In this video, Shaun Bryant shows you how to set the current drafting layer when working in an AutoCAD web drawing.
- [Instructor] And as usual, for this chapter,…we're staying in the CountryCabin_001.dwg file.…It's available in the library to download…if you do want to upload it to AutoCAD Web at any point.…Now, in the previous video, we were looking at Layers…and we created a new drafting layer…in the Layers panel over on the left-hand side.…And it was called DIM2.…So, just make sure you go to Layers here…and then scroll down the list until you find DIM2…There it is there.…
Now, what I'm going to do is…I'm going to double-click on DIM2.…Now, when I double-click on it, you'll notice…I get this little sort of blue triangle on the corner.…That is letting you know that…that is the current drafting layer.…If I went and clicked on DIM, like so,…it just moves it along a bit.…If I go to DEFPOINTS, DEFPOINTS is then the current layer.…You don't even have to double-click.…I always double-click, it's just a force of habit…from my regular, desktop AutoCAD.…But you can just click the once and there you go.…DIM2 is now the current drafting layer.…
Author
Shaun Bryant
Released
10/11/2018- Logging into the AutoCAD web app
- Creating and opening drawings
- Using views and properties
- Creating and editing layers
- Adjusting settings
- Drafting with commands
- Editing objects
- Annotating drawings
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Savings drawings in the AutoCAD web app
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Introducing AutoCAD Web
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2. The Home Screen
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Uploading a new drawing2m 16s
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3. Opening an Existing Drawing from the Cloud
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4. Using Views in the AutoCAD web app
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5. Using Properties in the AutoCAD web app
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Selecting an object3m 13s
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6. Using Layers in the AutoCAD web app
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Locking a layer4m 26s
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Changing layer visibility2m 30s
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Changing layer color2m 5s
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Creating a new layer2m 50s
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7. Using Settings in the AutoCAD web app
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Setting object snaps1m 40s
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8. Drafting in the AutoCAD web app
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The LINE command4m 7s
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The POLYLINE command2m 53s
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The CIRCLE command2m 13s
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The ARC command2m 43s
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The RECTANGLE command2m 25s
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9. Modifying Drawings in the AutoCAD web app
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The MOVE command4m 18s
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Offsetting objects2m 36s
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Rotating objects2m 38s
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Scaling objects3m 21s
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Matching object properties3m 17s
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10. Annotating Drawings in the AutoCAD web app
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Adding multileaders3m 7s
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Working with revision clouds3m 30s
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11. View Controls and Keyboard Entry in the AutoCAD web app
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Using Undo and Redo2m 35s
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Zoom Extents and Zoom Window1m 56s
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12. Saving Your Drawing to the Cloud in the AutoCAD web app
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13. Using the New Command Line
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The new command line2m 13s
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Typing commands2m 33s
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Using submenus in commands2m 55s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 22s
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