Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
LAYER NAMES, COLORS, LINETYPES, AND LINEWEIGHTS
Exercise 13
1. Start AutoCAD 2010.
2. Open the fi le
Exercise_13.dwg
.
3.
Create the following layers:
Layer Name
Color
Linetype
Lineweight
Shaft
Magenta
Continuous
0.3
Body
Cyan
Continuous
0.3
Base
Green
Continuous
0.3
Centerlines
9
Dashdot2
0.5
4. Make Centerlines the current layer. (Make sure
Dynamic Input
is
turned off.)
5. Draw a line from 6,7.5 to 6,4.5. Draw another line from 8,6 to 4,6.
6. Save the fi le and close it.
3.5 LAYER FUNCTIONS
Adding More Layers
The easiest way to add more layers is to click on the name of any layer while
you are in the
Layer Properties Manager
dialog box and then press
[Enter].
Accordingly, you can use the
New Layer
button.
By default, AutoCAD will always sort the layers according to their names.
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Selecting Layers
All of the following methods will be done in the
Layer Properties Manager
dialog box.
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