Mechanical Layers Manager Dialog Box

The Mechanical Layers Manager dialog box lets you manage layers and Mechanical layer definitions.

The dialog box appears when you use the AM_Layer command.

Mechanical Layers Manager Dialog Box Elements

Dialog Box Toolbar

You can use the following toolbar buttons:

Function	Icon	Description
New Layer		Creates a layer. You can rename the layer as soon as it is created.
New Layer Definition		Creates a Mechanical layer definition. You can rename the layer definition as soon as it is created.
Delete		Deletes the selected layer.
Activate		Determines the selected layer as the active layer.
Check		Lets you select entities and determine on which layers they are drawn. The dialog box temporarily closes so that you can specify entities in the graphics area. After you specified entities, press Enter to return to the dialog box. In the dialog box, the layers on which the specified entities are located are highlighted.
Move into…		Moves entities to the selected layer. The dialog box temporarily closes so that you can specify entities in the graphics area. After you specified entities, press Enter to return to the dialog box.
Highlight entities		Highlights the entities on the currently selected layers. The dialog box temporarily hides so that you can see the highlighted entities. Press Enter to return to the dialog box.
Show/Hide layer definitions		Hides or shows all Mechanical layer definitions in the layers list.

The following functions are also availabe in the toolbar area:

Function	Description
Filter expression	Filters the list of layers according to the name you have entered.
Filter type	Lets you filter the list of layers based on the entity types that specific layers use.
Current layer	Displays the name of the current layer.

Layers List

The following columns are available in the Layers list:

Column	Description
Status	An arrow icon indicates that the layer is the current layer.
Name	Displays the name of the layer. Click on the name to have the option to rename the layer.
Show	Shows or hide the layer. Click to toggle the Show/Hide status.
Freeze	Indicates whether the layer is frozen or thawed. Click to toggle the Freeze/Thaw status.
Lock	Indicates whether the layer is locked or unlocked. Click to toggle the Lock/Unlock status.
LineColor	Displays the LineColor associated with a layer. Click to select a different LineColor.
LineStyle	Displays the LineStyle associated with a layer. Click to select a different LineStyle.
LineWeight	Displays the LineWeight associated with a layer. Click to select a different LineWeight.
Print	Indicates whether the layer is printed or not. Click to toggle the print status of that layer.
Replicate in Layergroup	Indicates whether the layer is replicated when a new layergroup is created with the AM_Layergroup command. Click to toggle the replicate status of that layer.
Override LineColor by Layergroup	Indicates whether the LineColor associated with the layer is overridden by the layergroup LineColor, when the layer is part of a layergroup. Click to toggle the override status.
Override LineStyle by Layergroup	Indicates whether the LineStyle associated with the layer is overridden by the layergroup LineStyle, when the layer is part of a layergroup. Click to toggle the override status.
Override LineWeight by Layergroup	Indicates whether the LineWeight associated with the layer is overridden by the layergroup LineWeight, when the layer is part of a layergroup. Click to toggle the override status.
Associated Entities	Contains the names of the entities that use the layer. Applicable only to Mechanical layers.
Description	Optionally contains a description of the layer or layer definition.

Right-click menu items in the Layer list that are not available as toolbar buttons:

Menu Option	Description
Convert to Mechanical layer	Makes the selected layer a Mechanical layer.
Use as Selection Set	Selects all the entities on the specified layer as part of a selection set. Use the Previous option when promted to specify entities in a subsequent editing command to apply the selection set.
Select All	Selects all list items.
Clear All	Deselects all list items.
Invert Selection	Selects all list items, except those that are currently selected.

Additional Dialog Box Options

Menu Option	Description
Import	Imports the layer settings and properties from another drawing (.dwg) or drawing template (.dwt).
LineWeight mapping	Displays the Lineweight Mapping dialog box, which lets you assign a LineWeight to a color and modify the LineWeight of all layers of that color.
Reset to Defaults	Restores all settings to the default values.

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Access

Command: AM_Layergroup

Menu: Format > Layergroup Manager

Ribbon: Home > Layers > Layergroup Manager

Related Topics

Working with the Mechanical Layers Manager

Command -AM_Layer (command line variant)

Parent Topic

Managing Mechanical Layers and Layergroups