The Style Manager is displayed with the current drawing expanded in the tree view.
2
Select the layer key style that you want to change.
3
Click the Keys tab.
4
Specify the layer standard:
Then…
If you want to…
select a new layer standard for Standard.
specify a different layer standard on which to base the layer
key style
select Non Standard for Standard.
specify that the layer key style is not based on a layer standard
NOTE You can base more than one layer key style on the same layer standard so that each layer key style can
be used with different color, linetype, and override settings.
5
To add a new layer key, click Add.
New keys are added with default values.
6
To delete a layer key, select a layer key, and click Remove.
You cannot delete the default layer keys.
TIP To change the properties of more than one layer key at a time, hold down
CTRL
and select the additional
layer keys.
7
Select a layer key, and specify the layer key properties:
Then…
If you want to…
double-click the text that you want to change for Description,
and enter new text.
modify the description for a layer key
under Layer, click the [...] button. Specify the appropriate
values for layer fields, and click OK.
modify the layer name
under Color, click the current value. Select a new color, and
click OK.
modify the color for a layer key
under Linetype, click the current value. Select a new linetype,
and click OK.
modify the linetype for a layer key
under Lineweight, click the current value. Select a new
lineweight, and click OK.
modify the lineweight for a layer key
under Plot, click the printer icon to turn plotting on or off.
specify whether a layer key will plot
under Allow Overrides, clear the options for which overrides
are not allowed.
TIP When you first add a new layer key by default the name
generated for the layer is not yet based on the layer standard
used. This is why the layer overrides are inactive. Modify first
the layer name associated to the key by clicking the [...]
button. Once the name is based on the layer standard, you
can allow overrides to the standard.
specify whether to allow layer field overrides
8
Click OK twice.
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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 ...