Using Layers to Organize Your Drawing - AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD LT 2011: No Experience Required - page 305

2. In the Layer Properties Manager, click the linetype name in the
Linetype column for the chosen layer.

3. Click the Load button.

4. Highlight a linetype in the list and click OK.

5. Highlight the new linetype in the Linetype Manager dialog box and
click OK.

6. Make the layer with the new linetype the current layer, and then click
OK to close the Layer Properties Manager dialog box.

7. Draw objects.

Once you have a few linetypes represented in the drawing, open the Linetype
Manager dialog box and experiment with the Global and Object linetype scale factors.

Setting up Layers for Your own trade or Profession

Open a new drawing, and set up approximately 10 layers that you might use in
your own profession. Assign colors and linetypes to them. Most activities that
use CAD have some layers in common, such as Centerline, Border or Titleblock,
Drawing Symbols, Dimensions, and Text or Lettering.

Are You Experienced?

now you can…

E create new layers and assign them a color and a linetype

E load a new linetype into your current drawing ile

E move existing objects onto a new layer

E turn layers off and on

E freeze and thaw layers

E make a layer current and create objects on the current layer

E use the Walk tool to verify that objects are on the proper layers

E reset the linetype scale factor globally or for a selected object

E record action macros

E create layer states