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NOTE You can also change layer properties using the Project Manager tool.In the
Project Manager, right-click on the drawing name and select Properties Drawing
Properties (or to change the project default settings, right-click on the project
name and select Properties. The settings will be applied to new drawings). In the
Drawing Format tab, Layers section, click Define.
Rename schematic layers
The Rename Schematic Layers tool makes it easy to rename layers one by one,
or multiple layers at once by using the Find/Replace method.
1 Click the arrow on the Drawing Properties tool to access the
Rename Schematic Layers tool.
2 Click the Rename Schematic Layers tool.
3 To edit an individual layer name, select the layer to edit from
the list and click Edit. Enter a new layer name and click OK.
4 To edit multiple layer names, click Find/Replace.Enter the text
to find and the text to replace it with in the edit boxes. Click
OK.
NOTE You can also change layer properties using the Project Manager tool.In the
Project Manager, right-click on the drawing name and select Properties Drawing
Properties (or to change the project default settings, right-click on the project
name and select Properties. The settings will be applied to new drawings). In the
Drawing Format tab, Layers section, click Define.
Define layers
AutoCAD Electrical automatically manages the wire number and component
layers you setup in the drawing settings. No matter which layer is active, wires
always go to a wire layer and components go to component layers.
Access:
Click the Drawing Properties tool. In the Drawing Properties dialog box, click
the Drawing Format tab. In the Layers section, click Define.
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