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make changes to the layer set used for that plan, check Modify All Layer Sets in the
view type. Layer Display Options dialog before
making changes. The layer name and display
Activating a Layer Set attributes are applied to all other layer sets.

There are four ways to activate a Layer Set: For example, if you check Modify All Layer
Sets and then change the color and line style
• Select a Layer Set from the Active Layer
for the Text layer of the Electrical Set, the
Set Control drop-down. same changes are applied to the Text layer of
• Select a Layer Set in the Active Defaults the Framing Set of the same plan.
dialog. See “Active Defaults Dialog” on
page 91. In order for changes to a layer to be
• Activate an Annotation Set. See applied to all layer sets, you must
“Annotation Sets” on page 93. check Modify All Layer Sets before making
the changes.
• Open a saved view in which the Layer Set
was previously active. Layer Set Defaults

Layout Layer Sets Whenever a particular type of view is
created, such as floor plan view or a framing
Views sent to layout use layer sets saved with overview, a specific layer set is activated for
the plan, rather than with the layout. See that view. Which layer set becomes active
“Displaying Layout Views” on page 1298. depends on the type of view created.

Layer Sets and Templates The default layer sets for nine different view
types, including the Reference Floor, are
Layers and layer sets are plan-specific. A specified in the Layer Set Defaults dialog.
custom layer set that you created in one plan Each of these layer sets can be edited as
file may not be available in another. To needed in the Layer Display Options dialog.
include a custom layer set in all new plan See “Layer Display Options Dialog” on page
files, add it to your template plan. See 190.
“Exporting and Importing Layer Sets” on
page 198 and “Template Files” on page 97. Normally, it is best to change the settings in
the existing default layer sets rather than
Modify All Layer Sets select different default layer sets, but you can
do so if needed. See “Layer Set Defaults
If you want changes made in one layer set to Dialog” on page 199.
apply to all other layer sets in the current

Layer Set Management

The Layer Set Management dialog current plan or layout file and lets you add
lists the layer sets available in the and remove layer sets and modify and copy

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