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Chapter 2 Getting Started with AutoCAD Land Development Desktop
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Working with Layer Snapshots
By saving layer and view information in snapshots, you can quickly
recall specific layer and view configurations from complex data
sets. For example, a land surveyor might create snapshots of
individual site plans and buildings, boundaries, and contours to
separate this information from a complete site layout. After you
create a layer snapshot, you can add and delete individual layers in
the snapshot and import it into new drawings to automatically set
up a layering scheme.
Key Concepts
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Create layer snapshots to save and reuse specific layer
configurations from large data sets.
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Import a layer snapshot to quickly set up layers in a new drawing.
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You can edit a layer snapshot by adding and deleting layers.
To create a snapshot of a layer group
Steps
Use
to look up
1
From the Utilities menu, choose Layer Manager.
Create a Snapshot of a
Layer Group
2
In the left pane of the Layer Manager, click
to
display all the layer groups in your drawing.
3
Click the layer group that you want to save as a
snapshot, right-click, and select Save as Snapshot.
4
In the Snapshot dialog box, type a name for the
new snapshot.
5
Click OK to create the snapshot.
For more information about layer snapshots, use to look up
“Overview of Changing an Existing Layer Group” in the online Help.