2
Select the object or objects that you want to change, and press
ENTER
.
3
Enter o (byObject).
This applies the layer assigned to the default layer key of each object in the selection set, respecting any
current layer key overrides.
4
Press
ENTER
.
Creating and Editing Layer Standards
A layer standard contains predefined layer names and a set of rules that determines the names of new layers that you
create using that layer standard. You can use layer standards to establish individual, project, or office layering conventions
that provide consistent and informative layer names. AutoCAD Architecture provides a number of layer standards that
you can use in drawings. You can also create your own layer standards by customizing an existing layer standard.
How Layer Standards Determine Layer Name
When you create a new layer using a layer standard, the layer name has a number of parts separated by delimiters (for
example, hyphens). Each part of the layer name is determined by rules specified in a corresponding field of the layer
standard.
For example, the AIA 2nd Edition layer standard includes four fields that form each new layer name: Discipline
Designator, Major, Minor 1, Minor 2, and Status. Each field is separated by a hyphen (?) delimiter, as in the following
example:
(Discipline Designator) - (Major) - (Minor 1) - (Minor 2) - (Status)
A layer in your drawing with a Discipline value of “A,” a Major value of “Wall,” a Minor 1 value of “Full,” a Minor 2
value of “Abov” and a Status value of “D,” to denote a demolition layer, would be named A-WALL-FULL-ABOV-D.
You can edit the layer standard definition to change these rules. For more information, see “
Editing Component Fields
”
on page 438.
You can override the information in each field to change the way a layer standard creates a layer name by specifying
layer key overrides. For more information, see “
Layer Key Overrides
” on page 432.
Layer Standards Included with the Layer Manager
AutoCAD Architecture provides industry-standard layering conventions including: AIA 2nd Edition, BS1192 Descriptive,
and BS1192 - AUG Version 2. Additional international layer conventions are also provided including: DIN 276, ISYBAU
Long Format, ISYBAU Short Format, and STLB. Each layer standard contains specific information organized in fields.
You can specify how the information appears in each field by changing the values in the layer standard fields. For more
information, see “
Editing Component Fields
” on page 438.
434 | Chapter 9 Layer Management
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 ...