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The 
button keeps changes made and takes you back to the Main
Configuration Dialog. The
button discards changes made and takes you back to the Main
Configuration Dialog. The
 button
brings you to this web page for help during the command (without canceling). The
layer control methods
We offer four methods to control layers when using the APS commands:
No
layer control
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Objects are created on
whatever layer is current. |
Direct
layer assignment
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Define a layer or layers for
each command to use. |
Single
layer layer-types
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Commands are assigned to
layer-types, each layer type has a single layer assigned to it. |
Layer
schemes
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Commands are assigned to
layer-types, each layer type has its layer assigned to it by a layer
scheme. Change the layer scheme and the new scheme's layers are assigned
to the layer-types. |
Breakdown of configuration options
Commands affected:
All
APS-2008
commands
No layer control simply means that all the
APS-2008 commands will create and
insert objects on the layer that is current at the time the command is
run.
For help with selecting which method of layer control is best for you see
Choosing a layer control method.
Commands affected:
All
APS-2008
commands
Check "Define a layer for each command to use" to use
direct layer assignment.
This method of layer control requires you to enter layer information for each
of the APS commands. Once a layer is defined for a command that command will
always use that layer information when creating objects.
To define and/or edit the layers that the APS commands will use press
the
button. Click here for here for
more information on defining and/or editing the layer assignments
For a more in depth explanation of the benefits and drawbacks of this method
of layer control see direct layer
assignment.
For help with selecting which method of layer control is best for you see
Choosing a layer control method.
Commands affected:
All
APS-2008
commands
Check "Assign a layer to each layer type" to use
Single layer layer-types.
This method uses
layer types to save you some of the repetitive work of entering the same
layer name for several commands. By creating
layer types we can enter the information for a layer only once in a layer
type and then assign all the commands that should use that layer to the
layer type.
You could consider a
layer type a "reason" for a layer. It often helps people to use the form "A layer for
______" when thinking of layer types. Instead of saying
"dimensions" (which could get confused with a layer name) we
could say "A layer for dimensions". We are just reserving a
space for a layer name later. For example in a drawing there
is often a need to turn off the hatching separately from other elements and
therefore you have a "reason" for a layer; a "hatching
layer". We could then create "A layer for hatching and fills" layer type.
We might also need a layer for notes and leaders in our drawings and might then
create a layer type called "A layer for notes and leaders" etc.
 Start
setting up this method by creating your
layer types. Select one of the buttons shown at left to define the
layer types for each drawing type. See
here for more information on creating your layer types.
Once your layer types are created you may then assign the commands the layer
types they should use by clicking on the
button. See here for more information.
 Finally
enter the layer information for each layer type. See
here for more information.
For a more in depth explanation of the benefits and drawbacks of the method
of layer control see direct layer
assignment.
For help with selecting which method of layer control is best for you see
Choosing a layer control method.
Commands affected:
All
APS-2008
commands
Check "Layer Schemes assign layers to Layer Types" to use
layer schemes.
This method of layer control allows you to change the layers assigned to each
layer type on the fly. If you are working on the 7th level floor plan the
doors should be inserted on the 7th level door layer. Switch to the 3rd level
floor plan and the doors should go on the 3rd level door layer. This layer
control method allows this flexibility. Go from viewing the 7th level to
viewing the 3rd level with everything set up and ready to go in one click.
Switching to another floor, to a different plan type, or even to a completely
different drawing type is a single click.
The setup for this layer control method is virtually the same as for the Single
layer layer-types method above but instead of only having a single layer for
each
layer type you can have many.
You could consider a
layer type a "reason" for a layer. It often helps people to use the form "A layer for
______" when thinking of layer types. Instead of saying
"dimensions" (which could get confused with a layer name) we
could say "A layer for dimensions". We are just reserving a
space for a layer name later. For example in a drawing there
is often a need to turn off the hatching separately from other elements and
therefore you have a "reason" for a layer; a "hatching
layer". We could then create "A layer for hatching and fills" layer type.
We might also need a layer for notes and leaders in our drawings and might then
create a layer type called "A layer for notes and leaders" etc.
Start
setting up this method by creating your
layer types. Select one of the buttons shown at left to define the
layer types for each drawing type. See
here for more information on creating your layer types.
The layers are assigned to the
layer types by the current layer scheme. Layer schemes are created using the
SCHEMEDIT command. Switching
schemes assigns new layers to each of the
layer types. See Using Layer
Schemes for more information.
There are several settings that affect the way the layer scheme system
operates; select
to configure these settings.
For a more in depth explanation of the benefits of this method
of layer control see layer schemes.
For help with selecting which method of layer control is best for you see
Choosing a layer control method.
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Layer Control
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