Layer

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Create, manage, and delete layers. Manage the display, color, line and other parameters of views, annotations and other elements in batches through layers.

Layer manipulation:

• New layer： Click the Layer Manager command in the comment module. Click the New button, set the layer name and parameters, click in the blank space to finish the new layer.

• Delete the layer： Click the Layer Manager command in the annotation module. Select the layer you want to delete, click Delete, the confirmation dialog box will pop up to confirm and delete. You are not allowed to delete a layer that is currently in use.

• Manage layers： Click the Layer Manager command in the comment module. Click on the layer parameter you want to modify to make changes.

• Activate the layer： Click the Layer Manager command in the annotation module. Select a layer from the Active Layer drop down menu. The selected layer is the default layer for the new element. Optionally, "None, Follow Document properties, Layers 1, 2, 3..." .

  • None： The new element belongs to the empty layer.
  • Follow Document Properties： The new element belongs to the default layer set in the system Settings for that element - Document Properties. If the element does not have a corresponding system Settings interface, or if the default layer in Document properties is none, then the new element does not belong to any layer.
  • Layer 123...： The new element belongs to the layer selected here and the layer name should be displayed.

• Modify the layer to which the element belongs： Click the Layer Manager command in the comment module. Select the element you want to modify in the viewport, select the target layer in the dialog box, and click the Move button.

• The parameters and effects of the layer

Parameters	Action	Remarks
Name	Distinguish layers	Double names are not allowed
Instructions	Add the layer's explanatory information as needed
Revealing	Controls the hidden state of elements belonging to this layer
Print	Controls whether elements belonging to this layer print	Hidden layers force not to print
Color	Control the color of the elements that belong to this layer
Line Lines	Controls the lines of the elements that belong to this layer
Line width	Controls the line width of elements that belong to this layer

• The elements that the layer controls, and what parameters control those elements

Elements	Control parameters
Sketch non-constructed lines	Implicit, print, color, line type, line width
Sketch construction lines	Concealment, printing, color
Dimensional labeling	Explicit, print, color
Annotation, part serial number, surface roughness, welding symbol, form and position tolerance, reference, reference target, revision cloud, revision symbol, center symbol line, center line and other annotation elements	Implicit, print, color
Section Lines	Salient, print, color, line width
Forms of all kinds	Explicit, print, color
Note： Elements such as comments can set the color themselves, selecting the "Default" option follows the layer, and setting it to any other color is fixed to the chosen color. The projection line of the sketch in the view in the model, as well as other elements not listed in the table, cannot be set to the layer, and are not controlled by the layer. When the element belongs to a layer, some parameters are controlled by the layer. Parameters not listed in the table are not controlled by the layer, such as line lines and line widths for dimensioning boundaries. Sketch lines refer to sketch lines drawn in engineering drawings that do not distinguish between sketches inside and outside the view.

• Sketch color： The sketch in the engineering drawing has two color states, "Show the sketch constraint state color, show the color of the layer to which the sketch belongs". Switch through the "Show Constraint State Color" button in the leading view toolbar.

• Project drawing export DWG, DXF： You can choose whether to export hidden layers. Unlayered elements are automatically exported to "Layer 0".