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layout viewport. Override settings are not visible in the viewport or plotted
when the visual style in the drawing is set to Conceptual or Realistic. If you
are working with color-dependent plot styles (the PSTYLEPOLICY system
variable is set to 1), you cannot set a plot style override.
Description Text string that describes the layer.
List View Column Heading Label Shortcut Menu
Display All Layer Colors Toggles the display of the White color swatch in
the Color column of the Layer list.
Optimize all columns Changes the width of all columns to maximize display
of the column content.
Optimize column Changes the width of a column to maximize display of
the column content.
Restore All Columns to Defaults Restores all columns to their default display
and width settings.
List View Shortcut Menu
Set Current Sets the selected layer as the current layer. (CLAYER system
variable)
New Layer Creates a new layer. The layer list displays a layer named LAYER1.
You can edit this layer name immediately. The new layer inherits the properties
of the currently selected layer in the layer list (color, on or off state, and so
on).
Rename Layer Renames the selected layer.
Delete Layer Deletes the selected layer from the drawing. You can delete only
unreferenced layers. Referenced layers include layers 0 and DEFPOINTS, layers
containing objects (including objects in block definitions), the current layer,
and xref-dependent layers.
NOTE Be careful about deleting layers if you are working on a drawing in a shared
project or one based on a set of layering standards.
New Layer Frozen in All Viewports Creates a new layer and freezes it in all
existing layout viewports and new viewports.
VP Freeze Layer in All Viewports Freezes the selected layer in all existing
layout viewports and new viewports.
VP Thaw Layer in All Viewports Thaws the selected layer in all existing
layout viewports and new viewports.
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