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Using existing geometry to set the current layer

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Using existing geometry to set the current layer

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Based on what we've seen so far, you may be thinking that we need to know a layers name in order to make it current. This is not the case. In this lesson, we'll learn a shortcut that allows us to set the current layer by picking objects on screen. In this example, I have an unfinished mechanical part consisting of a top and front view. Take a look at these edges. These would show up in the top view as a solid line. In order to draw that geometry, I need to make sure the part layer is current. At this point, I don't know what name is being used for the part layer. And you know what, I don't have to know it. If I come up to the Layers panel, I can click the Make Objects Layer Current button. Select the layer I'm interested in, and that becomes the current layer. I will then launch the Line command, and I'll create a line from this endpoint. I'll lock the Ortho, and I'll drag this line out through the part. I'll click, and I'll press Escape when I'm finished. Then I'll create a copy of…

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