To Work With Component Layers

Manage and rename panel and schematic component layers.

Manage panel layers

1. Click Panel tabOther Tools panelPanel Configuration drop-downConfiguration. Find
2. Click Layers Setup.
3. Specify information for the panel component layers, non-text graphic layers, and nameplate layers.

   When AutoCAD Electrical inserts a footprint, it is modified on the fly to match the layering scheme set up in this dialog box.

4. Click OK.

Rename panel layers

1. Click Panel tabOther Tools panelPanel Configuration drop-downRename Layers . Find
2. To edit an individual layer name, select the layer to edit from the list and click Edit. Enter a new layer name and click OK.
3. To edit multiple layer names, click Find/Replace. Enter the text to find and the text to replace it with in the edit boxes. Click OK.

Manage schematic layers

1. Click Schematic tabOther Tools panelDrawing Properties drop-downDrawing Properties. Find
2. In the Drawing Properties dialog box, click the Drawing Format tab.
3. In the Layers section, click Define.
4. In the Define Layers dialog box, specify information for the component layers and wire number layers.

   The layer names you choose are what AutoCAD Electrical uses as it inserts the parts and pieces of component symbols and wire numbers. If the layer name you enter does not exist when it comes time for AutoCAD Electrical to insert something onto that layer, AutoCAD Electrical creates that layer on the fly.

5. Click OK.
6. In the Drawing Properties dialog box, click OK.

Note: You can also change layer properties using the Project Manager tool. In the Project Manager, right-click on the drawing name and select Properties Drawing Properties (or to change the project default settings, right-click on the project name and select Properties. The settings are applied to new drawings). In the Drawing Format tab, Layers section, click Define.

Rename schematic layers

1. Click Schematic tabOther Tools panelDrawing Properties drop-downRename Layers. Find
2. To edit an individual layer name, select the layer to edit from the list and click Edit. Enter a new layer name and click OK.
3. To edit multiple layer names, click Find/Replace.Enter the text to find and the text to replace it with in the edit boxes. Click OK.

Note: You can also change layer properties using the Project Manager tool. In the Project Manager, right-click on the drawing name and select Properties Drawing Properties (or to change the project default settings, right-click on the project name and select Properties. The settings are applied to new drawings). In the Drawing Format tab, Layers section, click Define.