Changing Entity Properties to ‘ByLayer’

Use the SetByLayer command to change property overrides of specified entities to ByLayer.

It is good drawing practice to set entity properties such as LineColor, LineStyle, and LineWeight to ByLayer. For example, if you set the LineColor property of entities to ByLayer, the entities adopt the color assigned to the Layer on which you create them.

Note: You cannot change entity properties on locked Layers.

To set entity properties to ByLayer:

  1. Type SetByLayer at the command prompt.

  2. (Optional) Specify Settings. Then, in the dialog box, select the properties to change to ByLayer in subsequent command executions:

    • LineColor

    • LineStyle

    • LineWeight

    • PrintStyle (only in drawings which use named PrintStyles)

    • Transparency

  3. In the graphics area, specify entities to change properties to ByLayer.

  4. Press Enter.

  5. Specify whether to change ByBlock properties to ByLayer.

  6. Specify whether to apply the changes to Block entities.

Access

Command: SetByLayer

Related Topics

Managing Layers

Organizing the Drawing with Layers

Layer Tools