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Name Considers referenced objects (such as blocks, xrefs, and images) with
matching names to be similar.
SETBYLAYER
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Display and Change the Properties of Objects
Changes the property overrides of selected objects to ByLayer.
Access Methods
Button
Ribbon: Home tab ➤ Modify panel ➤ Set to ByLayer
Menu: Modify ➤ Change to ByLayer
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Current active settings: Color Linetype Lineweight Transparency Material Plot
Style
Select objects or [Settings]: Use an object selection method and press Enter when
you finish
If Settings is selected, the
SetByLayer Settings dialog box is displayed, in which
you can specify which object properties are set to ByLayer.
If objects are selected, the Command prompt displays:
Change ByBlock to ByLayer? [Yes/No] <Yes>:
Include blocks? [Yes/No] <Yes>:
You can specify which properties are changed to ByLayer, including color,
linetype, lineweight, and materials.
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