Autodesk 00128-051462-9340 Preview Guide - Page 18

Set Bylayer Settings dialog box, Layer States Manager

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AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE BYLAYER using the new SETBYLAYER command. The SETBYLAYER command enables you to modify multiple properties at the same time and it works on objects within blocks and nested blocks as well as the block definitions themselves. A new SetByLayer Settings dialog box, accessible from the SETBYLAYER command, enables you to control which properties to include in the operation. Figure 22. Set Bylayer Settings dialog box The Layer States Manager, which you can now access outside of the Layer Properties Manager, provides powerful features for managing and editing saved layer states. Access the Layer States Manager using the new LAYERSTATE command (LAS alias) or from the Layer panel of the Dashboard as well as from its previous location in the Layer Properties Manager. New import options enable you to import layer states directly from DWG, DWT, or DWS files in addition to the traditional LAS files. You can edit layer states and view layer states from xref files. Figure 23. Layer States Manager. 18

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AUTOCAD 2008 PREVIEW GUIDE
BYLAYER using the new SETBYLAYER command. The SETBYLAYER command enables you to modify
multiple properties at the same time and it works on objects within blocks and nested blocks as well as the
block definitions themselves. A new SetByLayer Settings dialog box, accessible from the SETBYLAYER
command, enables you to control which properties to include in the operation.
Figure 22. Set Bylayer Settings dialog box
The Layer States Manager, which you can now access outside of the Layer Properties Manager, provides
powerful features for managing and editing saved layer states. Access the Layer States Manager using the new
LAYERSTATE command (LAS alias) or from the Layer panel of the Dashboard as well as from its previous
location in the Layer Properties Manager. New import options enable you to import layer states directly from
DWG, DWT, or DWS files in addition to the traditional LAS files. You can edit layer states and view layer states
from xref files.
Figure 23. Layer States Manager.
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