Layer objects can be described as invisible drawing sheets that can be activated to draw, turn off/on to see entities on that layer, etc.
A layer object consists of the following data:
Property Name
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Data Type
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Description
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Name
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Text
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Name for this layer object.
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Description
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Text
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Description for layer.
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Plotstyle
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Text
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Color
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Color
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Default color for entities drawn on this layer.
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Lineweight
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Real Number
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Default lineweight for entities drawn on this layer.
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Linetype
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Linetype
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Default linetype for entities drawn on this layer.
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In Use
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Boolean
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Indicates weather this layer has entities on it or not.
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Frozen
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Boolean
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If checked (true), freezes this layer else thaw this layer. Entities on frozen layers are not visible on screen. Entities on frozen layer are not passed to rendering engine.
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Plottable
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Boolean
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If checked (true), makes this layer plottable.
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Off
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Boolean
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If checked (true), turns this layer OFF. Entities on OFF layers are not visible on screen but are still passed to rendering engine.
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Locked
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Boolean
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If checked (true), locks this layer. Entities on locked layers are visible on screen but can not be edited.
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To create Layer Object go to the Layer Management Library.
