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Working with layer settings

Working with layer settings - AutoCAD Tutorial

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Working with layer settings

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- [Instructor] Welcome to the world of AutoCAD once again, and we're going to look at another tip and trick that's going to make you more effective and productive in your AutoCAD workplace. So you'll notice we've got a new drawing open, it's a nice floor plan, and it's called Layers, WorkingWithLayerSettings.dwg. You can download it from the website as usual to follow along with the video. And the name kind of gives it away again, and what we're going to look at is layer settings. Now when you work in AutoCAD with your layers, the whole idea is that those layers allow you to communicate your design intent by providing line types, line weights, and colors. And then that way, when you're looking at your drawing, you can actually see the wood for the trees. So when we're looking at this drawing, all the red dimensions and gridlines are easily distinguished from, for example, the walls, the doors, and the windows. So let's have a look at these layer settings and how they work. If you just…

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