Organize your drawing by assigning objects to layers.

When a drawing becomes visually complex, you can hide the objects that you currently do not need to see.

In the drawing below, the doors and electrical wiring were temporarily hidden by turning off their layers.

You gain this level of control by organizing the objects in your drawing on layers that are associated with a specific function or a purpose. It might be helpful to think of layers as clear plastic sheets:

With layers, you can:

• Associate objects by their function or location
• Display or hide all related objects in a single operation
• Enforce linetype, color, and other property standards for each layer

The Layers Palette

Tap Layer to open the Layers palette.

You can create a new layer and turn off all layers using the corresponding buttons.

To modify a layer, tap the layer name in the list. You can do the following:

Set current: All new geometry will be created on the current layer.

Turn on or off: Turn the layer on or off.

Rename: Rename the layer.

Set color: Change the color of the objects on the layer.

Lock: Prevent a layer from being edited.

Delete: Delete the layer. Note that only a layer with no geometry on it can be deleted.