Layer Tips

  1. Avoid color and line-type By Object.  Do NOT use the properties command to change the color or line-type of objects as this will define them By Object rather than BYLAYER.  Use LAYER – COLOR option.
  2. Defpoints used-to- be a convenient layer for objects not intended for plotting but Autocad now provides a no-plot facility for layers.  Use LAYER PLOT <no-plot>.
  3. Preferably control line width by color during the plot function rather than using wide polylines.  The width of polylines can not be changed by layer redefinition.
  4. For editing or plotting distinction try greying-out xref layers by changing their color.  This can be done by LAYER COLOR 8 (grey) *xreffilename*. 
  5. Preferably create dimstyles by coloring features BYLAYER rather than BYBLOCK.  Use DIMCLRE and DIMCLRT to control dimension colors that are BYBLOCK.
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