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3.27 LAYER

Layers are like transparent overlays on which the drawings are grouped and organized.

To create a new layer
1. Click Format menu Layer....

2. In the Layer Properties Manager, click the New Layer button.
A layer name, such as LAYER1, is automatically added to the layer list.

3. Enter a new layer name by typing over the highlighted layer name.

4. To change the properties, click icons.
When you click Color, Linetype, Lineweight, or Plot Style, a dialog box is displayed.

5. (Optional) Click in the Description column and enter text.

6. Click Apply to save your changes, or click OK to save and close
Command entry: LA

3.28 BLOCK

After a block is defined in a drawing, it can be inserted at the reference in the drawing as many
times as necessary. Use this method to create blocks quickly.

To define a block for the current drawing
1. Create the objects you want to use in the block definition.

2. Click Draw menu Block Make....
3. In the Block Definition dialog box, enter a block name in the Name box.

4. Under Objects, select Convert to Block.

5. Click Select Objects.
6. Use your pointing device to select the objects to be included in the block definition. Press

ENTER to complete object selection.
7. In the Block Definition dialog box under Base Point, specify the block insertion point using

one of these methods:

 Click Pick Point to specify a point using the pointing device.
 Enter the X,Y,Z coordinate values of the point.

8. In the Description box, enter a description for the block definition. Click OK.
The block is defined in the current drawing and can be inserted at any time.

3.29 TEXT

You can create a multiline text object by entering or importing text.

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