Chapter 5: Keeping Track of Layers and Blocks
- Organize information with layers. Layers are perhaps the most powerful feature in AutoCAD. They help to keep drawings well organized, and they give you control over the visibility of objects. They also let you control the appearance of your drawing by setting colors, lineweights, and linetypes.
- Master It Describe the process of creating a layer.
- Solution First, click the Layer Properties Manager tool in the Home tab's Layers panel. Second, click the New Layer button at the top of the palette. Finally, type the name for your new layer.
- Control layer visibility. When a drawing becomes dense with information, it can be difficult to edit. If you've organized your drawing using layers, you can reduce its complexity by turning off layers that aren't important to your current session.
- Master It Describe at least two methods for hiding a layer.
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