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Displaying CAD Objects

Displaying CAD Objects

As with architectural objects, the display of
CAD objects is controlled in the Layer Changing the Current CAD Layer
Display Options dialog. See “Layer Display affects subsequently-drawn objects, but
Options Dialog” on page 190. existing CAD objects are unaffected by the
change. As a result, you can efficiently pro-
CAD objects can be drawn in floor plan duce CAD drawings on multiple layers
view, CAD Details, layout, and cross section/
elevation views. They are 2D objects only, Annotation Sets
though, so they cannot be seen in any view
other than the one they are drawn in and are The Current CAD Layer is among the items
never visible in camera views or overviews. associated with Annotation Sets, which are
See “Architectural vs CAD Objects” on page groups of Saved Defaults that can be
166. customized and activated for specific
drawing tasks. See “Annotation Sets” on
page 93.
Current CAD Layer

When drawn, most CAD objects are Drawing Groups
automatically placed on the Current Each object in a plan or layout file is
CAD Layer. In floor plan and cross section/ included in a Drawing Group, which
elevation views, the name of this layer influences whether it displays in front of or
displays on the right side of the Status Bar at behind other objects. By default, CAD
the bottom of the screen. See “The Status objects are placed in Drawing Group 21.
Bar” on page 43.
Their drawing order relative to one another is
Initially, the “CAD, Default” layer is set as based on the order in which they were
the Current CAD Layer, but this can be placed: an object will display in front of any
changed at any time in any of several ways: objects that were created before it was.
• I n t h e CAD Defaults dialog. See “CAD Once created, however, the drawing order of
Defaults Dialog” on page 288. CAD objects can be customized. See
• By selecting CAD> Current CAD “Drawing Groups” on page 200.

Layer from the menu. See “Select Show Length and Angle
Layer Dialog” on page 194.
• Activate a different Annotation Set. See You can specify that line segment length and
“Annotation Sets” on page 93. angle display along a CAD line, CAD arc, or
along each segment of a CAD polyline. If the
Revision Clouds are placed on the layer segment is an arc, its radius also displays.
specified in the Revision Cloud Defaults See “Line Style Panel” on page 301.
dialog - not on the Current CAD Layer. See
“Revision Clouds” on page 319.

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