Layer Object
Derived from: Style ObjectDescription
The Layer object represents a layer in a drawing document.Methods
| Name | Description |
| ConvertToLocal | Method that creates a local cached copy of a global style and returns the local style. |
| Copy | Method that creates a new local Style object. The newly created style is returned. |
| Delete | Method that deletes the Style/Layer/UnfoldMethod. |
| GetCustomLineType | Method that returns information regarding the custom line type in use, or a failure if it is not a kCustomLineType. |
| GetReferenceKey | Method that generates and returns the reference key for this entity. |
| SaveToGlobal | Method that saves this style to the global repository. If a style with the same name is found in the repository, that style is updated. |
| SetCustomLineType | Method that sets a custom line type to the entity from the specified .lin file. The method automatically changes the value of the LineType property to kCustomLineType. |
| UpdateFromGlobal | Method that updates this style from the global repository. |
Properties
| Name | Description |
| Application | Returns the top-level parent application object. When used the context of Inventor, an Application object is returned. When used in the context of Apprentice, an ApprenticeServer object is returned. |
| AutomaticColor | Property that gets and sets whether to use the default color for the layer. This property can only be set to True. Setting the Color property automatically sets this property to False. |
| Color | Property that gets and sets the color used for the layer. |
| Comments | Gets and sets comments associated with the style. |
| InternalName | Property that returns the internal name of the style. The name is the internal English name of the standard style. This name will remain constant and is not affected by locale. This name is never displayed to the user. Note that this name is not guaranteed to be unique. |
| InUse | Property that indicates if this style is in use. |
| LineType | Property that gets and sets the line type override. Setting the property to kDefaultLineType restores the default line type. If the property returns kCustomLineType, the GetCustomLineType method can be used to get further details about the line type. |
| LineWeight | Property that gets and sets the thickness of this primitive/object. If LineDefinitionSpace is set to kScreenSpace, this value is defined in pixels. If LineDefinitionSpace is set to kModelSpace, this value is defined in model units (centimeters). |
| Name | Gets/Sets the name of the Style. |
| Parent | Property returning the parent of this object. |
| Plot | Property that gets and sets whether this layer is plotted. If set to False, the layer continues to display in the drawing but will neither get printed nor published. |
| ScaleByLineWeight | Property that gets and sets whether to scale the line type based on the line weight value. |
| StyleLocation | Property that returns the location of this style, i.e. local to the document, cached locally in the document, exists in the library. Styles that exist in the library cannot be edited. |
| StyleType | Gets the type of the style. |
| Type | Returns an ObjectTypeEnum indicating this object's type. |
| UpToDate | Property that gets the up-to-date status of the style against the global repository. |
| Visible | Property that gets and sets whether the layer is turned on or off. |
Accessed From
AngularGeneralDimension.Layer, AutoCADBlock.Layer, Balloon.Layer, BaselineDimensionSet.Layer, BendNote.Layer, BreakOperation.Layer, Centerline.Layer, Centermark.Layer, ChainDimensionSet.Layer, ChamferNote.Layer, CustomTable.Layer, DetailDrawingView.BoundaryLayer, DiameterGeneralDimension.Layer, DrawingCurveSegment.Layer, DrawingDimension.Layer, DrawingNote.Layer, DrawingViewHatchRegion.Layer, DrawingViewLabel.Layer, DrawingWeldingSymbol.Layer, EdgeSymbolDefinition.Layer, FeatureControlFrame.Layer, GeneralDimension.Layer, GeneralNote.Layer, HoleTable.Layer, HoleTag.Layer, HoleThreadNote.Layer, LayersEnumerator.Item, LeaderNote.Layer, LinearGeneralDimension.Layer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.AngularDimensionLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.AuxiliaryViewLineLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.BalloonLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.BaselineDimensionLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.BendNoteLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.BendTableLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.BendTagLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.BorderGeometryLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.BorderTextLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.CenterlineLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.CentermarkLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.CenterOfGravityLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.ChainDimensionLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.ChamferNoteLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.ConfigurationTableLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.CropCutLineLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.DetailCutLineLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.DetailViewCalloutLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.DiameterDimensionLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.EdgeSymbolLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.FeatureControlFrameLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.GeneralNoteLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.HoleNoteLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.HoleTableLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.HoleTagLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.LeaderTextLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.LinearDimensionLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.OrdinateDimensionLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.OrdinateDimensionSetLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.OriginIndicatorLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.PartsListLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.PunchNoteLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.RadialDimensionLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.RevisionTableLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.RevisionTagLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.SectionBreakLineLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.SectionViewLineLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.SheetMetalPunchLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.Sketch3DGeometryLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.SketchedSymbolGeometryLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.SketchedSymbolLeaderLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.SketchedSymbolTextLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.SketchGeometryLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.SketchTextLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.SurfaceTextureLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.TableLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.ThreadNoteLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.TitleBlockGeometryLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.TitleBlockTextLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.TransitionSymbolLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.ViewLabelLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.WeldSymbolLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.WorkAxisLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.WorkPlaneLayer, ObjectDefaultsStyle.WorkPointLayer, OrdinateDimension.Layer, OrdinateDimensionSet.Layer, OriginIndicator.Layer, PartsList.Layer, PunchNote.Layer, RadiusGeneralDimension.Layer, RevisionCloudDefinition.Layer, RevisionTable.Layer, SketchArc.Layer, SketchArcProxy.Layer, SketchCircle.Layer, SketchCircleProxy.Layer, SketchControlPointSpline.Layer, SketchControlPointSplineProxy.Layer, SketchedSymbol.Layer, SketchEllipse.Layer, SketchEllipseProxy.Layer, SketchEllipticalArc.Layer, SketchEllipticalArcProxy.Layer, SketchEntity.Layer, SketchEquationCurve.Layer, SketchEquationCurveProxy.Layer, SketchFixedSpline.Layer, SketchFixedSplineProxy.Layer, SketchHatchRegion.Layer, SketchLine.Layer, SketchLineProxy.Layer, SketchOffsetSpline.Layer, SketchOffsetSplineProxy.Layer, SketchPoint.Layer, SketchPointProxy.Layer, SketchSpline.Layer, SketchSplineHandle.Layer, SketchSplineHandleProxy.Layer, SketchSplineProxy.Layer, SurfaceTextureSymbol.Layer, TextBox.Layer, TextBoxProxy.Layer, TransitionSymbolDefinition.LayerSamples
| Name | Description |
| Moving sketch entities to a new layer | This sample demonstrates the creation of a new layer and moving sketch entities onto this newly created layer. |