Layers, Object Properties, and Printing

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Layers, Object Properties, and Printing

• Professor Dr. Miguel Alonso Jr.

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Outline

• Intro to Layers
• Changing Object Properties
• Overriding Layer Settings
• Reusing Drawing Content
• Intro to Printing and Plotting

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Intro to Layers

• Overlay system and components are called layers
• Uses
• Grouping specific information floor plan,
  electrical plan, plumbing plan
• Referencing several plot sheets from same file
  using layer visibility
• Color, linetype, lineweight for improved
  visibility
• Plotting control

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• Current layer
• Naming layers
• Should reflect what is drawn on them
• Layer properties manager
• Creating layers
• Deleting Layers
• Setting the current layer
• Layer Color
• Linetype
• Format -gt

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Changing Object Properties and Overriding Layer
Settings

• Select the object and type Props
• Modify the object properties
• These are referred to as absolute values, instead
  of being referenced by layer

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Reusing drawing content

• Use the design center to copy content from
  previous drawings
• Type ADC or Tools-gtPalettes-gtDesignCenter

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Intro to Plotting

• File-gtPlot
• Right click on Layout tab and select plot
• Drawing problems 1 - 5