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Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object properties

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If you are asked to confirm your actions, click Yes. 7 Click Map Setup tab ➤ Map panel ➤ Zoom Drawing Extents. You can now work with the objects as you would any DWG data. To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object properties (page 279) Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object properties You can create display layers for each drawing layer in your new drawing. In addition, you can create separate display layers for each waterline size. By displaying a single display layer at a time, you can select the various sets of objects and assign the proper colors to them. NOTE This exercise uses the map you created with the DWGImportTemplate.dwt template and the SDF file you modified in Exercise 2: Import the SDF layers (page 277). To use display layers to assign object properties 1 Create a display layer for the Parcels layer. ■ In the Task pane, switch to Display Manager. Click Data ➤ Add Drawing Data ➤ Query Current Drawing. ■ In the Define Query Of Current Drawing dialog box, click Property. ■ In the Property Condition dialog box, select Layer and set the Value equal to Parcels. ■ Click OK to close each dialog box. ■ In Display Manager, select the default display layer name (Current Drawing Element) and change it to Parcels. 2 Repeat the procedures in step 1 to create a display layer for Roads. Select the new display layer name (Current Drawing Element) and name it Roads. 3 Repeat the procedures in step 1 to create a display layer for Waterlines. Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object properties | 279

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If you are asked to confirm your actions, click Yes.
7
Click Map Setup tab
Map panel
Zoom Drawing Extents.
You can now work with the objects as you would any DWG data.
To continue this tutorial, go to
Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object
properties
(page 279)
Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object properties
You can create display layers for each drawing layer in your new drawing. In
addition, you can create separate display layers for each waterline size. By
displaying a single display layer at a time, you can select the various sets of
objects and assign the proper colors to them.
NOTE
This exercise uses the map you created with the
DWGImportTemplate.dwt
template and the SDF file you modified in
Exercise 2: Import the SDF layers
(page
277).
To use display layers to assign object properties
1
Create a display layer for the Parcels layer.
In the Task pane, switch to Display Manager. Click Data
Add
Drawing Data
Query Current Drawing.
In the Define Query Of Current Drawing dialog box, click Property.
In the Property Condition dialog box, select Layer and set the Value
equal to Parcels.
Click OK to close each dialog box.
In Display Manager, select the default display layer name (Current
Drawing Element) and change it to Parcels.
2
Repeat the procedures in step 1 to create a display layer for Roads.
Select the new display layer name (Current Drawing Element) and name
it Roads.
3
Repeat the procedures in step 1 to create a display layer for Waterlines.
Exercise 3: Use display layers to assign object properties |
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