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The Name column is sorted alphabetically. • Click the Select All button to select all
Layers are named so that similar object types layers in the table at once. This allows
are listed near one another, and sorting is changes to be quickly applied to all lay-
case sensitive to allow greater control over ers.
organization. Double-click a layer in the • Click the New button to open the New
Name column to rename it. Layer Name dialog and create a new
• A red + in the Used column indicates layer with a unique name of your choice.
which layers have objects placed on them Duplicate layer names are not allowed.
in the current plan. This column cannot
be edited.
Note: New layers are added to all layer sets.
• A check in the Disp column indicates However, in all but the current layer set, their
which layers are set to be visible. If a display will be turned off.
layer is turned off, this column is blank.
• Click the Copy button to create a copy of
• An M in the Mat column indicates which the selected layer. The new layer is added
layers are included in the Materials List.
directly below the original in the table.
• A yellow in the Lock column indicates • Click the Delete button to delete the
which layers are locked, preventing selected layer. You cannot delete used
objects on that layer from being selected. layers or any of the system layers used by
See “Locking Layers” on page 186.
Chief Architect.
• The Color column shows the line color • Click the Reset Names button to revert
for each layer and can be sorted so that layer names for system layers back to the
like colors are listed together.
original names that installed with Chief
• The Line Style column shows the line Architect. This does not affect layers you
style for each layer and can be sorted so created.
that like line styles are listed together.
• Click OK to close the dialog and apply
• The Line Weight column displays the your changes.
line weight used by each layer and can be • Click Cancel to close the dialog, ignor-
sorted so that like line weights are listed ing any edits.
together. See “Line Weights” on page
1331. Layers are selected by clicking on them in
• The Text Style column shows the text the table. Hold down the Shift key or the Ctrl
style assigned to each layer and can be key to select multiple layers at once. Press
sorted so that layers using the same style Ctrl + A or click the Select All button to
are listed together. See “Text Styles” on select all layers in the table. When selected, a
page 519. layer’s attributes display and can be edited
below.
The buttons below the table offer additional
control over the layers in the table.

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