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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
LAYEREVAL
Specifies whether the layer list is evaluated for new layers when added to the
drawing or to attached xrefs.
Import and Export Layer States
You can import layer settings from other drawings and export layer states.
You can import layer states that are saved in drawing files (DWG, DWS, and
DWT) and from layer state (LAS) files. When importing layer states from a
drawing file, you can choose multiple layer states to import from the Select
Layer States dialog box. When exporting layer states, they are created as LAS
files.
If the layer state is imported from a drawing and it contains a layer property,
such as a linetype or plot style that is not loaded or available in the current
drawing, that property is automatically imported from the source drawing.
If the layer state is imported from an LAS file, and it contains linetype or plot
style properties that do not exist in the drawing, a message is displayed
notifying that the property could not be restored.
NOTE When a layer state contains more than one property that cannot be restored
from an LAS file, the message that displays only indicates the first property it
encountered that cannot be restored.
When importing a layer state from an LAS file or from another drawing that
are duplicates of layer states in the current drawing, you can choose to
overwrite the existing layer state or not import it.
Layer states can be imported into a previous release of the program.
Layer States from LMAN
Layer states that were created using the LMAN Express Tool cannot be
imported. A message is displayed that there are no layer states to import.
You can access LMAN layer states in a drawing through the Layer States
Manager. When the Layer States Manager is first opened in a drawing
containing LMAN layer states, they are automatically converted to AutoCAD
layer states. A dialog box displays the number of layer states that have been
converted.
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