layer color changer and CAD standards utility.🔍 The XCC dialog shows layer rows with flags, layer names, color, and linetype information, plus a wildcard filter that supports * and ?.🎯 Users can multi-select layers, choose Pick Color, click Apply, and immediately see changes after the dialog safely closes and reopens using done_dialog 2 and REGENALL.↩️ The routine stores an undo snapshot before writing layer color changes and supports an Undo button inside the dialog.📋 A Copy to Clipboard button exports layer name, color, and linetype rows through a temporary tab-delimited file and Windows clip.exe when available.💾 Dialog X/Y position and filter text are saved with getcfg/setcfg for the next session. Primary Workflow1️⃣ Run XCC at the AutoCAD command line.2️⃣ Type a wildcard filter to narrow the layer list, or keep * to show all layers.3️⃣ Select one or more layers, then click Pick Color to choose the target color.4️⃣ Click Apply to write the color changes and reopen/regenerate the dialog.5️⃣ Use Undo if the last color change should be reverted, or Copy to Clipboard to export layer rows. Functionalities✅ Display all drawing layers with name, color, and linetype information.✅ Filter layer names using * and ? wildcard patterns.✅ Select multiple layers in a DCL list box.✅ Select all or clear all layer selections.✅ Pick a new AutoCAD color through a color selection dialog.✅ Apply layer color changes and regenerate the drawing immediately.✅ Undo the last applied color change snapshot.✅ Copy selected layer/color/linetype rows to the clipboard.✅ Save dialog position and filter text between sessions.✅ Provide XCCDEBUG for troubleshooting DCL loading, temp file writing, and AutoCAD environment data. Important Commands and Functions🧩 XCC - main command for the Extended Layer Color Changer.🧩 XCCDEBUG - diagnostic command that prints DCL and environment details.🧩 acad_colordlg - AutoCAD color picker used by the tool.🧩 entmod - writes color changes to layer table records.🧩 done_dialog 2 - closes the modal DCL temporarily so REGENALL can run safely.🧩 clip.exe - Windows clipboard helper used for tab-delimited layer export. Result🎯 The result is faster layer color editing with visual feedback, undo support, and clipboard reporting.📊 This improves CAD layer standardization, plotting setup, layer QA/QC, and drawing cleanup in AutoCAD and Civil 3D workflows. Important Notes⚠️ The tool changes layer color properties, which affects all objects displayed BYLAYER on those layers.⚠️ Use filters and multi-select carefully before applying changes in large project drawings.⚠️ Clipboard export depends on Windows clip.exe; without it, the routine saves the temporary export file path instead. Tags🏷️ AutoCAD, 🏷️ AutoLISP, 🏷️ Civil 3D, 🏷️ Layer Color, 🏷️ Color2Llayers, 🏷️ XCC, 🏷️ Layer Standards, 🏷️ DCL Dialog, 🏷️ Clipboard Export, 🏷️ CAD Cleanup