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lineweight while creating the layer. Multiple selection
is allowed. All wire layers that were selected can be
changed to the desired lineweight.
Displays the Layers for Line Wires dialog box for
specifying a layer name. Click Pick to select the layer
Add Existing Layer
name from the existing layer list consisting of all the
layers in the drawing inclusive of the non-wire layers.
Only lines on pre-selected layers are processed as
wires. Enter a wire layer name in the dialog box. A
wildcard used in the name selects a group of layers
(for example, RED_* selects all layers that begin with
"RED_").
Removes the selected layer name from the wire type
grid. The layer is no longer a valid wire layer, however
Remove Layer
the layer remains in the drawing as an AutoCAD line
layer.
If multiple layers of one color exist in the drawing,
select all layers of that color in the wire type grid to
activate this button. For example, if there are multiple
RED* layers such as RED_AWG18, RED_AWG20,and
RED_AWG25, select all three layers in the wire type
grid to enable the button.
NOTE You cannot remove the wire layer marked as
the default.
Makes the selected layer the default layer for new
wire layers and displays the layer name in the dialog
box.
Mark Selected as Default
OK
NOTE This option is available only when one wire type record is selected in the
list.
Makes the selected wire type the current wire type. If the selected wire type
does not exist on the drawing, the wire layer is created on the fly. The wire
layer name and properties are saved in the drawing file. For the layer to create,
the following rules apply:
■ The layer name must be unique
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