Object Layer Dialog Box

Use this dialog box to specify default layers for drawing objects. For example, when changing the layer for a point group in the Point Group Properties.

Base Layer Name

Displays the name of the layer to which the object is assigned in the Object Layers tab of the Drawing Settings dialog box. Use the layer selection button to select a different layer.

Layer selection button

Opens the standard Layer Selection dialog box. You can select a layer to change the base layer for the object. This button is disabled when the object layer settings are locked.

Modifier

Specifies whether the layer name includes a text-string modifier, and if so, the location of the modifier:

• None: No modifier.
• Prefix: Modifier is added at the beginning of the layer name.
• Suffix: Modifier is added at the end of the layer name.

Modifier Value

Specifies the text string to use as the modifier. You can enter an asterisk (*) to include the object name as the modifier in the layer name and to put each named object on its own layer. For example, if C-ROAD is the name specified for alignment layers and you add -* as a suffix, an alignment named overpass is created on layer C-ROAD-OVERPASS.

Preview

Displays the final name of the layer for any newly created objects.