You can put individual drawing elements on different layers to get a better overview of your drawing.


There are the following layer properties:

  • Status: active or not active. There is only ever one active layer. New drawing elements are placed on the active layer.
  • Name: Each layer has a unique name.
  • Show: Show or hide. Layers can be switched on and off.
  • Frozen or thawed: Frozen layers are not visible. The active layer cannot be frozen.
  • Locked or Unlocked: Drawing elements that are on a locked layer cannot be changed or deleted.
  • Line color: Drawing elements that have the line color property "ByLayer" are displayed with the color of the layer.
  • Line type: Drawing elements that have line type property "ByLayer" are displayed with the line type of the layer.
  • Line weight: Drawing elements that have the "ByLayer" line width property are given the line width of the layer.
  • Transparency: Drawing elements that have the "ByLayer" transparency property receive the transparency of the layer.
  • Print style: You can assign a print style to a layer.
  • Plot: You can switch the layer on and off for printing.