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Layer Attributes

for viewing. Nearly all views use multiple different tasks efficiently or produce specific
layers, like a stack of transparencies put views for your construction documents or for
together to show different types of objects. presentation purposes. You can customize
the display settings for individual layer sets
You can find out which layer an object is on and can also copy, add and delete layer sets.
in its specification dialog or by selecting the
object and looking at the Status Bar. And, Different types of 2D and 3D views use their
you can customize how each layer displays own layer sets. You can specify the initial
in the Layer Display Options dialog. layer set used by a particular type of view in
the Layer Set Defaults dialog.
Multiple layers are organized into Layer
Sets, which are designed to help you perform

Layer Attributes

The display of objects in different views is
controlled by layer sets and layers in the Note: If an object’s primary layer is turned off,
Layer Display Options dialog. See “Layer information on its secondary layers will not
Display Options Dialog” on page 190. display - even if those layers are turned on.

Primary and Secondary Layers You can view a list of an object’s primary
and secondary layers by selecting it and
Every object is placed on a layer which
controls whether it displays in a given view. clicking the Object Layer Properties
This layer is referred to as the object’s edit button. See “Object Layer Properties” on
primary layer, and you can see its name in page 195.
the Status Bar when the object is selected.
See “The Status Bar” on page 43. In All Views
In addition, some objects have secondary All layers with a check in the “Disp.” column
layers which may alter the appearance of display when the current layer set is active.
objects on the primary layer, but do not Objects that are not displayed cannot be seen
control whether the objects display or not. or selected. If you try to place or draw an
object on a layer that is hidden, the program
For example, the default primary layer for asks if you want to turn the layer on.
base cabinets is “Cabinets, Base”. In
addition, base cabinets have a number of
secondary layers that control the display of
the countertop, face indicators, door opening
indicators, module lines and labels.

Some objects are designed to be inserted into
another object rather than standing alone. If

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