Layer And Color Settings

• Individual layers can be switched on or off.

• In the Graphic Editor, members are automatically defined in specified layers according to their member types.

• Different layers for different member types help to improve the readability of the drawing. 

• At the same time, different layers yield to view only some of the member types by freezing the rest of them.

• In the “Layer Settings Table”, you can freeze or thaw a layer by clicking the check box column at the beginning of each layer line. The layers frozen will neither show on the screen nor send to printer or plotter.

• When you export a drawing to a CAD program, the names defined in the “Layer Description” column will be the layer names in the CAD environment.

• Colors of the drawing elements (such as text, line, or circle), can be modified in the “Color” column. When you select a cell on the colour column of the table, a colour list will be displayed with the colour choices available.

• Different line thickness values can be assigned to different layers in the “Line Width” column.

• Similar to line width, different line types can be assigned to different layers. When you click a cell on the “Line Type” column, a list showing various line types will be displayed. You can use the “Line Type Scale” field in “Display Settings” dialog to define the drawing scale of the lines.

• Text font and height can be modified in the “Layer Settings Table” as well. When you click a cell on the “Text Font” column, font choices will be displayed in a list.

• If you want to save changes, close the “Layer Settings Table” by clicking the “OK” button.

• You can search for a specific layer by typing into the search box provided at the bottom of the layers dialog.

• You can defined theme colour for modeling members by select "Dark Background" or "Light Background" or "Custom" in pulldown list  provided at the bottom of the layers dialog.