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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Get Information
- The User Interface
- Start and Save Drawings
- Control the Drawing Views
- Organize Drawings and Layouts
- Create Single-View Drawings (Model Space)
- Create Multiple-View Drawing Layouts (Paper Space)
- Create and Modify Objects
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Work with Object Properties
- Work with Layers
- Work with Colors
- Work with Linetypes
- Control Lineweights
- Control the Display Properties of Certain Objects
- Use Precision Tools
- Use Coordinates and Coordinate Systems (UCS)
- Use Dynamic Input
- Snap to Locations on Objects (Object Snaps)
- Restrict Cursor Movement
- Combine or Offset Points and Coordinates
- Specify Distances
- Extract Geometric Information from Objects
- Use a Calculator
- Draw Geometric Objects
- Change Existing Objects
- Add Constraints to Geometry
- Control the Properties of Objects
- Define and Reference Blocks
- Work with Blocks
- Create and Modify Blocks
- Add Behaviors to Blocks (Dynamic Blocks)
- Overview of Dynamic Blocks
- Quick Start to Creating Dynamic Blocks
- Create and Edit Dynamic Blocks
- Add Action Parameters to Dynamic Blocks
- Work with 3D Models
- Annotate Drawings
- Work with Annotations
- Hatches, Fills, and Wipeouts
- Notes and Labels
- Tables
- Dimensions and Tolerances
- Understand Basic Concepts of Dimensioning
- Use Dimension Styles
- Set the Scale for Dimensions
- Create Dimensions
- Modify Existing Dimensions
- Add Geometric Tolerances
- Plot and Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Quick Start to Saving Settings for Plotting and Publishing
- Specify Page Setup Settings
- Overview of Page Setup Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter for a Layout
- Select a Paper Size for a Layout
- Set the Plot Area of a Layout
- Adjust the Plot Offset of a Layout
- Set the Plot Scale for a Layout
- Set the Lineweight Scale for a Layout
- Select a Plot Style Table for a Layout
- Set Shaded Viewport and Plot Options for a Layout
- Determine the Drawing Orientation of a Layout
- Use the Layout Wizard to Specify Layout Settings
- Import PCP or PC2 Settings into a Layout
- Create and Use Named Page Setups
- Plot Drawings
- Quick Start to Plotting
- Overview of Plotting
- Use a Page Setup to Specify Plot Settings
- Select a Printer or Plotter
- Specify the Area to Plot
- Set Paper Size
- Position the Drawing on the Paper
- Control How Objects Are Plotted
- Preview a Plot
- Plot Files to Other Formats
- Publish Drawings
- Prepare Drawings for Plotting and Publishing
- Share Data Between Files
- Reference Other Drawing Files
- Link and Embed Data (OLE)
- Work with Data in Other Formats
- Import Other File Formats
- Attach Files as Underlays
- Attach Raster Image Files
- Use Drawings from Different Versions and Applications
- Access External Databases
- Collaborate with Others
- Protect and Sign Drawings
- Use the Internet for Collaboration
- Use Markups for Design Review
- Render Drawings
- Glossary
- Index
Control Transparency on Layers
Set the transparency of layers and layout viewports to enhance drawings by
reducing the visibility of all object on specific layers as needed. Set layer (or
layout viewport) transparency in the Layer Properties Manager.
After you apply transparency to a layer, all objects added to that layer are
created at the same level of trasparency. The transparency property for all
objects on the layer is set to ByLayer.
Assign a Default Color and Linetype to a Layer
Each layer has associated properties such as color, linetype, and transparency
that are assumed by all objects on that layer when the setting is ByLayer. For
example, if the Color control on the Properties toolbar is set to BYLAYER, the
color of new objects is determined by the color setting for the layer in the
Layer Properties Manager.
If you set a specific color in the Color control, that color is used for all new
objects, overriding the default color for the current layer. The same is true for
the Linetype, Lineweight, and Plot Style controls on the Properties toolbar.
The BYBLOCK setting should be used only for creating blocks. See
Control
the Color and Linetype Properties in Blocks
on page 674.
Override Layer Properties in a Layout Viewport
Some layer properties can be changed using overrides on a viewport basis in
layouts. Using layer property overrides is an efficient way to display objects
with different property settings for color, linetype, lineweight, transparency,
and plot style. Layer property overrides are applied to the current layout
viewport.
For example, if you want objects on the Electrical layer to display prominently
in one of two layout viewports, you set a Color override on the Electrical layer
for each of the two viewports. By setting the color red for one viewport and
gray for the other, you easily accomplish this objective without changing the
global color property assigned to the layer. See Override Layer Properties in
Viewports
on page 325 for more information.
Lock the Objects on a Layer
When a layer is locked, none of the objects on that layer can be modified until
you unlock the layer. Locking layers reduces the possibility of modifying
objects accidentally. You can still apply object snaps to objects on a locked
layer and perform other operations that do not modify those objects.
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