User Manual - Page 766

For AUTOCAD 2011.

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3 Select Non Standard for Layer Standard.
4 Enter a name for the new layer.
5 Select Make Current if you want to make the layer the current
layer.
6 Enter a description for the new layer.
7 Select a color for the layer from the list.
If the desired color is not available on the list, select Select Color,
and select a color from the Color Picker.
8 Select a linetype.
If the desired linetype is not available on the list, select Other,
and select a linetype from the Select Linetype dialog box.
9 Select a lineweight.
10 Select a Plot Style.
Clear Plot if you do not want the new layer to be plotted.
11 When you finish specifying the properties of the layer, click OK.
Renaming a Layer
Use this procedure to specify a new name for a layer.
1 If necessary, open the Layer Properties Manager by clicking Home
tab ➤ Layers panel ➤ Layer Properties .
2 Select the layer that you want to rename, and click the layer name.
3 Enter a new name for the layer, and press ENTER.
Deleting a Layer
Use this procedure to delete a layer from a drawing.
Keep the following points in mind when you delete layers:
â–  If you try to delete a layer that still has objects on it, you receive an error
message. To delete this layer, you must first erase all objects on it in the
drawing.
â–  If the layer you try to delete is the current layer, you receive an error
message. To delete this layer, make another layer current and then delete
the layer.
710 | Chapter 10 Layer Management
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