To Create a Saved Layer State

You can save any set of currently existing layers and their properties as a layer state, with the purpose of either restoring that layer state later in the current drawing or exporting it to another drawing and restore it there.

The following lists the layer states and properties that are saved in a layer state:

Saving a Layer State in Model Space:

• Layer name
• On/Off
• Freeze/Thaw
• Lock/Unlock
• Color
• Linetype
• Lineweight
• Plot style
  Attention: When a layer state is saved from the model space, the global layer properties for color, linetype, lineweight, and plot style are saved in the layer state. When the layer state is restored to the model space, the global layer properties will be restored as the global layer properties of the drawing. If the layer state is restored to a layout viewport, you can choose if the settings from the saved layer state are restored either as the global layer properties for the drawing, or as viewport overrides for that specific viewport.
• Plot/Non Plot
• New VP Freeze

Saving a Layer State in a Layout Viewport:

• Layer name
• On/Off
• Freeze/Thaw
• Lock
• Color
• Linetype
• Lineweight
• Plot style
  Attention: When a layer state is saved from a layout viewport, and the viewport has overrides for color, linetype, lineweight, or plot style, the override settings are saved as the viewport properties. When the layer state is restored to a layout viewport, you can choose if the settings from the saved layer state are restored either as the global layer properties for the drawing, or as viewport overrides for that specific viewport. When the layer state is restored to the model space of a drawing, the saved layer settings will be restored as global layer properties to the model space.
• Plot/Non Plot
• New VP Freeze

1. Verify that you are in the viewport - either model space or a layout - which you want to save as a layer state.
2. If necessary, open the Layer Properties Manager by clicking Home tabLayers panelLayer Properties.
3. Verify that all layers have the desired states and properties you want to save in a layer state. If necessary, make adjustments.
4. Click to open the Layer States Manager.
   Note: Alternatively, you can click Home tabLayers panelLayer States drop-downNew Layer State.
   

   Saving a layer state

5. Click New, and enter a name and description for the layer state. Then, click OK.

   The current settings in Layer Properties Manager are saved in the layer state.

   When a layer state has been created, the following information about the layer state is displayed in the Layer States Manager:

   • Name: name of the layer state.
   • Space: displays whether the layer state has been saved from the model space or from a layout viewport.
   • Same as DWG: If the layer configuration in the drawing is identical to the one saved in the layer state, it is listed as Yes. Otherwise, it is No. Typically, the layer state should be identical to the drawing layer configuration when it is created and when it just has been restored.
     Note: The layer state will also be reported to be Same as DWG=Yes if the drawing contains new layers not in the layer state, but these layers are turned off in the drawing.
   • Description: optional description of the layer state.
   Tip: To view the saved layer state settings, click Edit.
6. To define which layer settings should be restored when later restoring the layer state, click , and select the appropriate properties under Layer properties to restore.
   Note: Selecting settings to restore has no influence over which settings are saved. All settings listed in the Edit window are saved; but you can control which of these settings to restore.

   You cannot change the settings for On/Off and Freeze/Thaw if you are restoring a layer state to a layout viewport. When a layer state is restored to a layout viewport, the layers in it will be On and Thawed.

   You cannot change the setting for Visibility in Current VP if you are restoring a layer state to the model space. In model space, you can only control the global visibility of the layer.

7. Click Save.
8. If new layers have been added to the drawing since the layer state was saved, and you have not added these layers to the layer state you can turn them off in the drawing when restoring the layer state. To do so, click Turn off layers not found in layer state.
9. If you want to restore the saved layer state to a layout viewport, determine if the saved layer properties for color, linetype, lineweight, and plot style should be restored to the viewport as global layer properties or as viewport overrides:

   Select Apply properties as viewport overrides if you want to restore the saved layer state properties as viewport overrides.

   Clear Apply properties as viewport overrides if you want to restore the saved layer state properties as global layer properties.

   Note: If you restore a saved layer state to the model space, the saved properties are always restored as global layer properties.