How to merge layers in GstarCAD with LAYTRANS command
We usually have a lot of layers in a single drawing, is there a way to merge certain drawings into one?
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I can’t see what I’m drawing in CAD
Sometimes we can’t see what we’re drawing, there would be no preview.
Laytrans Command
Laytrans command is used to change the current layer to specified layer standard.
Why the newly-created objects have disappeared?
Sometimes the newly-created object would disappear when we have just created it, how does this happen?
Introduction to GstarCAD Express Tool: AUTOLAYER
How AUTOLAYER works?
The AUTOLAYER predefines the association between object type and the layer that should be created in a drawing.
How to add layers and dimension styles from other drawings to the current drawings?
- Create a new drawing and open the Design Center, load the drawings from which we are going to copy the layer in the Design Center, unfold the file to show the layer option, as shown in the following picture,
Basics about CAD layers tutorial 2
* layer 0
Layer 0 is the default layer of every drawing, which could not be deleted. There are some special properties of layer 0. Please see another blog post to review the differences between layer 0 and other layers.
Basics about CAD layers
CAD drawings range from the simplest with a few hundred geometric objects to the most complex ones with millions of geometric objects.
How to add transparency to graphics objects?
In lower version of CAD, when graphics objects cover each other, we’ll need to set sequence for them and make text, dimension and some graphics objects show on top and make other objects show in the bottom.
What is Current Layer and Current Style in CAD and how to switch between them?
Layer is an important concept in CAD and to better understand layer and the related concepts such as current layer, please refer to the post basics about layer.