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• Controls – used for buttons that have been assigned an action, but should not be printed
and the layer properties are set to not printable. Objects on this layer are always in front of
objects on other layers.
• Dimension Lines – is where the dimension lines are drawn. By switching the layer to show
or hide, you can easily switch dimension lines on and off.
Figure 245: Insert Layer dialog
Inserting layers
1) Right-click the layer tab area at the bottom left of the Workspace area and select Insert
Layer from the context menu, or go to Insert > Layer on the main menu bar to open the
Insert Layer dialog (Figure 245).
2) Type meaningful names for the layer in the Name and Title text boxes.
3) If necessary, type a description for the layer in the Description text box.
4) Select Visible if you want the layer to be visible in your drawing. When Visible is not
selected, a layer is hidden and the title in the layer tab changes color to blue.
5) Select Printable if you want the layer to print when you print your drawing. Not printing is
useful if you want use a draft layer for guides or annotations that you use in making the
drawing, but do not want to appear in the final output.
6) Select Locked to prevent any objects on this layer from deletion, editing, or moving. No
additional objects can be added to a locked layer. Locking a layer is useful, for example,
when a base plan is to be protected while adding a new layer with other details.
7) Click OK and the new layer automatically becomes active.
Modifying layers
1) Right-click on the name tab of the layer and select Modify Layer from the context menu or
double-click on the name tab to open the Modify Layer dialog. This dialog is similar to the
Insert Layer dialog in Figure 245.
2) Make your changes to the layer, then click OK to save the changes and close the dialog.
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