From the course: AutoCAD for Mac 2019 Essential Training
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Layer basics - AutoCAD for Mac Tutorial
From the course: AutoCAD for Mac 2019 Essential Training
Layer basics
- [Instructor] Now that we're familiar with creating and editing our geometry, we need to make sure that we get organized before we create anything terribly complicated. To help us stay organized, AutoCAD for Mac uses a layering system. Using layers we can assign lineweight, linetypes, color, transparency, and even plotweight to our objects. We can set walls to print at a certain thickness and display the same color, with doors and windows displaying different colors so they're readily identifiable. We can also group hardware objects like nuts and screws, as well as setting hidden and center lines to print thinner than other objects. Editing can also be made much easier by isolating certain layers that you want to focus on. And by locking other layers so they can not be accidentally modified. The easiest way to visualize layers, is to think of an old transparency system, usually found in schools, the instructor would have clear, plastic sheets with text on them and shapes, and could…
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