User`s guide

Lesson: Using Layers ■ 257
Using layers is similar to using overlays in a manual drafting environment where clear media that
contains groups of related design elements are placed throughout the overall design. As a result, you
see everything that you create, you have the flexibility to easily remove the overlays, and can focus on
any aspect of your design.
A Typical Layer Configuration
A typical drawing could use layers to organize objects in the following way.
Layer Name Objects
Walls All geometry representing walls.
Electrical All geometry representing electrical.
Hidden Geometry that is represented by hidden lines.
Landscape Geometry representing landscaping objects.
Construction Temporary geometry used for sketching or other construction geometry
purposes.
Dimensions Drawing dimensions.
Annotation Text and notes.
Hatch Hatch patterns, fills, gradients.
Titleblock Borders, Title Block and title block information.
The preceding tableis only an example of a typical layer configuration. Most companies have layer
standards already defined to suit their particular needs. The following exampleshows a standard
architectural layer configuration.