TECHNICAL DRAWING AND

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN

Alexandra Raicu
CONSTANTA MARITIME UNIVERSITY
LAYERS IN
AUTOCAD
LAYERS
Layers toolbar: To the right of the Workspaces toolbar.
Includes commands and a drop-down list for
manipulating layers, which are AutoCADs fundamental
tools for organizing and formatting objects.
Starts the Layer and Linetype property dialog box

FORMAT LAYER LAYER
PUTTING IT ON A LAYER
LAYER PROPERTIES
MANAGER
AutoCAD, like most CAD programs, uses layers as an
organizing principle for all the objects that you draw.
LAYER PROPERTIES
MANAGER
CAD layers serve a similar purpose: They enable
you to turn on or off groups of related objects. But
layers do a lot more.
You use them in AutoCAD to control other object
display and plot properties, such as color,
linetype, lineweight and plot style property.
Take the time to give each of your drawings a
suitably layered look.
LAYER PROPERTIES
MANAGER
AutoCAD gives you two different ways of controlling object
properties:
By Layer: Each layer has a default color, linetype,
lineweight, and plot style property. Unless you tell
AutoCAD otherwise, objects inherit the properties of the
layers on which theyre created. AutoCAD calls this
approach controlling properties By Layer.
By Object: AutoCAD also enables you to override an
objects layers property setting and give the object a
specific color, linetype, lineweight,or plot style that differs
from the layers. AutoCAD calls this approach
controlling properties By Object.
LAYER PROPERTIES
MANAGER
Filter Definition: Displays the properties of layers. You
can use one or more properties to define the filter. For
example, you can define a filter that displays all layers
that are either red or blue and in use. To include more
than one color, linetype, or lineweight, duplicate the
filter on the next line and select a different setting .
Filter Preview: Displays the results of the filter as you
define it. The filter preview shows which layers will be
displayed in the layer list in the Layer Properties
Manager when you select this filter.
FEREASTRA LAYER
PROPERTIES MANAGER
New Property Filter Displays the Layer Filter Properties
dialog box, where you can create a layer filter based on one
or more properties of the layers.
New Group Filter Creates a layer filter that contains
layers that you select and add to the filter.
Layer States Manager Displays the Layer States
Manager, in which you can save the current property
settings for layers in a named layer state and then restore
those settings later.
LAYER PROPERTIES MANAGER
New Layer Creates a new layer. The list displays
a layer named LAYER1. The name is selected so
that you can enter a new layer name immediately.
The new layer inherits the properties of the currently
selected layer in the layer list (color, on or off state,
and so on).
Set Current Sets the selected layer as the current
layer. Objects that you create are drawn on the
current layer.
Delete Layer Marks selected layers for deletion.
Layers are deleted when you click Apply or OK.
You can delete only unreferenced layers.
Referenced layers include layers 0 and
DEFPOINTS, layers containing objects (including
objects in block definitions), the current layer, and
xref-dependent layers. Layers in a partially
opened drawing are also considered referenced
and cannot be deleted.
new
delete
set current
LAYER PROPERTIES MANAGER
STATUS Indicates the type of item: layer filter,
layer in use, empty layer, or current layer.
ON Turns the selected layers on and off. When
a layer is on, it is visible and available for plotting.
When a layer is off, it is invisible and not plotted,
even if Plot is on.
LAYER PROPERTIES MANAGER
FREEZE Freezes the selected layers in all viewports,
including the Model tab. Freeze the layers you want to be
invisible for long periods. If you plan to switch visibility
settings frequently, use the On/Off setting to avoid
regenerating the drawing
LOCK Controls whether the objects on the layers in the
selected filter can be modified.
Lock: None of the objects on the layer can be modified. You
can still apply object snaps to objects on a locked layer
and perform other operations that do not modify those
objects.
Unlock: Objects on the layer can be modified.
LAYER PROPERTIES MANAGER
LINETYPE
LINETYPE AutoCAD comes with a whole lot of
linetypes, and there are other ways of working with
them.
LAYER & PROPERTIES
Layer demo
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