Autocad Dimension Not On Current Layer Mac Keyboard Shortcuts

You can find a downloadable list of shortcuts and commands in the AutoCAD for Mac Keyboard Shortcuts PDF.

If the drawing has not been saved yet, the Save Drawing As dialog box is displayed.

Select a new colour to make it the current colour for new objects.

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It uses a reactor which changes to the layer you want when you choose a tool such as a dimension, and after placing it on the designated layer it returns to the layer you were on before you created it.

AutoCAD names it Layer1 but highlights the name in an edit box so that you can type a new name to replace it easily.

Layer names should be descriptive and organized so that theyre easily identifiable and can be sorted logically.

The Select Color dialog box appears, with Magenta selected from the Color Index list.

That number of choices is overkill for ordinary drafting, but if you truly want to go overboard, the True Color tab provides more than 16 million colors, whereas the Color Books tab gives access to many standard color books (such as Pantone books) that are used by the printing industry.

In the Layer Properties Manager palette, the Color column now has the new layer color either the name or the number of the color you selected.

If not, click the Load button to open the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog box.

These linetypes are normally used only in metric drawings and rarely even then.

In the Name list, the linetype for the selected layer changes to the linetype you just chose.

After you assign a lineweight to a layer, you must click the ShowHide Lineweight (LWT) button on the status bar to see the effect.

Leave the lineweight set to Default, and instead later map screen colors to plotted lineweights.

Changes you make in the Layer Properties Manager palette are instantaneous.

Therefore, if objects in the drawing are already on a particular layer and you change the color for that layer, the existing drawing objects change color immediately and dont wait for you to close the palette.

David Byrnes began his drafting career with a pencil and T-square.

He taught AutoCAD for 15 years, and authored five previous editions of AutoCAD For Dummies.

Autocad For Mac Dimension Not On Current Layer