Layer Options

Enable or disable layers, name layers, select layers, and perform other layer functions. (See also Layer Toolbox.)

Layer Attributes

• Name: To assign names to the different layers in the drawing, highlight the layer number at the left and enter its new name in the Name field. To change the layer name using the keyboard, press the Tab key until the focus is on a layer number. Use the up and down arrows keys to select the layer number for which you want to change the name. Press the Spacebar. Enter the new layer name and press Enter. Press Esc to cancel.

• Visible (light bulb icon): You can hide layers by making them invisible. This is convenient when you need to reduce the "clutter" in a large drawing. To change the visibility of a layer using the keyboard, press the Tab key until the focus is on a layer number. Use the up and down arrows on the keyboard to select the layer number for which you want to change the visibility status. Press Alt+V to change the visibility status of the layer.

• Editable (lock icon): Determines whether or not the objects in the highlighted layer may be edited. If a layer is not editable, it means that even though you can see the objects in the layer, you cannot modify them. To change the editability of a layer using the keyboard, press the Tab key until the focus is on a layer number. Use the up and down arrows on the keyboard to select the layer number for which you want to change the editability status. Press Alt+E to change the editability status of the layer.

• Assign Color: Sets the color of all entities to be drawn on that layer.

• Assign Line Style: Sets the line style of all entities to be drawn on that layer.

You can assign a line weight for printing on the selected layer by enabling the Enable Paper-scaled Lineweight box.

• Color Reset: Restores the assigned color for all layers to the DesignCAD default.

• Line Style Reset: Restores the assigned line style for all layers to the DesignCAD default.

Hide All: Hides all layers in a drawing except the current layer.

Show All: Makes all layers in a drawing visible.

Lock All: Makes all layers in drawing uneditable, except the current layer.

Unlock All: Makes it possible to edit all layers in a drawing.

Set Color: Assigns a color for all objects in a layer. All existing objects in the layer will be changed to the chosen color after the command is completed.

Delete Layer: Deletes all entities in the highlighted layer.

Select Layer: This selects all objects in the highlighted layer.

Separate: Sorts objects into layers by color. All objects of the same color will be put into the same layer, regardless of their previous layer.

Move Layer: Moves contents of one layer to another.

Copy Layer: Copies the contents of one layer to another.

Save Layer: Saves the contents of an individual layer as a separate file.

Make Current: Sets the selected layer as the active layer for the drawing.

Enable Multilayer Editing: Allows you to manipulate all visible objects in editable layers. If this option is disabled, you can only manipulate objects in the active layer; all layers except the current layer are uneditable.

Save As Default: Saves the changes to the next DesignCAD session.