From the course: Learning AutoCAD for Mac 2019
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Layer creation - AutoCAD for Mac Tutorial
From the course: Learning AutoCAD for Mac 2019
Layer creation
- [Instructor] When we set up a new drawing in AutoCAD, the only layer that exists is layer zero, the default layer. To create new layers, we need to go to the Layer palette. By default, the Layer palette shows up here in the upper right corner as part of the Properties Inspector. Here, we have a series of tools that allow us to work with or control our layers. The Layer dropdown, which lists all of the current layers in the drawing, a Layer States dropdown, and we can also expand out the Layer List. Again, right now, we only have one layer, Layer Zero, in our current drawing, so this isn't overly helpful. To really work with and create new layers, we need to expand this palette out into a floating palette, which we can do by clicking on the icon here. Now, we have a little bit more room to work with. To create a new layer, we click the icon here and then we can name our layer. I'm going to call this one HIDDEN, and press Return. From here, we have a series of properties that we can…
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