Layer States
You can save the current layer settings in a drawing as a layer state and restore this layer configuration later. Saving
layer states is convenient if you need to return to particular settings for all layers during different stages in completing
a drawing or for plotting.
Layer settings include layer states, such as on or locked, and layer properties, such as color or linetype. In a saved layer
state, you can choose which layer states and layer properties you want to restore later. For example, you can choose to
restore only the Frozen/Thawed setting of the layers in a drawing, ignoring all other settings. When you restore that
named layer state, all settings remain as they are currently set except whether each layer is frozen or thawed.
Restoring a saved layer state
Viewport Layer Overrides
IYou can now apply overrides for color, linetype, lineweight, and plot style to layers in individual layout viewports.
This is an efficient way to display objects with different property settings in individual viewports without changing
their ByLayer or ByBlock properties. Because layer property overrides do not change the layer’s global properties, you
can have objects display differently in various viewports without having to create duplicate geometry or use xrefs that
have different layer settings. When the Layer Manager is accessed from a layout tab, 4 additional columns for
viewport-specific layer property overrides are displayed for VP Color, VP Lineweight, VP Linetype, and VP Plot Style.
Overriding layer properties for a viewport
New Layer Notification
You can be notified when new layers are added to the current drawing or one of its attached xrefs before certain tasks,
such as plotting, saving, or restoring a layer state. This way you can avoid potential problems such as plotting objects
that were added to the drawing by the addition of a new layer. You can control when a drawing is evaluated for new
layers, if at all. You can specify which commands, such as SAVE or PLOT, trigger the software to check the layer list
and alert you of new layers. This can be limited to new layers that have been added to attached xrefs or include layers
in the current drawing and attached xrefs.
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Summary of Contents for 00128-051462-9310 - AUTOCAD 2008 COMM UPG FRM 2005 DVD
Page 1: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 User s Guide 2007 ...
Page 4: ...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
Page 40: ...xl Contents ...
Page 41: ...Workflow and User Interface 1 1 ...
Page 42: ...2 Chapter 1 Workflow and User Interface ...
Page 146: ...106 Chapter 3 Content Browser ...
Page 164: ...124 Chapter 4 Creating and Saving Drawings ...
Page 370: ...330 Chapter 6 Drawing Management ...
Page 440: ...400 Chapter 8 Drawing Compare ...
Page 528: ...488 Chapter 10 Display System ...
Page 540: ...500 Chapter 11 Style Manager ...
Page 612: ...572 Chapter 13 Content Creation Guidelines ...
Page 613: ...Conceptual Design 2 573 ...
Page 614: ...574 Chapter 14 Conceptual Design ...
Page 678: ...638 Chapter 16 ObjectViewer ...
Page 683: ...Designing with Architectural Objects 3 643 ...
Page 684: ...644 Chapter 18 Designing with Architectural Objects ...
Page 788: ...748 Chapter 18 Walls ...
Page 942: ...902 Chapter 19 Curtain Walls ...
Page 1042: ...1002 Chapter 21 AEC Polygons ...
Page 1052: ...Changing a door width 1012 Chapter 22 Doors ...
Page 1106: ...Changing a window width 1066 Chapter 23 Windows ...
Page 1172: ...1132 Chapter 24 Openings ...
Page 1226: ...Using grips to change the flight width of a spiral stair run 1186 Chapter 25 Stairs ...
Page 1368: ...Using the Angle grip to edit slab slope 1328 Chapter 28 Slabs and Roof Slabs ...
Page 1491: ...Design Utilities 4 1451 ...
Page 1492: ...1452 Chapter 30 Design Utilities ...
Page 1536: ...1496 Chapter 31 Layout Curves and Grids ...
Page 1564: ...1524 Chapter 32 Grids ...
Page 1611: ...Documentation 5 1571 ...
Page 1612: ...1572 Chapter 36 Documentation ...
Page 1706: ...Stretching a surface opening Moving a surface opening 1666 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1710: ...Offsetting the edge of a window opening on a freeform space surface 1670 Chapter 36 Spaces ...
Page 1956: ...1916 Chapter 42 Fields ...
Page 2035: ...Properties of a detail callout The Properties of a Callout Tool 1995 ...
Page 2060: ...2020 Chapter 45 Callouts ...
Page 2170: ...2130 Chapter 47 AEC Content and DesignCenter ...
Page 2171: ...Other Utilities 6 2131 ...
Page 2172: ...2132 Chapter 48 Other Utilities ...
Page 2182: ...2142 Chapter 51 Reference AEC Objects ...
Page 2212: ...2172 Chapter 52 Customizing and Adding New Content for Detail Components ...
Page 2217: ...AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus 54 2177 ...
Page 2226: ...2186 Chapter 54 AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Menus ...
Page 2268: ...2228 Index ...